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Protesters break into Muskrat Falls site, more form blockade outside
Protesters broke into the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric site in Labrador and formed a blockade around…
Bad weather damages booms, spreads diesel spill from sunken tug off B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – Heavy weather conditions are causing a diesel spill from a sunken…
‘Arctic has to be heard:’ Inuit to make first address to world shipping group
A delegation of Arctic aboriginals that includes Canadian Inuit will use its first appearance before…
Trudeau’s ‘star power’ unlikely to nab seat for Liberals in Alberta byelection
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – The Conservatives are hoping to rally their traditional power base to…
Women in gender-parity cabinet reflect on first year as ministers
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed last year to bring gender parity — an…
100M Canadians by 2100? Key advisers to Morneau striving for such a goal
OTTAWA – Imagine Canada with a population of 100 million — roughly triple its current…
Conservative leadership race: who’s in, who’s out, who’s still thinking it over
OTTAWA – Quebec MP and former public safety minister Steven Blaney is the latest to…
Conservatives in Calgary-Heritage choose candidate to replace Stephen Harper
CALGARY – Conservatives in Stephen Harper’s former constituency in Calgary have chosen a new candidate…
Ottawa officer charged under police act after Pootoogook postings
OTTAWA – An Ottawa police officer is facing charges under the police act in connection…
Protesters who refuse solid food take fight against Muskrat Falls to Ottawa
An Inuk artist protesting the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador says he’s lost more…
Conservative MP Steven Blaney joining party leadership race
QUEBEC – Conservative MP Steven Blaney is joining the party’s leadership race. Blaney, who had…
Victoria Stafford’s killer appeals, pinning blame on accomplice
TORONTO – The man convicted of killing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford seven years ago will ask…
Green companies say Alberta’s target for renewable energy should be law
EDMONTON – Green energy groups have joined an environmental think tank in calling on the…
Dispute over Visa fees heats up as Walmart stops accepting credit card in Manitoba
TORONTO – The dispute between Walmart Canada and Visa over merchant fees escalated Monday as…
Gruesome court cases can take toll on lawyers, jurors
By the time Shayne Lund’s court case wrapped up this week, his lawyer had spent…
Why a single piece of evidence mattered so much in Dennis Oland murder case
From the earliest days in Dennis Oland’s murder trial, the Crown faced an uphill battle…
Online literacy test for Ontario students cancelled due to cyberattack: EQAO
TORONTO – The Ontario agency tasked with administering the first online literacy test to tens…
Jets, Oilers among organizations leading the way in indigenous tributes
WINNIPEG – As Winnipeg Jets fans make their way to their seats and players prepare…
Quebec man facing deportation 20 years after crime gets two-year stay
LAVAL, Que. – The lawyer for a longtime Quebec resident facing deportation to his native…
Police issue 99 trespass citations during pipeline protest on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s conflicting climate and pipeline policies were thrown into sharp relief…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Oct. 24 CANADA-EU TRADE DEAL STILL BLOCKED: International…
Freeland ‘still hopeful’ on Canada-EU trade; says ‘ball is in Europe’s court’
OTTAWA – International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland came out swinging against her domestic political opponents…
Sinking of tug off B.C. coast prompts disaster-response rethink: minister
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – A sunken tug and the subsequent diesel spill on British Columbia’s…
Family of murdered B.C. girl reacts to news of killer’s prison pregnancy
VICTORIA – Family members of a teenage girl who was viciously beaten and drowned on…