Canada

Speaker issues update of dress code at B.C. legislature; sleeveless dresses OK

VICTORIA - The Speaker of B.C.'s legislature says a preliminary review of the building's dress code now permits women to wear sleeveless dresses and sleeveless shirts. Darryl Plecas says a full dress ...

Apr 01, 2019

Exclusive Montreal club 357c, which made headlines during corruption inquiry, to close

MONTREAL - A private club that catered to Montreal's business elite and attracted scrutiny in 2012 during Quebec's corruption inquiry says it will be closing its doors next month. Montreal's 357c...

Apr 01, 2019

Poilievre promises to filibuster budget to force more SNC-Lavalin testimony

OTTAWA - Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre says he'll filibuster the government's budget until the Liberals agree to further investigation of the SNC-Lavalin affair. As the Official Opposit...

Apr 01, 2019

Doug Ford slams federal carbon tax that takes effect in four provinces today

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says there's no reason to believe Canadians will recoup the cost of the federal carbon tax that takes effect today. Ford, whose government is fighting the tax in co...

Apr 01, 2019

Caitlan Coleman details night she fled from estranged husband Joshua Boyle

OTTAWA - Caitlan Coleman says she put on several layers of socks to protect herself before she dashed into the cold late on the night of Dec. 30, 2017 eventually phoning her mother from a&nb...

Apr 01, 2019

Israeli president travels to Niagara, Ottawa, Toronto on state visit

OTTAWA - The president of Israel is in Ottawa on Monday, meeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before laying a wreath at the new National Holocaust Monument. Reuven Rivlin is in the country for three ...

Apr 01, 2019

Canada marks fifth anniversary of end of Afghanistan mission

OTTAWA - When the Sept. 11 terror attacks hit the World Trade Centre towers in 2001, Anita Cenerini says her son, Thomas Welsh, knew right away he would likely be shipped off to war. He had joined the...

Apr 01, 2019

Alberta NDP promises balanced budget later than UCP, but says UCP math is wrong

EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley promised to balance the province's budget by 2023-24 as she unveiled her party's election platform Sunday, while also pledging to expand $25 per day ch...

Apr 01, 2019

In the news today, April 1

Six stories in the news for Monday, April 1 --- FEDERAL CARBON TAX STARTS TODAY IN FOUR PROVINCES Starting today people in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick will pay a l...

Apr 01, 2019

'It still knocks you down:' First responders reflect on Humboldt Broncos crash

When Brian Starkell drives a particular stretch of highway in Saskatchewan, his stomach drops as he approaches the intersection that changed so many lives. The Tisdale fire chief says he still ha...

Apr 01, 2019