Canada

Quebec judge authorizes class action on behalf of alleged victims of ex-hockey coach

LONGUEUIL - A Quebec Superior Court justice has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of victims of a former Montreal police officer and minor hockey coach who died awaiting trial on sex-related...

May 07, 2021

Suspected overdose death of 12-year-old pushes government to 'do better': Minister

VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions say a suspected overdose death of a 12-year-old girl from Vancouver Island is driving the government "to do more and do better." ...

May 07, 2021

No fines handed out at first B.C. COVID-19 roadblock as checks move across province

VICTORIA - The Mounties in British Columbia say no cars were forced to turn around at a roadblock in place to ensure residents abide by travel restrictions due to COVID-19 as enforcement spreads over ...

May 07, 2021

Most of Yellowknife's COVID-19 cases are in children and youth: public health officer

YELLOWKNIFE - A health official in the Northwest Territories says a recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife is mostly affecting children and youth. There are 47 active cases in the northern c...

May 07, 2021

Trudeau aide Katie Telford questions if she could've done more on military misconduct

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff says she has asked herself in recent months whether she could have done more to fight sexual misconduct in Canada's armed forces. Katie Telford ...

May 07, 2021

A year after jobs data leak, StatCan resumes sharing advance numbers with officials

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has resumed its practice of giving key federal officials an advance look at its jobs report ahead of its official release. The agency says two people each in the Finance Dep...

May 07, 2021

RCMP relief officer in Nunavut faces three charges including assault and theft

An RCMP officer stationed in Ottawa is facing three charges related to his time as a relief officer in Kimmirut, Nunavut, in the summer of 2020. Ira Tarleton has been charged with assault causing bodi...

May 07, 2021

CRA watchdog finds agency taking weeks to process some claims for recovery benefits

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is being taken to task by a federal watchdog for not being as up front as it should be over how long it might take to process applications for pandemic aid. The $500...

May 07, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations up, hospitalizations down in Ontario, Quebec

Canada's two biggest provinces are continuing to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations as they report lower hospitalization figures. Quebec hit a single-day record with more than 102,000 shots in the past day...

May 07, 2021

Supreme Court upholds sexual assault conviction in case involving teens, alcohol

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a youth found guilty of sexually assaulting another teenager in a case involving alcohol and capacity to consent.A 15-year-old boy was...

May 07, 2021