Canada

Quebec judicial council rejects complaint over judge's sexual assault ruling

MONTREAL - The Quebec judicial council has rejected complaints about a judge who granted a conditional discharge to a young engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism. Quebec court Ju...

Nov 23, 2022

Rejecting unproven claims the right way for inquiry heads to proceed: Murray Sinclair

OTTAWA - The commissioner presiding over the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act is rejecting a request from a lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizers to call witnesses over an unsubstan...

Nov 23, 2022

Jury in Nunavut coroner's inquest makes recommendations to government, RCMP

POND INLET, Nunavut - A jury in a coroner's inquest that examined the suicide of a man following a standoff with police in Nunavut has recommended improving cultural and mental health supports and pol...

Nov 23, 2022

Trudeau elaborates on what Chinese 'interference' he discussed with Xi Jinping at G20

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered his most detailed explanation yet about what kind of "interference" he brought up with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting earlier this month. ...

Nov 23, 2022

Jewish groups 'horrified' by video showing Montreal driver hitting baby in carriage

MONTREAL - Jewish groups in Quebec say they are deeply disturbed and horrified after a driver was video-recorded hitting a baby in a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an ...

Nov 23, 2022

Canadian-Israeli teen killed in Jerusalem attack while on his way to seminary

JERUSALEM - A rabbi with a seminary in Jerusalem has identified a 16-year-old Canadian-Israeli student as a person killed in one of two blasts that went off near bus stops in the city. Rabbi Refaen Ro...

Nov 23, 2022

More missiles hit as Ukrainians brace for 'worst winter' since Second World War

KYIV, Ukraine - Another barrage of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine Wednesday, dealing a setback to the country's struggle to restore its power network as winter sets in. "As we speak now, Russia h...

Nov 23, 2022

Quebec town tries cowboy tactics after crop-trampling cattle evade capture for months

QUEBEC - A small Quebec town is resorting to cowboy tactics to round up a herd of runaway cattle that have evaded capture for months and have been wreaking havoc in farmers' fields. The mayor of St-Sv...

Nov 23, 2022

Federal Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta concerned with proposed sovereignty act

EDMONTON - A federal Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta says he's concerned that Premier Danielle Smith is moving forward with her proposed sovereignty act. Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, who...

Nov 23, 2022

Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry: RCMP union calls for more resources

HALIFAX - The group that represents almost 20,000 regular members of the RCMP has submitted a list of 28 recommendations to the inquiry investigating the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The N...

Nov 23, 2022