Canada

Hundreds set to paddle in Yukon River Quest for healing or cash prizes

WHITEHORSE - A Yukon cabinet minister is among the hundreds of participants taking part in a gruelling paddle as the 21st Yukon River Quest launches from Whitehorse. Pauline F...

Jun 26, 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. Public Safety Canada says Blood & Honour, an international neo-Nazi...

Jun 26, 2019

Latest right whale deaths in the Gulf of St. Lawrence alarming: expert

HALIFAX - A marine biologist says the recent deaths of four endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is alarming, given that the massive mammals are just arriving in Canadian...

Jun 26, 2019

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

OTTAWA - Canada and California are planning to harmonize their efforts to cut pollution from cars and pickup trucks. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and California Gov. Gavin Newsom say they wi...

Jun 26, 2019

Twitter joins Facebook in creating registry for online political ads

OTTAWA - Twitter is creating a registry of all online political ads posted on its platform during this fall's federal election campaign. But the social media giant will ban political advertisemen...

Jun 26, 2019

Canadian trash from Philippines set to arrive in Vancouver Saturday morning

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 26, 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 has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison before she is eligible for parole. Adele Sorella was convicted in Marc...

Jun 26, 2019

Manitoba premier to raise Quebec religious symbol law with western premiers

EDMONTON - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will be seeking a joint response to Quebec's new religious symbols law when western premiers meet on Thursday in Edmonton. Pallister says ...

Jun 26, 2019

Montreal's costly new Champlain Bridge opens to northbound traffic

MONTREAL - Six months late and millions of dollars over budget, Montreal's new Samuel De Champlain Bridge opened to northbound traffic Monday morning, officially beginning the replacement of...

Jun 26, 2019

Canada extends leadership of NATO training mission in Iraq to November 2020

OTTAWA - Canada will lead a NATO training mission in Iraq until November 2020 after the federal government approved an extension to the operation. News of the extension comes as Defence Minister Harji...

Jun 26, 2019