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Trump pressed to levy harsh US response to Khashoggi killing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces increasing pressure to take tougher measures against Saudi Arabia over the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi. Trump says that Saudi Arabia is a "spectacular ally" and that he's not convinced…
Canada’s embassies and diplomats poorly protected despite warnings, auditor says
OTTAWA — Canada is not properly protecting diplomats and staff who face security threats at Canadian missions abroad, including many in locations at high risk of terrorist attacks, violence and espionage, the federal auditor general says.…
Highlights from the auditor general’s reports
OTTAWA — Highlights from the 2018 auditor general's report New planes, no pilots Canada's $500-million purchase of used CF-18 fighter jets from Australia will be hamstrung by the ongoing problem that the air force does not have enough…
Feds don’t even know what historic buildings they own, auditor warns
OTTAWA — Canada's auditor general has found the three federal agencies that own most of Canada's heritage buildings are not doing enough to preserve them, which means future generations of Canadians could lose mportant parts of the…
Canadian dead more than a week after plane crash in Guyana: Global Affairs
The federal government says a Canadian citizen who was aboard a plane that crashed through a fence at Guyana's main international airport has died. Global Affairs says it's providing consular assistance to the person's family, and is in…
Trump says ‘no reason’ for him to hear Khashoggi death tape
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said there is no reason for him to listen to a recording of the "very violent, very vicious" killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has put him in a diplomatic bind: how to admonish…
UK’s May on collision course with party rebels over Brexit
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May was aiming to seal business support for her Brexit deal with the European Union on Monday, but remained on a collision course with a group of lawmakers seeking to unseat her. The draft…
Canada Post workers continue strikes, await word on request for mediator
OTTAWA — Canada Post workers took their rotating strikes to Alberta and British Columbia today after rejecting the Crown corporation's latest offer and asking that a mediator be appointed to help end the ongoing labour dispute. The…
‘A giant step forward’: new $10 bill featuring Viola Desmond to enter circulation
Wanda Robson still finds it hard to believe that her big sister is the new face of the $10 bill — and the first Canadian woman to be featured on a regularly circulating banknote. The sister of the late Nova Scotia civil rights pioneer and…
Violent hazing at Toronto private school goes back decades, alumnus says
TORONTO — An alumnus of a prestigious Toronto private school says he experienced violent hazing there decades ago, amid new allegations of assault and sexual assault at the institution. Jean-Paul Bedard, who attended St. Michael's College…