Canada

Canadian filmmakers explore female bonds, mother-daughter relationships at TIFF

TORONTO - For Nicole Dorsey, director and writer of stylistic, psychological drama "Black Conflux," creating of the film's main character, Jackie, was about relaying her own experiences as a teenager....

Sep 03, 2019

A look at some of the recommendations in Alberta's financial report

CALGARY - A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province has been overspending for years and needs to make changes. Here are some of 26 recommendations its report makes: - Use alt...

Sep 03, 2019

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

OTTAWA - Swedish fighter-jet maker Saab says it has not decided whether it will participate in the $19-billion competition to replace Canada's aging fleet of CF-18s. Saab's Gripen fighter is the only ...

Sep 03, 2019

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

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia mother found guilty of the second-degree murder of her eight-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for 15 ...

Sep 03, 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 the services it delivers. The panel, chaired by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon, says...

Sep 03, 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 03, 2019

Quebec woman waiting for news of her parents trapped in Bahamas during hurricane

MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman says she's desperately waiting for news of her parents, who were trapped in the northern Bahamas when Hurricane Dorian battered the ...

Sep 03, 2019

Environment champions want voters to make climate their main priority this fall

OTTAWA - Two leading Canadian activists say voters need to think about climate change as if we are country at war against greenhouse-gas emissions. David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis plan a...

Sep 03, 2019

British government denies reports that a child murderer will be sent to Canada

The British government has denied media reports that it is considering sending a child murderer to Canada to live under a new identity. Several British media reported last week that Jon...

Sep 03, 2019

Federal NDP want voters to hear they're 'In it for You' on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats have settled on "In it for You" as their slogan for the upcoming federal election campaign. They're launching it with a new advertisement featuring leader Jagmeet Si...

Sep 03, 2019