Canada

Prince Charles and Camilla set to return to Canada in May for 3-day royal tour

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are set to return to Canada in May, their first visit in five years, as part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum jubilee. Clarence House and the Gove...

Apr 11, 2022

Dry cells to be banned for women prisoners suspected of carrying contraband in bodies

OTTAWA - The federal government says it will do away with the controversial practice of confining inmates to dry cells when they are suspected of carrying contraband in their vaginas. Dry cells are es...

Apr 11, 2022

Accused in Quebec City sword attack to argue not criminally responsible for killings

QUEBEC - The man accused of two counts of murder in a Halloween night sabre attack in Quebec City in 2020 doesn't deny the acts he's accused of, the judge noted at the opening of his trial today. Lawy...

Apr 11, 2022

Mistaken for mass killer, man recalls shot ‘like a sonic boom’ as RCMP fired at him

HALIFAX - David Westlake is an unbelievably lucky man who still wonders what saved him when two Mounties mistook him for a killer and opened fire. On the morning of April 19, 2020, the emergency manag...

Apr 11, 2022

Trudeau expected to make announcement on electric vehicle infrastructure

VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Victoria today. He is expected to make an announcement highlighting investments in electric vehicle infrastructure. The federal budget ta...

Apr 11, 2022

Fixer says former Alberta justice minister hired him to get reporter's phone logs

A self-described political fixer says a former Alberta justice minister hired him to obtain a reporter's phone logs. David Wallace says he was hired by Jonathan Denis to get the phone records of Alann...

Apr 11, 2022

Quebec's English colleges say they are being targeted by government for their success

MONTREAL - Recent amendments to Quebec's new language bill are targeting English junior colleges because the schools are increasingly popular among non-anglophones, say students and representatives of...

Apr 11, 2022

Canada takes aim at Russian defence sector with new sanctions over attack on Ukraine

OTTAWA - Canada is targeting Russia's defence industry with its latest round of sanctions over Moscow's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says the new measures imp...

Apr 11, 2022

'Infection doesn't protect you': Getting COVID twice is more common as immunity wanes

REGINA - Christine Enns said she was shocked when a rapid test showed she had tested positive for COVID-19. Enns, who received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and a booster shot, already had the virus i...

Greg Fry Apr 11, 2022

B.C. court denies interim request by mink farmers ahead of their COVID-19 challenge

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a request by mink farmers for interim relief that would suspend a prohibition on breeding the animals while their legal petition against t...

Apr 10, 2022