Canada

Alberta farmers file what may be first class-action lawsuit over unpaid oil leases

CALGARY - An Alberta farm family has filed what could be the first class-action lawsuit against an energy company for not making its lease payments. In a statement of claim filed in Calgary, Reinhold ...

Nov 10, 2020

Trump likely 'taking names' on Biden congrats after Trudeau outreach: expert

OTTAWA - The current president of the United States has warranted nary a mention from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since Democrat Joe Biden became president-elect on Saturday. While that might be set...

Nov 10, 2020

Trudeau 'deeply disappointed' by Liberal MP's employing her sister in riding office

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "deeply disappointed" by how Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi handled her office. Ratansi said Monday she's leaving the Liberal caucus after admitting ...

Nov 10, 2020

Ahead of federal spending update, cities make plea to Liberals for more housing cash

OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are asking the federal government to put more money in poverty-reduction measures to stamp out homelessness in their communities. The group from the Fede...

Nov 10, 2020

Feds commit $61 million to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will provide more than $61 million in immediate funding to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight the COVID-19 pandemic.Trudeau says the new m...

Nov 10, 2020

Notable cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible

Alek Minassian, who has admitted to planning and carrying out a 2018 van attack that killed 10 people and hurt 16 others in Toronto, is asking a judge to find him not criminally responsible for his ac...

Nov 10, 2020

Legion, other veterans groups to get $20M to weather COVID-19

OTTAWA - On the eve of Remembrance Day, the federal Liberal government is moving ahead with plans to provide emergency assistance to veterans organizations battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The gover...

Nov 10, 2020

Georgia's Senate deadlocks, Trump's intransigence keep U.S. political suspense going

WASHINGTON, D.C. - There's good news in Georgia for anyone still craving high-stakes election suspense in the wake of Joe Biden's presidential win. Control of the Senate is still up for grabs: R...

Nov 10, 2020

Toronto COVID-19 cases top 500 for first time

OTTAWA - Canada's largest city is reporting a record number of COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row. Toronto reports 520 new cases of COVID-19 today, after recording 482 new cases Monday. Ontari...

Nov 10, 2020

Quebec to fund new native friendship centre in city where Joyce Echaquan died

JOLIETTE, Que. - The Quebec government is investing $3.1 million for a new Native Friendship Centre in a city that was recently shaken by the death of an Indigenous woman in a local hospital. Indigeno...

Nov 10, 2020