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Saskatchewan chief disappointed at lack of long-term help to stop suicides
REGINA - The chief of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation says he is disappointed at the lack of long-term help from the provincial and federal governments to deal with what he says&nb...
Nov 28, 2019
B.C. Supreme Court considers request to broadcast Meng Wanzhou extradition case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is weighing whether to allow a media consortium's request to allow video and web broadcasting of the extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wa...
Nov 28, 2019
McKenna dons hard hat, vows to pick up pace of infrastructure projects
OTTAWA - Catherine McKenna says her top priority as the country's new infrastructure minister is to get projects built quickly. The Liberal government has committed more than $180 billion over 12...
Nov 28, 2019
Freeland in a divided Washington for new NAFTA talks with U.S. and Mexico
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland wrapped up a meeting Wednesday in the American capital aimed at finding the bipartisan agreement needed to finalize a new North American trade dea...
Nov 28, 2019
With Mali over, Canada's peacekeeping contribution returns to historic lows
OTTAWA - Canada's contribution to peacekeeping has returned to historic lows following the end of its mission in Mali, sparking fresh allegations of hypocrisy and concerns about the country's bid for ...
Nov 28, 2019
Scheer to name parliamentary lieutenants amid Conservative party strife
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has been working the phones to line up the Opposition front benches as he gets set to reveal the team that will face off against the Liberal govern...
Nov 28, 2019
Newspaper, digital ads will try to woo Quebec civil servants to Manitoba
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is taking out newspaper and electronic advertisements in Quebec that welcome civil servants there to move to Manitoba if they feel threatened by their...
Nov 28, 2019
Opposition front benchers and feces thrower gets a crowd; In-The-News Nov. 28
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 28. What we are watching i...
Nov 28, 2019
Caribou habitat restoration may be ineffective in the short term, says UBC study
VANCOUVER - A new study done in northeastern Alberta suggests habitat restoration may not be enough to save threatened woodland caribou, at least in the short term, and resear...
Nov 28, 2019
Court won't hear case in which former athlete found not criminally responsible
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not revisit the case of a former elite Newfoundland athlete who was found not criminally responsible in the death of a man she struck with a hammer....
Nov 28, 2019
