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Canada News Mar 4 to 10, 2018

Controversy in Tory vote

Controversy in Tory vote

Ontario Mar 10, 2018 / 7:45 pm

Doug Ford is the new leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives. The announcement comes after a delay that lasted more than seven hours as party...

Rallies for, against pipeline

Rallies for, against pipeline

Burnaby Mar 10, 2018 / 5:02 pm

Protesters around Vancouver held duelling rallies on Saturday, some welcoming Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project with others decrying...

Sailor sex assault case wraps

Sailor sex assault case wraps

Halifax Mar 10, 2018 / 4:56 pm

A military judge is expected to render a decision Monday in the court martial of a Halifax sailor accused of sexually assaulting a subordinate. Lawyers for the...

Snow knocks out power

Snow knocks out power

Nova Scotia Mar 10, 2018 / 9:15 am

Thousands of Nova Scotians are without power today after a snowstorm battered the province. Nova Scotia Power says over 11,500 customers are still without...

Granny attacked with sword

Granny attacked with sword

Alberta Mar 9, 2018 / 5:05 pm

RCMP in southern Alberta say a 79-year-old woman is in hospital with serious injuries after she was attacked with a sword. Police say they were called to a home...

Time to spring ahead

Time to spring ahead

Mar 9, 2018 / 4:53 pm

Daylight time begins this weekend, with most Canadians setting their clocks an hour ahead early Sunday. As always, officials are using the moment to remind us...

Not first threat to turn off tap

Not first threat to turn off tap

Alberta Mar 9, 2018 / 4:43 pm

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's threat to reduce oil shipments to other provinces, the latest salvo in a recent pipeline dispute with British Columbia,...

First minister to give birth

First minister to give birth

Ottawa Mar 9, 2018 / 4:23 pm

Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould has made history — twice over — with the birth of a baby boy this week. She's the first woman to...

NATO's 'increased concern'

NATO's 'increased concern'

Ottawa Mar 9, 2018 / 1:52 pm

Growing worries about Russian military activity in the North Atlantic have prompted NATO to start examining ways to better secure the region — which could...

Farm shooter applauded

Farm shooter applauded

Alberta Mar 9, 2018 / 1:51 pm

A man in rural Alberta who was charged by police after shots were fired during a confrontation on his property was met with applause from about 150 supporters...

She's the new boss at RCMP

She's the new boss at RCMP

Regina Mar 9, 2018 / 1:46 pm

The first woman to ever be permanently appointed to lead the RCMP promised Friday to leave no stone unturned in her efforts to modernize a law-enforcement...

Canadians a trashy bunch

Canadians a trashy bunch

Mar 9, 2018 / 1:36 pm

An extensive report by the three countries in the North American Free Trade Agreement says the amount of waste Canadians generate continues to increase. The...

Self-folding origami?

Self-folding origami?

Halifax Mar 9, 2018 / 1:31 pm

A Halifax-born former child prodigy has proven he can do just about anything with a piece of paper. Erik Demaine, a 37-year-old MIT computer science professor,...

Trial set in baby killing

Trial set in baby killing

Quebec Mar 9, 2018 / 1:30 pm

A Montreal man who is charged with the attempted murder of his pregnant partner has been ordered to stand trial in the slaying of the baby she was carrying....

Private college debt eyed

Private college debt eyed

Ottawa Mar 9, 2018 / 12:45 pm

Federal officials, as part of the government's latest efforts to crack down on bad debts, are trying to figure out why graduates from private career...

Prime minister on pipeline

Prime minister on pipeline

Regina Mar 9, 2018 / 10:26 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the dispute between Alberta and British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion isn't the first time...

Explosion survivor passes

Explosion survivor passes

Halifax Mar 9, 2018 / 6:29 am

One of the last people to survive the Halifax Explosion has died at the age of 106. An obituary for Gladys Hazel Forrest says she died at a care home in Halifax...

More must be done to help

More must be done to help

Regina Mar 9, 2018 / 6:22 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Liberal party supporters in Saskatchewan that more needs to be done to help Indigenous people. Trudeau spoke to party...

Canada adds jobs

Canada adds jobs

Ottawa Mar 9, 2018 / 5:43 am

UPDATE 5:44 a.m. The economy added 15,400 net new jobs last month and the unemployment rate edged down to 5.8 per cent — but the gains were due to a surge...

ACTRA code of conduct

ACTRA code of conduct

Toronto Mar 9, 2018 / 5:41 am

Canadian entertainment organizations have responded to the recent flood of sexual misconduct allegations with a new collective code of conduct that is a...

Notley threat to cut off oil

Notley threat to cut off oil

Alberta Mar 8, 2018 / 3:13 pm

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is threatening to turn off the oil taps in a fight with British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Notley...

Flight attendants fight back

Flight attendants fight back

Mar 8, 2018 / 1:33 pm

The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says it has filed a human rights complaint alleging "systemic discrimination and harassment" of...

Travel warning for Mexico

Travel warning for Mexico

Playa del Carmen Mar 8, 2018 / 12:01 pm

The Canadian government has issued a safety and security warning for travellers visiting Playa del Carmen in Mexico. The advisory notes that the United States...

Selinger hangs up spurs

Selinger hangs up spurs

Manitoba Mar 8, 2018 / 7:02 am

Former Manitoba premier Greg Selinger welled up in the legislature Wednesday as he said goodbye to his fellow politicians, ending 18 years of...

Threats made at 3 schools

Threats made at 3 schools

Halifax Mar 8, 2018 / 6:52 am

Police say they will be present at three schools in Halifax today after unspecified threats were made against them. Officers say they will be at Caledonia...

Teen gets 2 years for attack

Teen gets 2 years for attack

Alberta Mar 8, 2018 / 6:43 am

A teen boy who helped savagely beat a 63-year-old youth home worker has been sentenced to two years for aggravated assault. The youth, who is 16, had been found...

Desmond to grace $10 bill

Desmond to grace $10 bill

Halifax Mar 8, 2018 / 6:39 am

Viola Desmond's trailblazing act of defiance — overlooked for decades by most Canadians — will be honoured in a Halifax ceremony this afternoon...

Old man winter won't go

Old man winter won't go

Mar 8, 2018 / 5:20 am

A large nor'easter was blowing through much of Atlantic Canada today, with another system expected to bring more messy weather over the weekend. Environment...

Trump tariff coming today

Trump tariff coming today

Washington Mar 8, 2018 / 5:12 am

U.S. President Donald Trump says his big tariff announcement is coming today at 3:30 p.m. ET. He says there will be an announcement at the White House on steel...

Won't balance budget

Won't balance budget

Ontario Mar 7, 2018 / 3:42 pm

Ontario's Liberal government is breaking its promise to maintain a balanced budget this year, saying its upcoming fiscal plan will run a deficit in order to...

Homeless pianist passes

Homeless pianist passes

Edmonton Mar 7, 2018 / 3:39 pm

A Edmonton homeless man whose spontaneous piano performance was viewed on the internet by millions of people has died. Ryan Arcand, 46, died last weekend in a...

Found dead under snow

Found dead under snow

Regina Mar 7, 2018 / 3:19 pm

The Saskatchewan coroner's office is investigating the death of a girl who was found under snow in the backyard of her home. Police and other first...

Can't force bunny belief

Can't force bunny belief

Ontario Mar 7, 2018 / 3:06 pm

A couple's charter rights were violated when a children's aid society closed the pair's foster home over their refusal to tell two young girls the...

Mismanaging wildlife?

Mismanaging wildlife?

Mar 7, 2018 / 2:49 pm

Governments everywhere say they use science to manage wildlife, but newly published research questions whether they actually do. "We were surprised by the...

Killed in school bus crash

Killed in school bus crash

Alberta Mar 7, 2018 / 11:33 am

A teenage girl died Wednesday after a collision between a school bus and a semi truck north of Edmonton. Police and paramedics responded to the crash that...

1 in 4 harassed at work

1 in 4 harassed at work

Survey says Mar 7, 2018 / 11:25 am

Nearly one-quarter of Canadians who participated in an online survey say they have personally experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, but more than half...

Feds eye tougher gun laws

Feds eye tougher gun laws

Ottawa Mar 7, 2018 / 7:29 am

The federal government has been eyeing changes that would allow authorities to more quickly identify people considered unfit to have guns for reasons such as...

Reporter out at CTV

Reporter out at CTV

Toronto Mar 7, 2018 / 7:05 am

A prominent CTV News reporter who was suspended after a woman made sexual misconduct allegations against him is no longer with the company, Bell Media said...

'Her voice was stolen'

'Her voice was stolen'

Manitoba Mar 7, 2018 / 6:56 am

Thelma Favel woke up every morning before going to the Winnipeg courthouse, looked around her room and wondered what her grand-niece might have thought when she...

In the dark on Cdn icons

In the dark on Cdn icons

Survey says Mar 7, 2018 / 6:35 am

A new poll suggests Canadians have a lot to learn about the accomplishments of some of the country's most famous women. The survey conducted by Ipsos on...

Police let McArthur go once

Police let McArthur go once

Toronto Mar 7, 2018 / 5:31 am

Multiple media outlets report that Toronto police had interviewed and released an alleged serial killer years before he was arrested. The Toronto Star reports...

Snow is no match for Martin

Snow is no match for Martin

Calgary Mar 6, 2018 / 7:49 pm

A Calgary man in a wheelchair is being called a snow angel for helping his neighbours dig out from a major storm by strapping himself to a snowblower. Martin...

Guilty of U.S. terror charges

Guilty of U.S. terror charges

Edmonton Mar 6, 2018 / 2:50 pm

An Edmonton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to U.S. charges that he sent money and provided long-distance support to Tunisian jihadists believed responsible for a...

Inquiry seeks 2 more years

Inquiry seeks 2 more years

Ottawa Mar 6, 2018 / 12:28 pm

The national inquiry looking into the saga of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada is formally asking for two more years to finish its...

Probe into Boushie death

Probe into Boushie death

Saskatchewan Mar 6, 2018 / 11:30 am

A police watchdog has launched a probe into the RCMP's investigation into the shooting death of an Indigenous man on a Saskatchewan farm. The Civilian...

Nova Scotia plugs in

Nova Scotia plugs in

Halifax Mar 6, 2018 / 11:25 am

Nova Scotia Power Inc. is building a dozen fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, using funding from investors rather than ratepayers as originally...

Bill Nye grills PM on pipe

Bill Nye grills PM on pipe

Ottawa Mar 6, 2018 / 11:23 am

A popular TV science personality put Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the spot today to explain Canada’s approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, which if...

Dozens of tips flood in

Dozens of tips flood in

Toronto Mar 6, 2018 / 8:56 am

Toronto police say they've received dozens of tips since releasing a photo of a dead man believed to be a victim of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur....

Right to defend property?

Right to defend property?

Saskatchewan Mar 6, 2018 / 8:29 am

An RCMP town hall meeting close to the farm where a young Indigenous man was fatally shot in 2016 heard Monday evening from several residents confused about...

Native jail numbers secret

Native jail numbers secret

Alberta Mar 6, 2018 / 8:18 am

The government of Alberta is being lambasted in a review of Canada's justice system as the only province to keep secret the number of Indigenous people it...

Wiring fault in deadly fire

Wiring fault in deadly fire

Halifax Mar 6, 2018 / 8:10 am

An investigation into a Halifax-area blaze that took the life of an 11-year-old girl, an 18-year-old man and a 58-year-old man suggests it was the result of an...

Jean quits politics, again

Jean quits politics, again

Fort McMurray Mar 6, 2018 / 5:36 am

The former leader of Alberta's Opposition is quitting the legislature, months after losing a bid to lead the province's new United Conservative Party....

Monarchs hurt by extremes

Monarchs hurt by extremes

Ottawa Mar 6, 2018 / 5:33 am

Right about now, the kings of the butterfly world are emerging from hibernation in Mexico looking for love and ready to make more butterflies. But scientists...

Canadian climate targets?

Canadian climate targets?

Edmonton Mar 6, 2018 / 5:26 am

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada is committed to meeting its climate change targets despite a growing gap between promises and...

Bugs in the grocery aisle

Bugs in the grocery aisle

Toronto Mar 6, 2018 / 5:19 am

One of the country's biggest retailers is betting bugs are the next big thing in Canadian cuisine. Loblaw Companies Ltd. is adding cricket powder to its...

Beer baron's 2nd trial

Beer baron's 2nd trial

Saint John Mar 6, 2018 / 5:18 am

The case against Dennis Oland returns to a New Brunswick courtroom today for pre-trial conferences ahead of his retrial for the murder of his father. Oland was...

US wants NAFTA deal now

US wants NAFTA deal now

Mar 5, 2018 / 7:45 pm

The United States says it's in a hurry to conclude NAFTA negotiations, arguing that political challenges over the coming months will make it increasingly...

Trudeau and Trump chat

Trudeau and Trump chat

Ottawa Mar 5, 2018 / 4:46 pm

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump about the threat of tariffs. Trudeau called his American counterpart, who is...

Kenney threatens to cut oil

Kenney threatens to cut oil

Alberta Mar 5, 2018 / 3:25 pm

Alberta's Opposition leader says if he becomes premier there will be "serious consequences" for British Columbia if it blocks the Trans Mountain...

Can cities fight change?

Can cities fight change?

Edmonton Mar 5, 2018 / 11:06 am

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson says cities can do a lot to fight climate change on their own. Iveson was speaking at an international conference on the issue in his...

Dies waiting on hospital bed

Dies waiting on hospital bed

Puerto Vallarta Mar 5, 2018 / 10:44 am

A Canadian who suffered a medical emergency while vacationing in Mexico has died waiting for a bed to open up. Stuart Cline, 71, from London On, had a medical...

More pay problems for feds

More pay problems for feds

Ottawa Mar 5, 2018 / 8:52 am

Federal civil servants are being told they'll have to wait this week to see the details of their paycheques after a "technical glitch" forced a...

Morneau wants exemption

Morneau wants exemption

Toronto Mar 5, 2018 / 8:32 am

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canada should be exempted from the aluminum and steel tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing. He says Canada is a...

Winter not over on Prairies

Winter not over on Prairies

Prairies Mar 5, 2018 / 8:22 am

Roads and schools are closed in a number of areas across southern and central areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan thanks to a widespread weather system...

Toronto producer ecstatic

Toronto producer ecstatic

Toronto Mar 5, 2018 / 5:26 am

Toronto producer J. Miles Dale says he feels "ecstatic" about his best picture Oscar win and harbours no ill feelings after his speech was spoiled by...

More remains found

More remains found

Toronto Mar 5, 2018 / 5:25 am

UPDATE 6:39 a.m. Investigators in Toronto have recovered a seventh set of remains linked to alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur, a police source said Monday....

Guidelines for opioid abuse

Guidelines for opioid abuse

Mar 5, 2018 / 5:00 am

A network of doctors has developed a new Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorder, including a recommendation of which replacement medication should...

Terrorist wants '2nd chance'

Terrorist wants '2nd chance'

Mar 4, 2018 / 9:13 pm

A Canadian who admitted to plotting a terrorist attack on New York City is pleading for "a second chance" in a letter submitted to the court ahead of...

Canadian trio wins Oscar

Canadian trio wins Oscar

Mar 4, 2018 / 6:25 pm

Three Canadians have won an Academy Award for best production design on "The Shape of Water." This was the first Oscar nomination for Paul...

Developing poor countries

Developing poor countries

Ottawa Mar 4, 2018 / 5:02 pm

The head of the government's new development finance institution says he's determined to make it a player in the world's poorest countries where it...

MP blames staff for blunder

MP blames staff for blunder

Mar 4, 2018 / 3:49 pm

A controversial guest at a meet-and-greet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has the MP responsible for the invitation blaming his inexperienced staff. Liberal...

Cougar carcass abandoned

Cougar carcass abandoned

Alberta Mar 4, 2018 / 2:27 pm

Wildlife officers in Alberta are investigating tips they've received after posting a photograph of a cougar carcass they say was illegally killed and...

Helping homeless file taxes

Helping homeless file taxes

Ottawa Mar 4, 2018 / 10:38 am

In just over a week, six volunteers will start filing up to 500 tax returns for people with little to no income at the Shepherds of Good Hope homeless shelter...

Mob wreaks havoc

Mob wreaks havoc

Hamilton Mar 4, 2018 / 7:57 am

Police say a group of about 30 people declaring themselves "The Ungovernables" roamed Hamilton Saturday night, damaging vehicles and store windows and...

Bombardier workers say yes

Bombardier workers say yes

Montreal Mar 4, 2018 / 7:42 am

UPDATED: 10:54 a.m. Bombardier Aerospace workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a reciprocity agreement to govern labour relations under a future C Series...

Sask. NDP choose leader

Sask. NDP choose leader

Regina Mar 4, 2018 / 6:48 am

Saskatchewan's NDP has chosen Ryan Meili to be its new leader, who the party hopes will enable it to topple a weakened government that's held power for...

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