Arrest of Canada intelligence official over leaked secrets could hurt allies, top cop says
The arrest of a top Canadian police officer on charges of leaking secret information could hurt intelligence operations by allied nations, the head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Monday. Cameron Ortis, a director general with the RCMP's intelligence unit, was charged on ...
Concern about climate could carry Greens to breakthrough in Canadian election
With climate change a top concern heading into next month's Canadian election and mainstream candidates offering little inspiration, Green Party leader Elizabeth May could be poised for a breakthrough. The Greens have toiled in obscurity for almost 30 years, but polls suggest the environmentalist party ...
A salmon farming group is defending its effort to be transparent with the public about the problem of escaped fish in the wake of an incident in which hundreds of salmon got loose near the border of Maine and Canada. Cooke Aquaculture, which dominates the ...
"Jojo Rabbit" on Sunday won the Toronto film festival's top prize, an Oscars bellwether that gives the satirical Nazi comedy a boost as Hollywood's award season kicks into gear. The movie from "Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi tells the story of a young German boy ...
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Friday that they had arrested a senior intelligence officer for allegedly stealing sensitive documents. Cameron Ortis faces five charges under Canada's criminal code and its Security of Information Act, the federal police agency said in a statement. "The ...
U.S., Canada aiming to not leave another RWC empty-handed
There's a sense that this is the best team the United States has ever sent to a Rugby World Cup. The Americans won an unprecedented nine straight games in 2018, one against an experimental Scotland lineup in Houston for a first ever win over one ...
As unrest deepens, Hong Kongers keep eyes on real estate from Canada to Australia
As protests in Hong Kong stretch from summer into autumn with little sign of resolution, a surge in migration applications suggests more locals are making plans to leave the special administrative region. Their sentiments, reflected in passport paperwork and in interviews with residents, migration agents ...
A gay married couple in Maryland sued Thursday to challenge the State Department's refusal to recognize the U.S. citizenship of their infant daughter, who was born in Canada via a surrogate this year. The federal lawsuit says a State Department policy discriminates against same-sex married ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, admired abroad for his progressive policies but damaged at home by scandals, kicked off a six-week re-election campaign on Wednesday with opinion polls suggesting his hold on power will be weakened. Trudeau, who swept to office in November 2015 promising ...
Bahamians evacuate islands as Dorian wreaks 'havoc' in Canada's Maritime region
Bahamians scrambled to escape the islands hardest-hit by Dorian, which has killed at least 43 people, while the storm wreaked "havoc" farther north in Canada after making landfall near Halifax on Saturday. Even as some Bahamians began to reunite with their loved ones, the death ...
Canada accepts China's nominee for ambassador after choosing its own envoy to Beijing
Canada has accepted the nomination of a new Chinese ambassador, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters on Thursday, describing the move as a step forward amid a major dispute between the two nations. Her remarks are another indication that diplomatic relations might be warming up ...
Canadian shipwreck could solve mystery of 1845 lost expedition
Almost two centuries after descending to its watery grave, the HMS Terror could offer up new clues to the mystery of its demise, officials said Wednesday, announcing a survey of the shipwreck's well-preserved interior. The ill-fated vessel vanished alongside the HMS Erebus during explorer Sir ...
