French striker Thierry Henry named head coach of Montreal Impact
Thierry Henry is the new head coach of the Montreal Impact. The Major League Soccer team says Henry has signed a two-year deal with an option for 2022. The Impact says Henry will be at the helm of the team as of mid-January when training camp begi...
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Canadians celebrate Lunar New Year despite concerns over coronavirus
Vancouver's Lunar New Year celebrations featured a parade with lion dancers, firecrackers and delegations of police, firefighters and community associations across the city. At least one other event in the Lower Mainland was cancelled over fears o...
Pacific Division puts aside differences to grab NHL all-star game crown
Members of the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers put aside their bad blood to join members of the Vancouver Canucks in beating the Atlantic Division 5-4, winning the NHL's 3-on-3 all-star tournament. Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk hit Oilers forwa...
Canadian officials say coronavirus patient showed mild symptoms on flight
Canada's chief public health officer says officials are trying to track down other passengers on a flight from China to Toronto in the wake of Canada's first case of coronavirus. Dr. Theresa Tam said the man in his 50's, currently in stable condit...
First Canadian case of new coronavirus detected in Toronto
Health officials in Ontario have confirmed the first presumptive positive case of the new coronavirus in Canada. Dr. Barbara Yaffe, the province's associate chief medical officer of health, said a man in his 50s who had travelled to Wuhan, China, ...
Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay announces Tory leadership bid
Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay officially launched his bid Saturday to capture the leadership of the federal Conservative party before an enthusiastic hometown crowd in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says next six months about getting party election-ready
Scheer announced his decision to step down as party leader in December, but will stay on until his replacement is elected in June. He says he'll keep his focus on Parliament, but it will be good to watch the leadership process unfold.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says next six months about getting party election-ready
Scheer resigned in December saying he longer had the heart for the job, but says questions that emerged at the time about his spending are an internal matter. He says too that a report he'd commissioned into what went wrong during the election is ...
NHL shines light on women's game at all-star skills competition
The NHL invited 20 female players to play a 3-on-3 game at Friday's NHL all-star skills competition. It marks the third year women have been involved in the event. The Canadian team beat the United States 2-1.
Inuk elder recalls collecting bones for the war effort during the Second World War
Qapik Attagutsiak, who turns 100 in June, will be the guest of honour during a ceremony in Ottawa on Monday recognizing the role Inuit communities played collecting bones during the Second World War. Those bones were transported south and eventual...
St. John's to lift state of emergency as blizzard cleanup continues
St. John's, N.L., will lift its eight-day state of emergency on Saturday at 6 a.m. The city has been focused on cleanup after last week's record-breaking blizzard dropped 76 centimetres of snow on the city. Mayor Danny Breen says there are still c...
Trump joins anti-abortion protesters at March for Life rally in D.C.
Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to address Washington, D.C.'s March for Life anti-abortion rally in person Friday, illustrating how important evangelical voters are to his re-election changes. Against the backdrop of Capitol Hill, whe...
How researchers are tracking the coronavirus
Canadian researchers are making advances in tracking the trajectory of viral illnesses, like the emergent coronavirus. From global flight patterns to learning the names of individual patients, scientists say they have more ways to monitor infectio...
Trudeau taps Marc Gold as government representative in the Senate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is tapping Sen. Marc Gold, a constitutional law expert and former chair of the Jewish Federations of Canada, to serve as the Liberal government's representative in the upper chamber. Gold says senators may have to cur...
Poilievre says decision to bow out of Conservative leadership weeks in the making
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre says weeks of uncertainty about whether he actually wanted to enter the party's leadership race came to a head as deadlines to sign contracts loomed. Considered among the front-runners in the race, Poilievre grew e...
Mass quarantine not in Canada's coronavirus cards
Public health authorities say Canadians have no need to worry about the prospect of mass quarantines, even in the likely event the coronavirus is discovered here. They said scary images coming from a now isolated Wuhan, a Chinese city with 11 mill...
Ford says his patience with teacher unions won't last
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says "there is only so long" his patience will last with the teachers' unions. All four major teachers' unions are engaged in some form of job action, including rotating strikes and work-to-rule campaigns, as contract tal...
Andrew Scheer addresses his caucus
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer gathered his MPs and senators around him Friday to plot strategy for Parliament’s return on Monday. The caucus retreat comes at a time when many Tories are plotting their own strategies for how best to replace Sch...
NDP to table national pharmacare bill
The New Democrats are planning to bring forward legislation to implement a national, universal pharmacare program. NDP House Leader Peter Julian is set to table a private member's bill at his first opportunity after Parliament resumes next week. N...
New virus could disrupt global economy
A deadly new virus that emerged in China is raising concerns beyond the public health sphere as experts warn about the potential economic cost of a global outbreak. Stock markets around the world fell as health authorities rushed to monitor and co...
Commemorative stamp pays tribute to all-black hockey league in the Maritimes
Canada Post has unveiled a commemorative stamp that pays tribute to an all-black hockey league that once thrived in the Maritimes. The stamp tells the story of the Colored Hockey League, which saw teams competing for the Colored Hockey Championshi...
Meng Wanzhou leaves Vancouver court after end of first part of extradition hearing
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou leaves British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver after the end of the first part of her extradition hearing on American fraud charges. If the judge rules against her, the second part will begin in June, but a ruling...
Starbucks aims to become resource-positive
Starbucks has an ambitious plan to reduce its environmental footprint, but one it acknowledges will require help from its customers. The Seattle-based coffee chain committed to three preliminary targets for 2030. The targets include cutting in hal...
Trudeau addresses Liberal MPs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling his caucus to play nice as it faces the return of a new minority House of Commons next week. Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa today ahead of next week’s return to Parliament. Trudeau says Canadians sent th...
Canadian health agencies are preparing for coronavirus
Canadian public health agencies are ramping up preparations in response to a new viral illness that has killed at least nine people in China and infected more than 450 people. The agencies say they are awaiting direction from the World Health Orga...