Canada

First genetically modified salmon to hit Canadian stores as Ottawa gives its OK

HALIFAX - Genetically modified salmon raised in Prince Edward Island are poised for the leap to grocery shelves, a Canadian first that has left traditional producers concerned about setting their farm...

Apr 11, 2019

Committee calls on Canada to co-operate with NATO to respond to Russia in Arctic

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is urging the government to work with NATO to determine Russia's true military intentions in the North in order to protect the country's Arctic sovereignty. That'...

Apr 10, 2019

CRTC directs Quebecor to maintain TVA Sports signal for Bell subscribers

MONTREAL - Canada's telecom regulator has directed Quebecor to continue providing its TVA Sports signal to Bell TV subscribers. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission als...

Apr 10, 2019

Former British Columbia mayor to plead guilty: prosecution service

SMITHERS, B.C. - British Columbia's Crown prosecution service says the former mayor of Burns Lake intends to plead guilty to charges he faces at a court appearance next month. The prosecution service ...

Apr 10, 2019

Scheer repeats alleged libel, goads Trudeau to follow through on lawsuit threat

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is trying to provoke Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into following through on his threat to sue him over allegedly libellous criticism of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Conserv...

Apr 10, 2019

In pre-budget letter, Hajdu asks Ontario to reverse student-loan changes

OTTAWA - The feud between the federal Liberals and the Ontario Tories is taking another turn in the run-up to the Doug Ford government's first provincial budget. Labour Minister Patty Hajdu,...

Apr 10, 2019

Opioid overdoses claimed more than 3,200 lives in first nine months of 2018

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has released new data showing that than 3,200 Canadians died after apparent opioid-related overdoses between January and September last year. The data ...

Apr 10, 2019

Schools struggle with phone bans:'These devices continue to cause major problems'

On Friday, March 29, St. Francis School in Harbour Grace, N.L., announced a ban on cellphones and other personal electronics for its students, who range from kindergarten through Grade 8. "These devic...

Apr 10, 2019

Montreal offers to help find new homes for carriage horses as industry ends

Montreal is announcing a program to help ensure the city's caleche horses are sent for adoption after the horse-drawn carriage industry is shut down at the end of th...

Apr 10, 2019

Romania would welcome Canadian help in minimizing gap in Mali: envoy

OTTAWA - Romania's top diplomat in Canada says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a looming gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers and staf...

Apr 10, 2019