Canada

Catholic bishops urge Trudeau to scrap changes to assisted dying legislation

OTTAWA - The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to voice "very serious concern" about proposed changes to medical assistance in dying...

Feb 02, 2020

More Canadians request flight out of Wuhan as coronavirus kills outside China

OTTAWA - The number of Canadians who want to flee the Chinese province afflicted with the novel coronavirus has climbed to 325. Global Affairs Canada provided the updated figure on Sunday, as the worl...

Feb 02, 2020

Timeline for confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Canada

TORONTO - Four cases of the new coronavirus have now been confirmed in Canada - three in Ontario and one in British Columbia. Here is a timeline of Canadian cases. Jan. 25, 2020: A man...

Feb 02, 2020

Trudeau faces tough campaigning in Africa for UN Security Council seat

OTTAWA - Suddenly, the Liberal government is all about Africa, and there is a very practical political reason for that - avoiding an embarrassing defeat in a major upcoming international ele...

Feb 02, 2020

Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides

VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...

Feb 02, 2020

Senate committee urges renewed suspension for Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak

OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak should be suspended again without pay, the Senate's ethics committee recommended Friday. Beyak's colleagues ousted her from the upper chamber temporarily last spring afte...

Feb 02, 2020

Navy replaces frigate commanders months before Pacific deployment

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy has replaced the commander of one its frigates as well as his second-in-command months before the warship begins a tour of the Asia-Pacific region. HMCS Calgary's upco...

Feb 02, 2020

Plastics ban can't be instant, restaurants warn Ottawa

OTTAWA - Canada's restaurant owners are eager to do their part to curb this country's addiction to plastics, their association says, but they want the government to leave time for ...

Feb 02, 2020

Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player happy with spinal surgery results

AIRDRIE, Alta. - A hockey player paralyzed in a bus crash has been working hard since undergoing spinal surgery in Thailand late last year and it's getting him closer to ...

Feb 02, 2020

Tories win 2019 fundraising race despite big drop in last quarter

OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party's fundraising machine appears to have run out of steam during the final three months of 2019, as new Elections Canada figures show the party long known for rais...

Feb 02, 2020