Canada

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 24, 2019

In the news today, April 22

Three stories in the news for Monday, April 22 --- FLOOD WATERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING IN QUEBEC, N.B. More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stackin...

Apr 24, 2019

Residents eye rising waters as Legault says new approach needed to flood relief

MONTREAL - Some 800 Canadian military personnel fanned out across Quebec on Monday, filling sandbags and aiding evacuations as Premier Francois Legault warned that climate change will i...

Apr 24, 2019

Elizabeth May's wedding dress a 'walk through a garden' on Earth Day

VICTORIA - Instead of marching for Earth Day, Green party Leader Elizabeth May marched down the aisle in Victoria's Christ Church Cathedral on Monday. May married John Kidder, a retired technolog...

Apr 24, 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 lose in the area. The scent is coming from the Edmonton International Aiport's new neighbou...

Apr 24, 2019

Inquiry to begin into shooting death of Edmonton-area RCMP officer

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - The widow of an Alberta RCMP officer shot and killed on duty hopes politicians take seriously any recommendations from a fatality inquiry into his death. "My hopes are that an...

Apr 24, 2019

Early data suggests no post-legalization spike in drug-impaired driving charges

VANCOUVER - Canadian police say they haven't been busting many more stoned drivers six months after legalization, but they are reminding drivers to keep cannabis out of reach. The Canadian Press canva...

Apr 24, 2019

Prince Edward Islanders await referendum results on new voting system

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Islanders are awaiting the results tonight of a historic referendum that could make the province the first in Canada to adopt a proportional representation voti...

Apr 23, 2019

Manitoba man who shot at Mounties, wounding one, sentenced to 18 years

MINNEDOSA, Man. - A Manitoba man who shot at two RCMP officers and left one with severe injuries has been given an 18-year prison sentence. Therae Racette-Beaulieu pleaded guilty earlier this yea...

Apr 23, 2019

Climate change should be top issue for voters in October, advocates say

OTTAWA - A large group of Canadian climate scientists, environment advocates, students and business owners want climate change to be the No. 1 issue for voters this fall. A hundred of them&n...

Apr 23, 2019