Canada

University of Calgary basketball player dead, canoe tipped in B.C. lake

CALGARY - Members of the University of Calgary men's basketball team are mourning the loss of teammate Andrew Milner after his body was found in Moyie Lake in southeastern British Columbia. Cranb...

Apr 24, 2019

Wilson-Raybould: Feds want to just 'manage the problem' of Indigenous Peoples

RICHMOND, B.C. - Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she believes the federal Liberals have decided to "manage the problem" with Indigenous people rather than do the hard work ...

Apr 24, 2019

Manitoba files separate court action over federal carbon tax, seeks review

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has filed its own court challenge of the federal government's carbon tax, following similar moves by Ontario and Saskatchewan. In documents filed in Federal Court on...

Apr 24, 2019

Street drug use should be decriminalized to cut deaths: B.C. health officer

VICTORIA - British Columbia's health officer is urging the provincial government to consider the decriminalization of people caught with illegal drugs as another step to stem the overdose crisis....

Apr 24, 2019

Parks Canada releases details of search for climbers killed in Banff avalanche

The treacherous recovery of three world-class climbers in Alberta's Banff National Park involved a helicopter, a search dog and 28 people, Parks Canada said Monday as it released details of its r...

Apr 24, 2019

Suspect in Edmonton attack, officer stabbing given last chance to find lawyer

EDMONTON - A man accused of trying to kill a police officer and of running down pedestrians in Edmonton has been given one last chance to find a lawyer before one is appointed in his case. A...

Apr 24, 2019

Canada working on an end to the rotting-refuse row with the Philippines

OTTAWA - The Canadian refuse rotting in the Philippines will likely find its way back across the Pacific Ocean soon. A Canadian official speaking on condition of anonymity told The Canadian Press toda...

Apr 24, 2019

Early, photogenic iceberg raises expectations for Newfoundland's season

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - This historic port city welcomed an unexpected early guest on Easter weekend: a sizable iceberg, a ridge of white framed between the hills of the Narrows leading into the city'...

Apr 24, 2019

Prince Edward Island voters to cast verdict on new electoral system

CHARLOTTETOWN - Canadians are expected to learn late Tuesday whether the cradle of Confederation will give birth to one of the country's first versions of proportional representation. Alongside&n...

Apr 24, 2019

'Grabher' licence plate not dangerous, former sex researcher tells N.S. court

HALIFAX - A former sex researcher has told a Nova Scotia court she doesn't believe that a licence plate bearing the surname of a retiree - "Grabher" - would promote sexual violence against women, as t...

Apr 24, 2019