Canada

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman to retire after reaching agreement with government

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman is retiring from the Canadian Forces after reaching a "mutually acceptable agreement" with the government. The surprise announcement comes more than a month after Cro...

Jun 28, 2019

CBSA has removed fewer than 900 of 45,0000 'irregular' asylum seekers since 2017

OTTAWA - New federal figures shows the Canada Border Services Agency has removed fewer than 900 asylum seekers who have crossed into Canada by exploiting a loophole in asylum laws. Since early 20...

Jun 28, 2019

New natural-gas power plants to pay carbon tax on all emissions by 2030

OTTAWA - The federal government is increasing the carbon tax on new natural-gas plants to discourage power companies from building them. The change is part of final regulations for the government...

Jun 28, 2019

Canada adds right-wing extremist groups to terrorist list

OTTAWA - For the first time, Canada has placed right-wing extremist groups on the national list of terrorist organizations. Blood & Honour, an international neo-Nazi network, and its armed branch,...

Jun 28, 2019

Transport Canada implements speed limits following death of another right whale

HALIFAX - Transport Canada has implemented a speed restriction for vessels in the western part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence following yet another death of the endangered North Atlantic right whale ...

Jun 28, 2019

Canada, California plan to work together to make cleaner cars, cut emissions

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna signed a vehicle-emissions agreement with California Wednesday that the state's governor and auto industry experts see as a signal that C...

Jun 28, 2019

SNC-Lavalin opts for corruption trial before judge alone

MONTREAL - Lawyers representing SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. have opted for trial by judge alone in a corruption case that has loomed over the Montreal-based engineering giant. The company was ordered to st...

Jun 28, 2019

Always ticking: Canada's population clock shows demographic changes in real time

A Quebecer moves to the Northwest Territories, a family in Newfoundland and Labrador welcomes a new arrival, another in British Columbia mourns a loss, an immigrant settles somewhere in Onta...

Jun 28, 2019

Canadian trash from Philippines set to arrive in Vancouver Saturday

OTTAWA - Containers of Canadian trash that festered in the Philippines for years are set to arrive home just in time to celebrate the country's 152nd birthday. The Anna Maersk is scheduled t...

Jun 28, 2019

Quebec mother to serve at least 10 years in killing of young daughters

LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec mother convicted in the killings of her two young daughters was clearly suffering from mental illness even if she was found criminally responsible for her act, a Quebec Sup...

Jun 28, 2019