Category Archives: Canada
Little Bay Islanders say goodbye as N.L. town resettles, but some eye return
LITTLE BAY ISLANDS, N.L. - On a clear Friday morning in mid-November, the MV Hazel McIsaac is packed with a gaggle of chatting passengers. U-Hauls and pick-up trucks are parked on the ferry's bottom d...
Dec 16, 2019
Morneau to provide update on federal books as provinces push for more help
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau will provide his first update for Canadians today on the state of the economy - and the government's books - since the October election. The update comes...
Dec 16, 2019
Morneau's fiscal update and pipeline court challenge; In The News for Dec. 16
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 Dec. 16. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...
Dec 16, 2019
Alberta, Ottawa head to province's Appeal Court over carbon tax dispute
EDMONTON - About a year ago, Alberta's United Conservative Party leader stood in front of 1,500 raucous supporters and called the federal carbon tax an act of "economic masochism" that he would f...
Dec 16, 2019
Feds seize almost 370 pounds of cocaine headed to Canada from Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Federal agents seized almost 170 kilograms of cocaine that was hidden in a truck preparing to enter Quebec at Vermont's Derby Line border crossing, court documents say. The cocaine, ...
Dec 15, 2019
From fourth place, Singh says he'd rather push Liberals than work with Tories
OTTAWA - The New Democratic Party is sitting in fourth place after the fall's divisive federal election and its leader Jagmeet Singh says he is not interested in partnering with the Con...
Dec 15, 2019
From fourth place, Singh says he'd rather push Liberals than work with Tories
OTTAWA - The New Democratic Party is sitting in fourth place after the fall's divisive federal election and its leader Jagmeet Singh says he is not interested in partnering with the Con...
Dec 15, 2019
Two men, one woman killed in plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C.: coroner
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Authorities say two men and one woman died in a plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C., on Tuesday after the pilot reported an equipment problem. The BC Coroners Service say...
Dec 15, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould says she's in discussions over Parliament Hill office space
OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons says he will evict Jody Wilson-Raybould from her current office space if she does not leave on her own. "I mean, obviously we have a process in place,...
Dec 15, 2019
Partway through first term, Quebec Premier Legault already planning his exit
SAN FANCISCO, United States - Political power has an expiration date for Quebec Premier Francois Legault, who has already begun planning his political exit despite a high approval rating. Legault told...
Dec 15, 2019