Canada

Montreal priest stabbed while celebrating morning mass at landmark oratory

MONTREAL - A Catholic priest has been stabbed as he was celebrating mass this morning at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory. Montreal police say a 911 call was placed at around 8:40 a.m. When officers ar...

Mar 22, 2019

Prime minister defends Liberal budget measures as sales effort gets underway

OTTAWA - The Liberals will happily run on their economic record in the upcoming federal election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, despite the billions of dollars they've added t...

Mar 22, 2019

Baloney Meter: Was the budget a political prop for the scandal-plagued Liberals?

OTTAWA - "(Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) thinks today's budget will distract Canadians from all of this. He is using the budget - a critical element of any government's agenda - as nothing more ...

Mar 22, 2019

Statistics Canada reports pace of inflation ticked higher in February

OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation edged higher in February as gains in most sectors offset lower gasoline prices. Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in February climbed 1.5 ...

Mar 22, 2019

In the news today, March 22

Five stories in the news for Friday, March 22 --- SENTENCING FOR DRIVER IN BRONCOS BUS CRASH A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash is to be sentenced in a Saskatchewan ...

Mar 22, 2019

In the news today, March 20

Four stories in the news for Wednesday, March 20 --- DRUG TREATMENT LACKING IN PRISON: EX-INMATE A recently released prisoner from the Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick says he filed 70 compl...

Mar 22, 2019

'Grieve every day:' Full parole for Calgary woman convicted in son's strep death

CALGARY - A woman who opted to treat her son with holistic remedies instead of taking him to the doctor for a strep infection has been granted full parole. Tamara Lovett, 50, gave ...

Mar 22, 2019

No tax hikes in Saskatchewan budget, but cash for mental health

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is holding the line on taxes as it returns to a balanced budget that provides funding for mental health, volunteer firefighters and intersection safety. ...

Mar 22, 2019

Anti-discrimination organization wants to map offenders with hate atlas

VANCOUVER - An advocacy organization says it wants to map hatred and discrimination across Canada in a move that is prompting warnings of caution from one civil liberties group. The Vancouver-bas...

Mar 22, 2019

Trucker who caused Broncos crash likely to be deported after sentence: lawyer

An immigration lawyer says the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan is likely to be deported to India right after he serves his sentence. Lorne Waldm...

Mar 22, 2019