Canada

Judge wrong not to sentence engineer to jail for sex assault: Appeal Court

QUEBEC - The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a conditional discharge given to an engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and instead imposed a 12-month jail sentence. In a written decision...

Jan 25, 2023

Trudeau, premiers expected to meet in February to move health-care talks along

HAMILTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and premiers are to meet in Ottawa in two weeks to work on a new health care deal. Trudeau said Wednesday he issued an invitation for the premiers to join him ...

Jan 25, 2023

Quebec woman who mailed poison to Trump White House pleads guilty

WASHINGTON - A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump has pleaded guilty and agreed to a prison sentence of nearly 22 years. Pascale Ferrier, 55, entered the plea toda...

Jan 25, 2023

Crown stays six sexual assault charges against rural Manitoba doctor

WINNIPEG - Crown prosecutors say they are staying six sexual assault charges against a doctor in rural Manitoba. They told a Winnipeg court Wednesday that they couldn't go through with a trial for Dr....

Jan 25, 2023

Weather a factor in fatal 2021 crash of plane towing marriage banner in Montreal: TSB

MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says weather and engine trouble contributed to the fatal crash of a small plane near Old Montreal in 2021 that was towing a marriage proposal banne...

Jan 25, 2023

Results to be released after second search for graves at B.C. residential school

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation in central British Columbia is ready to announce results from the second phase of an investigation of grounds around the former St. Joseph's Mission residential sc...

Jan 25, 2023

Transit union calls for national task force as violent attacks reach 'crisis level'

TORONTO - The president of a Canadian transit union wants to convene a national task force as violent attacks on public transit reach what he calls "crisis levels". Amalgamated Transit Union Canada na...

Jan 25, 2023

Pressure builds for Canada to send tanks to Ukraine after Germany gives OK

OTTAWA - Pressure is building for Canada to send some of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine after Germany's decision to provide the heavy weapons and approve requests by other countries to do the s...

Jan 25, 2023

Interest rates hiked again

The Bank of Canada has confirmed it will once again raise its key interest rate in an effort to combat inflation. The rate hike of a quarter of a percentage point will bring the key interest rate to 4...

Greg Fry Jan 25, 2023

Toronto mayor calls for national summit to tackle mental health crisis

TORONTO - Canada's mental health crisis demands a national summit with representation from all levels of government, Toronto Mayor John Tory said Wednesday, claiming a lack of provincial and federal s...

Jan 25, 2023