Canada

Britain wants to avoid no-deal Brexit, says British envoy to Canada

OTTAWA - Britain's envoy to Canada says her government wants to avoid a no-deal Brexit departure from the European Union, and its presentation of documents to Brussels on Thursday was a step towa...

Sep 20, 2019

Trudeau seeks to right his campaign in Toronto as Scheer heads to Maritimes

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is in Toronto today, hoping to take back control of his re-election campaign after spending yesterday apologizing for donning blackface when he was younger. He s...

Sep 20, 2019

Several ways to vote in the Federal Election

For the federal election now underway, electors can choose the voting option that best suits their schedule. They can vote: - On election day on Monday, October 21, 2019; - At one of the advance polls...

Sep 19, 2019

Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. - A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed in a park south of Nanaimo, B.C. The provincial government says its experts and a group of local beekeeper...

Sep 19, 2019

B.C. auditor says tighter expense rules, oversight needed at B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says tighter rules on expenses for top officers at the legislature are needed following allegations of spending abuses made by Speaker Darryl Pl...

Sep 19, 2019

'Unacceptable': Comments from party leaders, candidates on Trudeau in blackface

OTTAWA - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface produced widespread reaction to the images themselves, and on the issue of race and racism in Canada. Here is some of what was said by pol...

Sep 19, 2019

Indigenous candidates 'hurt,' 'frustrated' by Trudeau blackface photos

VANCOUVER - Indigenous candidates from multiple parties say they felt shock, pain and frustration when they saw newly surfaced photos of Justin Trudeau made up in brownface and blackface. Candida...

Sep 19, 2019

B.C. won't use court ruling as tactic in pipeline battle: environment minister

VANCOUVER - Environment Minister George Heyman says British Columbia can't stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project but will use a court-ordered review of its environmental assessment certif...

Sep 19, 2019

Residents in Trudeau's Montreal riding unfazed by blackface scandal

MONTREAL - Residents in Justin Trudeau's home riding expressed support for the Liberal leader on Thursday as he dealt with the fallout of old photos showing him in skin-darkening makeup. In Montr...

Sep 19, 2019

Some facts on West Point Grey academy, where Justin Trudeau once was a teacher

VANCOUVER - Here's a look at West Point Grey Academy, the school in Vancouver where Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau taught and was photographed as a 29-year-old wearing dark paint on his hands...

Sep 19, 2019