Canada

B.C. taxi industry challenges 'destructive competition' from ride-hailing apps

VANCOUVER - A coalition of nine taxi companies in Metro Vancouver has asked the B.C. Supreme Court to quash ride-hailing rules it says were illegally created for companies such as Uber and Lyft. ...

Sep 05, 2019

Sweden's Saab undecided on whether to bid on Canada's fighter-jet contract

OTTAWA - Days after Airbus Defence and Space pulled out of the $19-billion race to replace Canada's aging fighter jets, the only European firm still eligible to compete says it has not decided wh...

Sep 05, 2019

B.C. mother who smothered daughter must wait 15 years before applying for parole

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia mother who killed her eight-year-old daughter in a "selfish" and "deliberate" act meant to hurt her ex-husband has been sentenced to life in prison with...

Sep 05, 2019

Ottawa paid $75M for veterans' cannabis last year, could pay $100M this year

OTTAWA - The federal government shelled out a record $75 million to cover the cost of medical marijuana for veterans in the last fiscal year - and it is on track to spend nearly $100 million this year...

Sep 05, 2019

Ex-hostage Boyle says he was worried about wife the night she fled their home

OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle says he was concerned for his wife Caitlan Coleman's mental well-being the winter night she fled their Ottawa apartment in stocking feet, accusing Bo...

Sep 05, 2019

Trudeau says up to provinces to lead on future child-care programs

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is putting the onus on provinces to work out any future national child care program. During a pre-election roundtable with the Toronto Star newspaper, the Libera...

Sep 05, 2019

Joshua Boyle's lawyers want charge of misleading police thrown out

OTTAWA - Lawyers for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle want a judge to toss out a charge that he misled police - one of several criminal counts he faces in Ontario court. Boyle, 36, has ple...

Sep 05, 2019

Calls for right whale protections ahead of eastern premiers, governors meeting

Massachusetts' attorney general is calling for political leaders in eastern North America to commit to stronger protections of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Maura Healey addressed...

Sep 05, 2019

Big spender: Alberta panel says savings to be found in health, education changes

CALGARY - A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province habitually overspends on its services and needs to get tough on schools, have university students pay more and force ...

Sep 05, 2019

China uses arbitrary detentions as 'tool' to achieve 'political goals': Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says China uses arbitrary detentions as a tool to achieve its international and domestic political goals. He brands that as a pressure tactic that is worrying no...

Sep 05, 2019