Canada

Quebec coroner hears from family of Joyce Echaquan on Day 2 of inquest

MONTREAL - More family members are taking the stand today at a coroner's inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman last year subjected to insults as she lay dying in a hospital northeast of Montre...

May 14, 2021

Supreme Court addresses issue of consent in restoring sexual-assault convictions

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has restored the convictions of a common-law couple for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during a camping trip. The girl was accompanied by her mother, stepf...

May 14, 2021

Metro Vancouver shooting that left 1 dead 2 injured not random, police say

The Burnaby RCMP are investigating a shooting at a shopping complex in Metro Vancouver that left one person dead and two others in hospital. Police said they were called to the scene around 8:35 p.m. ...

May 14, 2021

Americans get a break on masks. What about Canada? : In The News for May 14

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 14 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Th...

May 14, 2021

Judge expected to rule on challenge to 'anti-Alberta' activities inquiry

A judge is expected to rule this morning on a challenge of the United Conservative government's inquiry into whether foreign groups have conspired against Alberta's oil industry. The environmental law...

May 14, 2021

Canada should engage U.N. racism group, though chair independence a question: expert

HALIFAX - Canada should respond to a U.N. committee examining whether it failed to protect Mi'kmaq fishers from racist violence, even though the independence of committee members can be questioned, a ...

May 14, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, May 13, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 13, 2021. There are 1,312,408 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,312,408 confirmed cases (75,475 active...

May 13, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 13, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 13, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 334,975 new vaccinations administered for a total of 17,239,...

May 13, 2021

Community leaders call for action on anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Leaders of the Chinese-Canadian community say the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across Vancouver and North America suggests the population has not been accepted as a part of the wider soc...

May 13, 2021

Habitat for endangered spiny softshell turtle protected southeast of Montreal

BROME-MISSISQUOI - The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it acquired two hectares of land southeast of Montreal to protect the habitat of the endangered spiny softshell turtle. The conservation group ...

May 13, 2021