Canada

Liberals pledge $253 million to undo Tory-era changes to benefits tribunal

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are promising to spend more than $250 million to revamp the body Canadians turn to with disputes over access to federal benefits, partially restoring the s...

Mar 21, 2019

'I'm a little numb:' Killer of B.C. gas station attendant Grant De Patie dies

BLIND BAY, B.C. - The mother of a British Columbia gas station attendant dragged to death under a vehicle more than a decade ago, says she is "numb" to learn her son's killer has died. Corin...

Mar 21, 2019

Calgary UCP candidate resigns after report on her comments about race

CALGARY - A United Conservative Party candidate in the Alberta election who resigned over online comments she reportedly made about white nationalists is begging people to lower the tem...

Mar 21, 2019

Liberal-dominated justice committee ends SNC-Lavalin probe amid opposition howls

OTTAWA - The Liberal-dominated justice committee of the House of Commons pulled the plug Tuesday on its probe of the SNC-Lavalin affair, prompting fresh howls of opposition outrage and a wal...

Mar 21, 2019

MPs continue voting marathon as Tories protest shutdown of Wilson-Raybould motion

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are continuing their marathon voting session as opposition parties protest the Trudeau government's efforts to shut down any further investigation into the SNC-Lava...

Mar 21, 2019

In the news today, March 19

Four stories in the news for Tuesday, March 19 --- BUDGET SETS LIBERAL STAGE FOR FALL ELECTION The Trudeau government will attempt to set the stage for this fall's election - and provide som...

Mar 21, 2019

In the news today, March 21

Four stories in the news for Thusday, March 21 --- BRONCOS FAMILIES AWAIT SENTENCING FOR TRUCK DRIVER Family members forever changed by the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash are speaking out...

Mar 21, 2019

Excerpts from the Humboldt Broncos victim impact statements submitted to court

MELFORT, Sask. - The driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus will be sentenced Friday. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu has pleaded guilty to dangerous dri...

Mar 21, 2019

Legault government has long list of promises to fulfil with first budget today

QUEBEC - After five months in power, Francois Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec government will lay out its true priorities today as it tables its first budget. Legault has raised expectations wi...

Mar 21, 2019

Scientists fear communications chill in polarized media landscape

VANCOUVER - A marine mammal scientist in Vancouver says he thinks his work has been misrepresented online and he's worried it's part of a trend that has him and his colleagues ques...

Mar 21, 2019