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After warnings of under-spending, Liberals eye boosts to job-training programs
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals want to widen the reach of the country's job-training programs after senior officials heard warnings that Canada has been spending about half what comparable countries do...
Dec 29, 2018
Chinese court orders new trial for Canadian in drug case
BEIJING - A Canadian man convicted of drug trafficking in China faces the possibility of more serious charges after a court ordered a new trial amid tensions over Canada's arrest of a Chinese technolo...
Dec 29, 2018
Two Laurier professors sue former TA who recorded disciplinary meeting
Two Ontario university professors who are being sued for defamation by controversial author and professor Jordan Peterson over comments made during a private meeting allege a former teaching assi...
Dec 29, 2018
Canadian's appeal in drug case to be heard in Chinese court
OTTAWA - A Canadian charged with smuggling drugs will be in court for an appeal on Saturday, China's state media say. The Global Times, an English-language publication of the official People's Daily, ...
Dec 29, 2018
Job cuts ahead: Layoff protection for Manitoba's civil servants about to end
WINNIPEG - More public-sector job cuts appear to be coming in Manitoba and a long-standing ban on civil service layoffs is about to expire. Premier Brian Pallister, in his third year of...
Dec 29, 2018
How long can it go? Resilient economy enters 2019 with signs of weakness
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy entered 2018 on an unexpectedly impressive run. The country begins 2019 on a healthy note but signs of weakness have raised a key question: how l...
Dec 29, 2018
A timeline of the cases of Meng Wanzhou and the Canadians detained in China
OTTAWA - A timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case, and rising tension between Canada and China. Aug. 22: A New York court issues a warrant for the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng...
Dec 28, 2018
Hundreds show up at Winnipeg dog shelter to keep canines company on Christmas
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg dog shelter's idea to keep the animals from getting lonely on Christmas was so popular that people were lined up out the door. On a typical holiday, staff at Winnipeg Animal Serv...
Dec 28, 2018
Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant steps down early as Liberal leader
MONCTON, N.B. - Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant says he's stepping down as leader of the provincial Liberals earlier than planned. Gallant made the announcement at a news conference today i...
Dec 28, 2018
Robert Lepage says controversial SLAV play 'reworked and 'rewritten'
MONTREAL - Renowned Quebec director Robert Lepage says his previously cancelled play about black slavery has been rewritten and reworked before it is presented once again on stage next month. Lepage p...
Dec 28, 2018
