Canada

PHAC head says Privacy Act prevents explanation for firing of two scientists

OTTAWA - The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada is refusing to explain why two Canadian government scientists were let go 18 months after being escorted from Canada's highest-security lab...

Mar 26, 2021

Judge rejects fashion mogul Peter Nygard's appeal of decision that denied him bail

WINNIPEG - A Canadian fashion leader facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States will have to remain in jail after an unsuccessful attempt to appeal an earlier ruling that den...

Mar 26, 2021

B.C. is first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries, communities

VICTORIA - British Columbia has set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for most sectors in the provincial economy, including the oil and gas industry. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Ch...

Mar 26, 2021

No violation of Meng's charter rights in collection of device serial numbers: Crown

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says RCMP did not need a search warrant to obtain the electronic devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou or collect their serial numbers. John Gibb-...

Mar 26, 2021

Privy Council official explains handling of Vance misconduct allegations

OTTAWA - A civil servant who met with the former military ombudsman about sexual misconduct allegations against then-defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance is reiterating she had too little information to ...

Mar 26, 2021

Fines coming for travellers caught sneaking pot into Canada

OTTAWA - Beginning Monday, travellers could be fined up to $2,000 for trying to slip cannabis into Canada. For more than two years, adults in Canada have been allowed to possess and share up to 30 gra...

Mar 26, 2021

Pandemic spending sent federal deficit to $268 billion in January, feds say

OTTAWA - The federal government says it ran a budgetary deficit of $268.2 billion through 10 months of its fiscal year as the treasury pumped out more pandemic aid. The deficit from April to January c...

Mar 26, 2021

'You have not broken us:' Families give statements in Calgary triple-murder case

CALGARY - Tears flowed in a courtroom Friday during sentencing arguments for a man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend's throat and, days later, stabbing to death his mother and stepfather. Dustin...

Mar 26, 2021

Man accused in attack on Montreal police officer appears in court on several charges

MONTREAL - A man accused of the attempted murder of a Montreal police officer in January appeared before a judge today. Ali Ngarukiye, 21, remains detained following his appearance on seven counts inc...

Mar 26, 2021

Coal company Teck fined $60M for contaminating B.C. rivers

FERNIE, B.C. - Canadian mining company Teck Coal has been assessed $60 million in fines for contaminating waterways in southern British Columbia."It's the largest-ever penalty assessed under the Fishe...

Mar 26, 2021