Canada

Cop father says couple's double homicide in B.C. devastating for two families

SURREY, B.C. - The father of an Australian man who was gunned down with his girlfriend while travelling on a remote British Columbia highway says the deaths are a tragic end to a love story ...

Jul 22, 2019

Court dismisses challenge of deal that helps U.S. nab tax cheats in Canada

OTTAWA - A judge says a Canada-U.S. deal aimed at zeroing in on tax cheats north of the border does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In a ruling today, Federal Court of C...

Jul 22, 2019

Quebec police raise eyebrows with sarcastic responses to online critics

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are raising eyebrows with their sarcastic responses to critical comments on their Facebook page. One response to a comment on the force's official Fa...

Jul 22, 2019

Oland murder case highlights having enough money can be key to successful defence

FREDERICTON - Legal experts say Dennis Oland didn't get any special treatment before the courts in his murder re-trial, but the case shows how having money can make a difference in mounting a successf...

Jul 22, 2019

Health officials to meet with Attawapiskat families about water: O'Regan

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan says the federal government is committing more assistance for a northern Ontario reserve facing challenges with its water supply, including sending...

Jul 22, 2019

Food fight: Liberals, Tories trade shots as pre-campaign battles intensify

OTTAWA - Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is trying to distinguish the Liberals as a party of scientific, evidence-based policy while she says Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is spreading mis...

Jul 22, 2019

The Canadian Press appoints veteran Andrea Baillie as editor-in-chief

TORONTO - The Canadian Press is promoting managing editor Andrea Baillie to editor-in-chief, the first woman to oversee editorial operations at the national news wire. The veteran wire ...

Jul 22, 2019

Huawei Canada says it met federal security requirements for new Arctic 4G project

OTTAWA - Huawei Canada says it has received federal approval to work with a northern telecom company and an Inuit development corporation to extend high-speed 4G wireless services to 70 communities in...

Jul 22, 2019

Provincial police suspend aerial search for missing businessman, son

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are suspending helicopter searches today for a Quebec businessman and his teen son missing for 12 days somewhere in a vast area of the upper Laurentians. Police say...

Jul 22, 2019

Federal money to help veterans find housing, basic services

OTTAWA - A Montreal project to help homeless veterans find a place to live and other necessary services is among 22 initiatives receiving federal money from a fund that suppor...

Jul 22, 2019