Canada

PM joins third pandemic summit amid campaign for Security Council seat

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking part in his third international summit in a week as Canada campaigns for a coveted United Nation's Security Council seat on a platform of helping to re...

Jun 04, 2020

Stockwell Day steps down from several roles after comments about racism

A former Canadian Alliance leader and Conservative MP has resigned from Telus' board of directors and as a strategic adviser to a law firm after comparing racism to his experience of being mocked in s...

Jun 03, 2020

Horgan calls for national anti-racism program; will pitch idea to PM, premiers

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says he will push for a national anti-racism program this week during a conference call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his fellow premiers. Horgan says...

Jun 03, 2020

Calgary couple stranded in India by COVID-19 pandemic killed: family

CALGARY - Family say a Calgary couple stranded in India because of the COVID-19 pandemic was robbed and killed last week. Kirpal Minhas, who was 67, and his wife Davinder, who was 65, w...

Jun 03, 2020

Greens likely to hold virtual leadership convention due to pandemic: May

OTTAWA - Former Green party leader Elizabeth May says she does not expect the party's leadership and policy convention to happen as planned in Prince Edward Island this fall because of COVID-19. ...

Jun 03, 2020

Meng hearing schedule to expand; lawyers ask for 'referee' in case

VANCOUVER - Legal arguments at the B.C. Supreme Court in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou may stretch into next year. Crown lawyer Robert Frater told the court...

Jun 03, 2020

More Arctic politicians join call for RCMP to wear body cameras in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The mayor of Iqaluit is joining other Arctic leaders calling for RCMP members in Nunavut to wear body cameras. Kenny Bell says in a release that cameras would make law enforcem...

Jun 03, 2020

Garneau expands required use of face masks on planes, trains, ships and transit

OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expanding the required use of face coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Effective at noon on Thursd...

Jun 03, 2020

Military ends mission to recover Cyclone helicopter crash wreckage, remains

HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces has ended its mission to recover the wreckage of the Cyclone helicopter that crashed off the coast of Greece in April. Maritime Component commander Rear-Admiral Cra...

Jun 03, 2020

Trudeau government given failing grade for lack of action plan on MMIWG

OTTAWA - A national advocacy organization that fights for Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people is giving the federal government a failing grade for not delivering national actio...

Jun 03, 2020