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China must treat detained Canadians fairly: NATO chief
BUCHAREST, Romania - NATO's chief is calling on China to treat two Canadians detained in the country "fairly and with due process." In his first public comments about the case, Secretary-General Jens ...
Jan 31, 2019
Dizzying weather extremes a new fact of life for Canadians, experts say
As Ottawa limps across the finish line of its snowiest January on record, cherry blossoms are blooming at the legislature in coastal Victoria, B.C. Millions of Canadians were hiding out this week...
Jan 31, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 29
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 29 --- CASE OF HUAWEI EXEC BACK IN VANCOUVER COURT The case of a senior executive of Chinese tech juggernaut Huawei Technologies is sche...
Jan 31, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 31
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 31 --- MINORITY NDP GOVERNMENT WINS KEY B.C. BYELECTION The New Democrats won a crucial provincial byelection in British Columbia on&nbs...
Jan 31, 2019
'A lot of hurt families': Humboldt sentencing hearing tough on loved ones
TISDALE, Sask. - After three days of heart wrenching victim impact statements former NHL player Chris Joseph and his wife Andrea sought solace in the one place that would bring them closer to their so...
Jan 31, 2019
Australian football team proud of Huawei sponsorship
CANBERRA, Australia - An Australian football team said on Thursday it wants to continue Huawei's longest-ever sports sponsorship despite the Chinese communication giant's legal wrangle with the United...
Jan 31, 2019
Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder
TORONTO - A serial killer sexually assaulted many of his victims, all men from Toronto's gay village, before murdering them and hiding their remains around a property where he worked as land...
Jan 31, 2019
Feds to offer $114M in new money to provinces, cities for asylum seeker housing
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals plan to spend an extra $114.7 million to help pay for temporary housing for asylum seekers - a sum Ontario's government criticized as being hundreds of millions shor...
Jan 31, 2019
Canada has one month to decide whether to hold an extradition hearing for Meng
VANCOUVER - The clock is ticking for Canada to decide whether to proceed with a high-profile extradition case involving a senior executive of Huawei Technologies, which has touched off furor in d...
Jan 31, 2019
Mercy or monster? Some Humboldt Broncos families offer forgiveness, others anger
MELFORT, Sask. - As more families stood in court Tuesday to share stories of their unending grief over the dead and the injured in the Humboldt Broncos crash, there was talk of forgiveness b...
Jan 31, 2019
