Canada news

Alberta’s United Conservative Party has hired the former executive director of the federal Conservative Party, who left his previous job amid the controversy involving leader Andrew Scheer’s use of party funds for his children’s private school tuition.

Drive-thru routes, pathways and scheduled visits are among the options zoos are contemplating as they figure out how to safely reopen.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged states to allow the reopening this weekend of places of worship that have been closed due to the coronavirus, and warned he would override governors who do not do so.

The man who peddled guns to a notorious triple killer had his parole revoked last month for allegedly trafficking women and drugs.

Pressure is mounting on the federal government to make it mandatory for Canadian airlines to refund passengers for flights cancelled due to pandemic travel restrictions if those companies are receiving aid from taxpayers.

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, had a testy exchange with a prominent black radio personality on Friday over Biden's support among black voters and his choosing of a running mate.

As the Canadian Hurricane Centre warns of another active hurricane season, one of the country's top meteorologists said the COVID-19 pandemic could make it more difficult for people to prepare for a long line of tropical storms.

The New Democratic Party has joined a growing list of organizations looking for federal support during the pandemic.

The country's three largest political parties have joined a growing list of organizations looking for federal support during the pandemic.

Researchers examining data from nearly 15,000 COVID-19 patients have found no evidence that taking hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine provides any treatment benefits and may be linked to an increased risk of serious heart complications, but randomized clinical trials are urgently needed for a definitive answer.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's hoping Canada will adopt just one contact tracing app to encourage use across the country in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's hoping Canada will adopt just one contact tracing app to encourage use across the country in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

With much of the world struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still some good-news stories to report. Here's a brief roundup.

The government will launch an online tool today to help Canadians navigate the various financial benefits available during the pandemic, as the political parties continue to spar over the resumption of Parliament.

The government launched an online tool today to help Canadians navigate the various financial benefits available during the pandemic, as the political parties continue to spar over the resumption of Parliament.

Hong Kong activists called on Friday for people to rise up against Beijing's plans to impose national security legislation in the city, prompting alarm that the new laws could erode freedoms through "force and fear," while there was bipartisan condemnation of China's plans from Washington.

The presumptive Democratic nominee made clear in an interview that he wants the pipeline stopped.

Widespread lockdowns due to COVID-19 across the country pushed Canadian retail sales down by 10 per cent in March, the biggest plunge on record.

The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen, where the health-care system "has in effect collapsed," the United Nations said on Friday, appealing for urgent funding.

A man accused of stabbing a seven-year-old girl to death was visited in his home hours before the killing to be assessed by a police and mental health crisis team.

A man accused of stabbing a seven-year-old girl to death was visited in his home hours before the killing to be assessed by a police and mental health crisis team.

Manitoba is poised to become a movie hotspot this summer as one of the first jurisdictions in Canada to reopen its film industry shuttered by COVID-19.

A passenger plane crashed in a crowded neighbourhood on the edge of the international airport near Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Friday after what appeared to be an engine failure during landing.

A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday in a crowded neighbourhood near the airport in Pakistan's port city of Karachi after an apparent engine failure during landing. Officials said there were at least two survivors from the plane.

A passenger plane belonging to state-run airline Pakistan International Airlines has crashed near the southern port city of Karachi, according to Abdul Sattar Kokhar, spokesperson for the country's civil aviation authority.

The mayor of Karachi says a Pakistani passenger plane carrying 107 passengers and crew and belonging to state-run Pakistan International Airlines has crashed, killing everyone on board.

Alberta is cancelling blanket environmental protections that have been in place since the 1970s and making it easier to develop open-pit coal mines in some of the province's most ecologically sensitive areas.

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many commercial tenants in downtown towers to reconsider their physical environment, from the amount of office space required if employees will work from home more often to issues presented by public transit and where they're located in a metropolitan area.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how data centres are becoming more environmentally friendly and examine which countries are furthest along in the transition to sustainable energy.

The massive operation to bring home thousands of Canadians stranded by pandemic travel shutdowns has hit the homestretch: nearly 90 per cent of those who sought government assistance are now back in the country.

Marketplace has heard from many people who were unsatisfied with credit for future travel after their flights were cancelled, and some have sought refunds through a chargeback from their credit card company but have met with resistance.

Canada is emerging from months of lockdown, but key questions remain unanswered about where Canadians are getting infected with COVID-19 and why cases remain high in our hardest-hit provinces.

India authorities on Friday began assessing damage and clearing roads in the wake of Cyclone Amphan that killed more than 90 people and left millions displaced after barreling through the coastal communities of eastern India and neighboring Bangladesh.

The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to the five government agents convicted of his murder who'd been sentenced to execution.

Longer weekends are being pitched as a way to spur more regional trips and kick-start local tourism spending.

The compressed work week is gaining traction in some jurisdictions as a way to generate more domestic tourism dollars. In B.C., employers are being encouraged to take the lead, but not everyone is convinced.

Some people who pulled their loved ones out of Ontario long-term care homes during deadly COVID-19 outbreaks are now discovering the process of getting them back in is not as easy as they believed.

With five confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two suspected cases, Environment Canada has sent the entire staff of its forecasting centre at Montreal's Place Bonaventure home to self-isolate for 14 days.

Pandemic politics shadowed U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Michigan on Thursday to highlight lifesaving medical devices, with the president and officials from the electoral battleground state clashing over federal aid, mail-in ballots and face masks.

A Georgia man who filmed smartphone video of Ahmaud Arbery's fatal shooting was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in his death.

Conservative leadership hopeful Jim Karahalios has been disqualified from participating in his party's leadership race for a second time — just two months after he was first removed from the contest over allegations of racism.