Canada

Jury finds Quebec man guilty in abduction, extortion of N.Y. couple in September 2020

MONTREAL - A Quebec man was found guilty of multiple charges on Sunday for his role in the abduction of a couple in their 70s from Upstate New York in September 2020. A jury convicted Gary Arnold on f...

Feb 19, 2023

Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023

OTTAWA - Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of th...

Feb 19, 2023

Federal funding for Black entrepreneurs a 'beacon of hope,' though barriers persist

OTTAWA - When Sean Whyte opened a fashion store in early 2020, he had no idea a global pandemic would force him to throw out his business plan within a couple of months. Whyte's Kelowna business, Grey...

Feb 19, 2023

Volunteer's death spurs warnings that B.C.'s avalanche conditions are 'unforgiving'

VANCOUVER - The avalanche deaths of two skiers in British Columbia's central Interior this month have prompted an emotional plea about this season's dangerous conditions from the head of a volunteer s...

Feb 19, 2023

Chinese consulate-general says report could damage China's relationship with Canada

VANCOUVER - The Chinese consulate-general in Vancouver has called a newspaper report that cited Canadian intelligence documents and described alleged efforts to oust candidates seen as unfriendly to B...

Feb 18, 2023

Media mogul, former National Arts Centre president Peter Herrndorf dies, Family says

TORONTO - Peter Herrndorf, a lawyer, Canadian media mogul and the former president and chief executive officer of the National Arts Centre, has died. He was 82. Matthew Herrndorf confirmed the news, s...

Feb 18, 2023

Halifax jury deliberating for third day in murder trial of William Sandeson

HALIFAX - A jury is in its third day of deliberations today in the trial of a former Halifax medical student charged with first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a fellow student. During the...

Feb 18, 2023

Time in Canada to debate whether notwithstanding clause should exist, says Liberal MP

OTTAWA - A Liberal MP from Montreal says it is for the country to debate whether the notwithstanding clause should be on the books. Sameer Zuberi's comments come after a week where the Bloc Qubcois fo...

Feb 18, 2023

CSIS failed to fully consider human toll when disrupting threats, watchdog says

OTTAWA - A new report from the federal spy watchdog says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service failed to adequately consider the potentially serious adverse effects on people and their families w...

Feb 18, 2023

Judge lifts limit on number of workers who can picket in Yellowknife

YELLOWKNIFE - The Union of Northern Workers says it is pleased with a ruling by a Northwest Territories Supreme Court judge to lift restrictions on the number of people who can picket outside city fac...

Feb 17, 2023