Category Archives: Canada
Crash threatens Vancouver shipyard's schedule for new coast guard ships
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard’s hope that its first new fisheries science vessel will finally be delivered this summer could be dashed after the ship crashed on its first test run last week....
Mar 25, 2019
Sources say Trudeau rejected Wilson-Raybould's conservative pick for high court
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould recommended in 2017 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominate a conservative Manitoba judge to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, even though he wasn’t a sitt...
Mar 25, 2019
Montreal priest sentenced to eight years for sexually abusing two boys
MONTREAL - A Montreal priest who sexually abused two boys under his tutelage was handcuffed and led away to prison Monday as his two victims looked on. Rev. Brian Boucher was impassive as Quebec court...
Mar 25, 2019
Trudeau sells housing plan in visit to hot real estate market in B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted efforts by the Liberal government to help first-time homebuyers put more down on their mortgages during a visit to a region of the country Mond...
Mar 25, 2019
Trudeau says he, Wilson-Raybould had cordial conversation last week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he spoke with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould last week about a way forward following her allegations of political interference in the prosecut...
Mar 25, 2019
Quebec taxi drivers decry industry overhaul they say will force them into bankruptcy
MONTREAL - Thousands of furious taxi drivers clogged streets and caused major traffic jams in Montreal and Quebec City Monday, claiming the government’s decision to overhaul the industry will dr...
Mar 25, 2019
Canadian man accused of spying in China gets visit by consular officials
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says consular officials in China paid a visit Monday to detained former diplomat Michael Kovrig. It is the fifth time Kovrig has received a consular visit since he was d...
Mar 25, 2019
EU military wants to partner with Canada in Mali as it races for exit
OTTAWA - As Canada’s military mission races to leave Mali and the United Nations pleads for it to stay, the European Union is making a fresh appeal to the Canadian Forces to partner with it in t...
Mar 25, 2019
Canada Revenue Agency tax services back online after 'hardware' problems
OTTAWA - The websites Canadians use to file their taxes online were offline for most of Monday as a result of what the Canada Revenue Agency called a “computer hardware issue.” The agency ...
Mar 25, 2019
15 Canadians on cruise ship that was stranded off Norway; one injured
STAVANGER, Norway - Norwegian officials are investigating why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,300 people, including 15 Canadians, set sail despite storm warnings and forced a major evacuation after...
Mar 25, 2019