Canada

Kenney's premiership to pose challenges, opportunities for Trudeau

OTTAWA - Jason Kenney's newly secured perch as premier of Alberta poses both a threat and a potential boon to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's re-election chances this fall, politic...

Apr 19, 2019

Premier announces May 16 provincial election for Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Dwight Ball has called an early election in Newfoundland and Labrador for May 16, in what's shaping up as a close race between the ruling Liberals and opposition Tories. Bal...

Apr 19, 2019

Environment charities may benefit from new Alberta premier's vow to fight them

EDMONTON - Alberta's incoming premier plans to take on environmental charities that he says are blocking exports of the province's oil, but those groups may be saying "bring it on." In his v...

Apr 19, 2019

Norman's lawyers cite SNC-Lavalin testimony in fight for secret documents

OTTAWA - Lawyers for Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and the federal government argued Wednesday over the words of Canada's top bureaucrat during the SNC-Lavalin affair as the suspended military officer's te...

Apr 19, 2019

'Her life mattered:' Friend asks Manitoba woman's killer how he could devalue life

WINNIPEG - The best friend of a Manitoba Indigenous woman killed during a botched robbery looked at a man convicted in her death and asked how a life could be worth that little to him. "Forty-five dol...

Apr 19, 2019

B.C. awaits Kenney's 'turn off taps,' threat; Quebec rejects Alberta pipelines

VICTORIA - Jason Kenney's Alberta election victory sent ripples of enthusiasm and concern across Canada Wednesday. Ontario Premier Doug Ford welcomed a rising Conservative wave, British Columbia ...

Apr 19, 2019

Flooding fears persist in Quebec town after worst deluge in 48 years

BEAUCEVILLE, Que. - A Quebec town that this week suffered its worst flooding in nearly 50 years braced for more trouble Wednesday with heavy rain forecast in the coming days. Officials ...

Apr 19, 2019

Canada, EU punch back at U.S. Cuba shift, vow to defend their companies

OTTAWA - Canada and the European Union vowed on Wednesday to protect their businesses from the Trump administration's new policy to allow lawsuits against foreign companies co...

Apr 19, 2019

Private cargo ship brings Easter feast, Canadian treats to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A private cargo ship brought the makings of an Easter feast - as well as some Canadian-made treats - to the International Space Station on Friday, along with mice and littl...

Apr 19, 2019

Kirkland Signature veggie burgers recalled due to possible metal fragments

OTTAWA - Belmont Meat Products is recalling its Kirkland Signature brand Harvest Burger - Gourmet Blend - Veggie Burgers due to the possible presence of pieces of metal in the products. The Canadian F...

Apr 19, 2019