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Trudeau pressed in Quebec City to give more contracts to Davie shipyard
QUEBEC - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered an optimistic vision for Quebec but few concrete promises on Friday as he delivered a series of campaign-style speeches in the provin...
Jan 27, 2019
Crown stays manslaughter charge against former Calgary pastor in son's death
CALGARY - The Alberta Crown has stayed a manslaughter charge against a former pastor who had been accused in his infant son's death. Cyrus Nel was three months old when he died in a Cal...
Jan 27, 2019
Maxime Bernier names candidate to run in Montreal-area federal byelection
MONTREAL - People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier has chosen a candidate to represent his party in its first-ever Quebec election. Bernier will be in the Montreal area today to launch the camp...
Jan 27, 2019
Officials ponder easing mobility for doctors, nurses between provinces
HALIFAX - Efforts to create regional licensing for health care professionals in Atlantic Canada could be the vanguard for similar changes nationally, a leading advocate says. The four E...
Jan 27, 2019
Crisis Group says it trusts Ottawa to help free detainees after McCallum firing
The employer of a Canadian man detained in China is expressing confidence in the Trudeau government following the firing of John McCallum. The support comes as the government is faced with containing ...
Jan 27, 2019
Louisiana murder suspect caught at grandma's Virginia home
GONZALES, La. - A man suspected of killing his parents and three other people - including a girl he was dating - was arrested Sunday when he showed up at his grandmother's house in Virginia, a sheriff...
Jan 27, 2019
Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts signs with defending Lithuanian champion
Former Toronto FC striker Tosaint Ricketts has signed with Lithuania champion FK Suduva. Toronto opted not to exercise it option to keep Ricketts in November. The 31-year-old Canadian i...
Jan 27, 2019
Canada's Alphonso Davies makes Bundesliga debut off bench for Bayern Munich
MUNICH - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies made his Bundesliga debut Sunday, coming off the bench in the 86th minute of Bayern Munich's 4-1 win over VfB Stuttgart. He arrived two minutes after Po...
Jan 27, 2019
Canada's Andreescu wins first WTA event, beats Pegula at Oracle Challenger
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu earned her first WTA tournament title on Sunday, defeating American Jessica Pegula 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Oracle Challenger. The 18-y...
Jan 27, 2019
Maxime Bernier names candidate to run in Montreal-area federal byelection
MONTREAL - People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier has chosen a candidate to represent his party in its first-ever Quebec election. Bernier will be in the Montreal area today to launch the camp...
Jan 27, 2019