Canada

Ontario MP Scott Aitchison makes Tory leadership bid official

OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Scott Aitchison says he is running for his party's leadership in a bid to bring an end to the hyper-partisan antics and political games that are the norm now in Canadi...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 20, 2022

Conductors, engineers on picket line as CP Rail, union can't reach deal

OTTAWA - Canadians expect a swift end to a work stoppage at CP Rail, federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan said Sunday, hours after thousands of workers ended up on the picket line and trains came to...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 20, 2022

Montreal St. Patrick's Day parade is back, 2 years after being cancelled over COVID

Montrealers embraced the rain and cold weather today to enjoy their first St. Patrick's Day parade since 2019. The 197th edition was back this year as COVID-19 protocols are being lifted across the pr...

Mar 20, 2022

'What is being hidden?' Curators say Vatican must give access to Indigenous artifacts

Gerald McMaster has always wondered what mysteries and cultural objects are kept within the Vatican's collection of Indigenous artifacts. The renowned First Nations curator and artist says the artifac...

Mar 20, 2022

Liberals may find extra spending room in budget created by rising oil prices

OTTAWA - The federal government may find itself with billions more in spending room on the back of soaring oil prices that experts say could lower the deficit, or give the Liberals space to fund a bev...

Mar 20, 2022

B.C. surf town cuts out plastic forks, knives in growing pollution prevention efforts

VICTORIA - A coastal British Columbia community known for seemingly endless beaches and rolling waves that call out to surfers has banned single-use plastic cutlery in a move to keep its ocean playgro...

Mar 20, 2022

Montreal heads toward the weekend with violent Friday night, three attempted murders

Montreal police say they are investigating three separate attempted murders that happened at almost the same time late Friday night. Sgt. Raphal Bergeron, a Montreal police spokesman, says a 19-year o...

Mar 19, 2022

Pandemic underscores value of culturally sensitive Indigenous health care: experts

Doctors and front-line agencies say COVID-19 has underscored the value of culturally sensitive and community-based health-care services for Indigenous people and the need to continue them past the pan...

Mar 19, 2022

Montreal subway extension delayed until 2029 as cost estimate rises to $6.4 billion

MONTREAL - The long-planned extension of a Montreal subway line will open in 2029 and cost some $6.4 billion, government officials said Friday. It is the fifth time in the last 33 years that politicia...

Mar 18, 2022

Beaver Lake Cree Nation to prove anew it needs funding for suit against feds, Alberta

OTTAWA - An Alberta First Nation fighting what it calls overdevelopment of its traditional territory has been given a second chance to convince the courts that governments should advance money for its...

Mar 18, 2022