Canada

Recipient in rare paired living liver donation thanks "angel" donor

TORONTO - One of the recipients of what's believed to be North America's first paired living liver donation is calling the stranger who saved his life "an angel." Fifty-four-year-old Muhammad Khan of ...

Apr 18, 2019

Canada Post forecasts continuing sector losses despite booming parcel deliveries

OTTAWA - Parcel delivery is booming, but Canada Post says it will struggle to meet its government-mandated goal of self-sustainability in coming years due to an ongoing decline in letter mail, higher ...

Apr 18, 2019

U.S. Trade czar trumpets new NAFTA auto provisions amid skepticism

OTTAWA - The Trump administration is launching a new charm offensive to sell the merits of the new North American free trade pact to counter growing skepticism about the economic benefits of the deal....

Apr 18, 2019

Mark Norman's lawyers target government over solicitor-client privilege claims

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's legal team accused the federal government on Tuesday of hiding behind solicitor-client privilege to prevent the release of documents they believe will prove the cas...

Apr 18, 2019

Legault cites equalization, hockey as reasons to be proud Canadian

QUEBEC - As "gotcha" questions go, it was pretty mild, but Quebec Premier Francois Legault stumbled this week when asked why he is proud to be Canadian. Appearing before a legislature committee Wednes...

Apr 18, 2019

Canada's emissions target gets further away as 2017 report shows increase

OTTAWA - The return of oil and gas production following the devastating Fort McMurray wildfire and a colder than usual winter pushed Canada's national greenhouse gas emissions up in 2017 for the ...

Apr 18, 2019

'I love you because I know you:' Century-old love letters found in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - Century-old love letters are being returned to a family after they were uncovered by a construction crew working on a historic building in Manitoba. The slightly yellowed letters were ...

Apr 18, 2019

New commemorative loonie recognizing gay 'equality' sparks concern

OTTAWA - A new commemorative loonie is sparking concern among academics and advocates who fear it could perpetuate myths about Canada's treatment of lesbian, gay, transgender, queer and two ...

Apr 18, 2019

Ontario's challenge of carbon-pricing law wraps up; judges reserve decision

TORONTO - Ontario's constitutional challenge to Ottawa's imposition of a carbon charge was left in the hands of five Appeal Court justices on Thursday after the hearing wrapped up with each side press...

Apr 18, 2019

Man faces murder charges in slayings of two men, two women in Penticton, B.C.

PENTICTON, B.C. - A former city employee described as a hard-working, civic-minded gentleman has been charged with four counts of murder after a series of daytime sh...

Apr 18, 2019