Canada

School board association could fight Quebec's education bill, with federal help

QUEBEC - The association representing Quebec's English-language school boards has been granted federal money to challenge a major Quebec education-reform bill, its vice-president says, days after...

Feb 10, 2020

Arrests made as anti-pipeline protesters block Vancouver ports, defy injunction

VANCOUVER - Police have begun enforcing a court injunction preventing protesters from blocking several entrances to the Port of Vancouver and at DeltaPort, south of the city. Officers arrived at ...

Feb 10, 2020

'Reaper of death:' Fearsome new dinosaur species discovered in Alberta

CALGARY - A fearsome lizard with a name meaning "reaper of death" is the first new tyrannosaur species to be identified in Canada in 50 years, say researchers with the University of Calgary ...

Feb 10, 2020

Canada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought the promise of an investment agreement with Ethiopia and $10 million to help empower African women to the table Saturday as he continued h...

Feb 10, 2020

Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON - Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse Saturday as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidenti...

Feb 10, 2020

Trudeau praises Canadians troops in Kuwait for 'fight' against Islamic militants

KUWAIT CITY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canadian military personnel that their efforts have been essential in the "fight" to defeat Islamic militants in Iraq and elsewhere. He delivered that ...

Feb 10, 2020

Princess Cruises confirms new Canadian coronavirus case aboard Diamond Princess

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Princess Cruises says a Canadian is among an additional 66 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the Japanese port city of Yokoha...

Feb 10, 2020

Conservative leadership contenders make pitches on policy, unity at N.S. event

OTTAWA - Call it the Iowa of the federal Conservative leadership race. Just as that state is the first stop on the road to the U.S. presidency, Nova Scotia was the setting on Saturday for the debut gr...

Feb 10, 2020

A new shipboard Cdn coronavirus case and pipeline protests; In The News for Feb. 10

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 10. What we are watching in Canada ... Pr...

Feb 10, 2020

Backlog of applications for veterans' benefits grows by the thousands

OTTAWA - More Canadian veterans than ever are waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits, despite repeated government promises and efforts to get the situation under control. New...

Feb 10, 2020