Canada

Rising Saint John River frustrating swath of southern New Brunswick

FREDERICTON - Thane Mallory says the picturesque water view out the back window is what keeps him going back every day to Gulliver's World Cafe, his restaurant in Gagetown, N.B. "I wake up every morni...

Apr 26, 2019

Hydro-Quebec says dam at risk of failure holding up as police evacuate homes

GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say about 75 people living downstream from a hydroelectric dam at risk of failing have been taken to safety as officials expressed con...

Apr 26, 2019

P.E.I. Tory leader says 'resistance' politics of counterparts isn't his style

CHARLOTTETOWN - The leader of the Prince Edward Island party poised to form the Island's next government isn't sounding much like his tough-talking counterparts in Alberta and Ontario, preferring the ...

Apr 26, 2019

Eastern Canada braces for more flooding as forecast calls for rain

MONTREAL - Communities across much of Eastern Canada are bracing for more flooding today, with rain in the forecast from central Ontario to northern New Brunswick. Officials in Quebec are keeping a cl...

Apr 26, 2019

Father of Quebec City mosque shooter says his son isn't a terrorist

QUEBEC - The father of the Quebec City mosque shooter is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and others to stop referring to his son as a terrorist. In an open letter to Trudeau, Raymond Bissonnette ...

Apr 26, 2019

In the news today, April 26

Five stories in the news for Friday, April 26 --- ELECTION SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT IMMIGRATION: BUSINESS Big business leaders worried about Canada's aging demographics have be...

Apr 26, 2019

Don't make election about immigration, corporate Canada tells political leaders

OTTAWA - Big business leaders worried about Canada's aging demographics have been urging political parties to avoid inflaming the immigration debate ahead of th...

Apr 26, 2019

In the news today, April 24

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, April 24 --- VOTERS IN P.E.I. ELECT TORY MINORITY Voters in P.E.I. have shed their century-old embrace of the Island's two-party system, electing a&nb...

Apr 26, 2019

'We want to be good neighbours:' Pot plant deals with stink at Edmonton airport

EDMONTON - A skunky smell greeting travellers at Edmonton's airport doesn't mean stinky critters are running loose in the area. The scent is coming from the Edmonton International Airport's new neighb...

Apr 26, 2019

Inquiry into Alberta RCMP officer's killing looks at bail hearing process

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Alberta Justice official has told a fatality inquiry into the death of a Mountie that the province is right not to force prosecutors to tell bail hearings about a susp...

Apr 26, 2019