Canada

Liberals nix opposition motion for investigation into top-court selection leak

OTTAWA - Federal Liberals have thwarted an opposition attempt to find out who leaked information about a dispute between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former attorney general Jody W...

Apr 13, 2019

Mazda recalls more than 200K cars in U.S., Canada due to failing wipers

OTTAWA - Mazda is recalling more than 200,000 Mazda 3 compact cars in the U.S. and Canada because the windshield wipers can fail. The company says in documents posted Saturday by the U.S. National Hig...

Apr 13, 2019

Far-right group's brief on immigration removed from Quebec legislature website

QUEBEC - A brief from a far-right anti-immigrant group was removed from the Quebec legislature's website Thursday following an outcry from people who monitor extremist movements. MarieChanta...

Apr 13, 2019

Burkina Faso minister says missing Quebec woman is alive, removed from territory

MONTREAL - A senior minister with Burkina Faso's government says a Canadian woman and her Italian companion who have been missing in West Africa since last December are alive and no longer in his...

Apr 13, 2019

Nova Scotia legislature passes presumed consent law for organ donation

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia legislature has unanimously passed legislation that presumes consent for organ donation, becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to pass such legislation. The Human ...

Apr 13, 2019

Supreme Court decision could lift lid on physician billing figures in Ontario

The Ontario doctors who previously charged the most to the province's health system may soon have their names released to the public, a Supreme Court decision suggested Thursday. Canada's top judicial...

Apr 13, 2019

Woman testifies about life in British Columbia polygamist community

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A former member of a fundamentalist sect testified Friday about growing up in a British Columbia community that practises polygamy at the trial of man charged with the alleged r...

Apr 13, 2019

Bozo eruptions: Will gaffes on social issues affect Alberta election results?

CALGARY - The economy, not social issues such as LGBTQ rights, will be top of mind for Susan Yuen when she votes for the United Conservative Party in Alberta's election on Tuesday....

Apr 13, 2019

Turbulence hits union contract negotiations with Bombardier and Airbus

MONTREAL - Negotiations appear to have hit some turbulence in efforts to renew a contract between unionized employees and the Bombardier and Airbus-controlled limited partnership that is assembling th...

Apr 13, 2019

Trudeau to visit gurdwara after government removes reference to Sikh extremism

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit one of the largest Sikh temples in Canada this morning, just hours after his government agreed to remove a reference to Sikh extremism from a repor...

Apr 13, 2019