Canada

Canada won't say if U.S. agreed to suspend trade deal with China until Canadians let go

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is refusing to say how Washington responded to Canada's request that it hold off on signing a trade deal with China until Canadian pr...

Dec 20, 2019

PM says he might have acted differently if knew how SNC-Lavalin case would end

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government might have acted differently had it known the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin would be resolved without crippling the company or throw...

Dec 20, 2019

'Good life' still left in Canada's submarines: Navy commander

OTTAWA - Canada's top sailor is standing by the Royal Canadian Navy's submarine fleet, saying there is still "good life" in the vessels and that with some "modest investments," they will be able to op...

Dec 20, 2019

Missing heavy icebreaker back on drawing board: Coast Guard

OTTAWA - Call it the case of the missing icebreaker. The fate of the Canadian Coast Guard's next heavy icebreaker has been wrapped in mystery since the federal government quietly removed the $1.3-bill...

Dec 20, 2019

Regimental funeral in Winnipeg for RCMP officer who died in highway crash

WINNIPEG - More than 1,000 police officers, first responders and members of the public have gathered at a funeral for a Winnipeg Mountie killed in a highway crash. Const. Allan Poapst, who served with...

Dec 20, 2019

Manitoba government's oversight of commercial vehicles inadequate: auditor

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's oversight of the trucking industry and other large commercial vehicles is inadequate in part due to infrequent inspections and improper checks before operator...

Dec 20, 2019

Judge refuses injunction request from Montreal caleche drivers ahead of deadline

MONTREAL - A judge has refused an injunction request by Montreal caleche drivers seeking to save their industry ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline that spells the end of horse-drawn carriages in th...

Dec 20, 2019

Canada's GHG emissions forecast inching lower, says environment minister

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is narrowing the gap between what it promised to achieve under the Paris Agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and what it projects will actually happ...

Dec 20, 2019

SNC-Lavalin settles Libya charges, pleads guilty to single count of fraud

MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. on Wednesday settled criminal charges related to business dealings in Libya, with its construction division pleading guilty to a single count of fraud and b...

Dec 20, 2019

Jody Wilson-Raybould chosen Canada's newsmaker of the year

OTTAWA - The SNC-Lavalin affair cost Justin Trudeau two cabinet ministers, his most trusted aide, the top federal public servant and possibly a second majority mandate; and now the woma...

Dec 20, 2019