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Police chief calls 2018, with 96 homicides so far, a 'unique' year for Toronto
TORONTO - A uniquely violent year in Toronto marked by a major surge in gun-related crimes saw police seize an unusually high number of handguns from city streets, the force's chief said Thursday. Mar...
Dec 29, 2018
Management shakeup at Manitoba-based pot producer after Health Canada recalls
WINNIPEG - An investigation has determined that bullying by senior managers at a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer and demands on supply after legalization contributed to unauthorized weed being s...
Dec 29, 2018
Enbridge gets $14.7M federal refund over Northern Gateway pipeline project
OTTAWA - Enbridge is getting a $14.7-million refund on fees it paid Canada's federal energy regulator for a pipeline it won't build. The Northern Gateway pipeline was supposed to connect Alberta's oil...
Dec 29, 2018
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
