Новости за 28.03.2017

U.S. President Donald Trump touted Ford Motor Co.'s expected announcement Tuesday about investments and jobs at its U.S. plants, saying the automaker would be making a major investment in three Michigan facilities.

They boarded a flight from New York to Seattle, took a taxi to Blaine, Wash., then pushed a stroller with their newborn baby inside, across 0 Avenue in Surrey into Canada.

Three out of four Canadians received a hip or knee replacement, cataract surgery, hip fracture repair or cancer radiation therapy within the recommended wait times for those priority procedures, although there was often wide variation from one province to another, researchers say.

A Nova Scotia man whose personalized licence plate was pulled because of one complaint about his last name, Grabher, says he is overwhelmed by the support he’s received from around the world.

Health-care professionals in Canada are worried more children will fall victim to accidental cannabis poisoning after the drug is legalized, and are bracing for more emergency department visits and calls to poison control centres.

Erin O'Toole has surpassed Andrew Scheer as the favourite choice for leader among Conservative MPs, though they might instead get Maxime Bernier or Kevin O'Leary.

Canadian marijuana businesses got a confidence boost from a CBC News report that the government plans to legalize recreational marijuana by July 2018, although big questions remain about how the legal market will work in different provinces.

​Netflix has set up a new Global Copyright Protection Group to stop people from stealing its original content. The group's ultimate aim is to reduce online piracy "to a socially unacceptable fringe activity."

Every liberal is raised to believe that male privilege is the anchor determinant in our society, and that being born male — especially a white male — confers possession of the keys to society's ignition. And yet...

Most of Donald Trump's achievements so far have come via executive orders, proclamations and appointments. Lacking any legislative victories following the health-care bill implosion, tackling tax reform may not be a recipe for that kind of success.

The wife of the man who killed four people outside Britain's Parliament last week condemned the attack, saying she is "saddened and shocked."

A new report from Samara Canada suggests Canadians feel better about the state of their democracy than they have in two years — but they say there's room for improvement from MPs.

A white racist accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old stranger on a Manhattan street because he was black says he'd intended it as "a practice run" in a mission to deter interracial relationships.

Canadian security experts are waiting to see whether Canada goes along with the U.S. and U.K. and bars certain airline passengers from carrying any electronic device larger than a smartphone in their carry-on luggage.

Using just his teeth and paws, the nine-year-old, cream-coloured dog exploded 100 balloons in 36.25 seconds at the Shawnessy YMCA Sunday afternoon, beating the Guinness World Record of 39.08 seconds.

Sixteen U.S. senators wrote a letter to USA Hockey's executive director Monday over their concerns about the treatment of the women's national team.

Just like his favourite NHLer, Jordan Chaulk recovered from a stroke to lace up his skates again. This weekend, Chaulk met Penguins defenseman Kris Letang.

The city's public health agency wants to see if there is an appetite in Ottawa for keeping unhealthy food and drink out of the city's schools, daycares and recreation centres.

Conservative leadership candidate Michael Chong has struck viral gold not once, but twice during his otherwise achingly mundane campaign.

Democrats have said House of Representatives Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes, who was a member of Trump's transition team, can no longer run a credible investigation of Russian hacking, the U.S. election and any potential involvement by Trump associates.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said the province is waiting on legislation from the federal government next month before making decisions for Alberta.

Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau said Monday one of the force's constables has been placed on administrative duty after a judge ruled last week the officer violated a teen's constitutional rights during a violent arrest.

A trio of Montreal amateur hockey players left their beer league behind for a week for a chance to play hockey in the most reclusive country in the world — North Korea.

The Sinixt was pushed off the Canadian portion of its traditional territory by settlers and miners. The court heard the First Nation was declared extinct for the purposes of the Indian Act in 1956.

For many of the world's best snowboarders, a ride in the backcountry is a return to the sport's roots.