Canada

Food, supply flights grounded, operations halted as protest continues at Nunavut mine

Flights have been grounded and most operations suspended at an open-pit iron ore mine on Nunavut's Baffin Island as protesters continue to block the site's supply road and air strip. Hunters from Arct...

Feb 08, 2021

Federal government to release plan for sustainable development of ocean economy

OTTAWA - Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says Canada can get more out of its marine resources through a strategy that also protects ocean health. The federal government is beginning consultations...

Feb 08, 2021

Acadian group in N.B. praises life of Jackie Vautour, who resisted expropriation

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Acadian Society is paying tribute to Jackie Vautour as a symbol of the francophone minority's resistance to unjust expropriation of their lands. The 92-year-old Vautour d...

Feb 08, 2021

Montreal police confirm death of 15-year-old girl shot in car, suspects sought

MONTREAL - Residents of Montreal's northeastern St-Leonard neighbourhood expressed sadness and shock on Monday at news a 15-year-old girl had been shot to death in the area the night before. Half a do...

Feb 08, 2021

Ottawa lays out criteria for quarantine hotels as it inches toward new travel rule

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has listed its criteria for hotels seeking to participate in the mandatory three-day quarantine for returning travellers. The conditions posted online put t...

Feb 08, 2021

Michael White, convicted of killing pregnant wife, granted day parole for six months

TORONTO - An Edmonton man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and dumping her body more than 15 years ago was granted day parole for six months on Tuesday, with officials stressing the need to moni...

Feb 08, 2021

Appeal court lengthens parole period in triple murder of Alberta family

CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that a trial judge erred by not applying consecutive parole eligibilities for two men convicted in the slayings of three family members.As a result, Jas...

Feb 08, 2021

Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted of killing Calgary couple, grandson

CALGARY - Alberta's top court has upheld a life sentence with no chance of parole for 75 years for a man who killed a Calgary couple and their young grandson.A jury found Douglas Garland guilty of thr...

Feb 08, 2021

Alberta government reinstates 1976 coal-mining policy after huge public outcry

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says powerful public protest persuaded it to reinstate a policy that has kept open-pit coal mines out of the Rocky Mountains for almost 45 years. "Albertans have spok...

Feb 08, 2021

New proposed assisted-dying law is 'racist,' says disability rights activist

OTTAWA - Sarah Jama of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario says senators and MPs are supporting a new law that would expand the access to medical assistance in dying because they have not grappl...

Feb 08, 2021