Canada

Judge who visited protest teepee on Regina legislature grounds faces judicial review

REGINA - A judge who visited a Metis man at his protest camp on Saskatchewan's legislature grounds after ruling he was entitled to stay there is facing a review by his fellow judges. The Canadian Judi...

Dec 22, 2020

Anger, suspicion after Pakistani dissident Karima Mehrab found dead in Toronto

TORONTO - The apparent drowning death of an internationally prominent Pakistani dissident whose body was pulled from the water near downtown Toronto sparked anger, grief and suspicion on Tuesday.Polic...

Dec 22, 2020

Canada and United Kingdom make stopgap deal to avert tariffs after Brexit

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada and Britain have agreed not to raise tariffs on each other's goods when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union at the end of the mont...

Dec 22, 2020

External probe into deaths of Quebec boys calls for reform to youth protection system

QUEBEC - An external investigation into the deaths of two Quebec boys is calling for in-depth reform of the province's youth protection system and the law that governs it. Dr. Lionel Carmant, Quebec's...

Dec 22, 2020

Where is God? The COVID-19 pandemic has been a test of faith for believers

OTTAWA - Where is God? It is a question Rev. Harrison Ayre finds himself asking and being asked often as the COVID-19 pandemic has left nearly two million dead worldwide; 80 million sickened; families...

Dec 22, 2020

10 correctional officers charged following death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Ten correctional officers have been charged with crimes ranging from manslaughter to criminal negligence causing death in connection with the 2019 death of an Inuk man in a St. John...

Dec 22, 2020

Federal memorial grant program expanded to include correctional officers

OTTAWA - The federal memorial grant program for first responders is being expanded to recognize correctional, parole and probation officers who lose their lives.The program provides a one-time lump su...

Dec 22, 2020

RCMP to attempt underwater sonar search for missing Nova Scotia scallop dragger

HILLSBURN, N.S. - The Mounties are planning to use underwater sonar exploration equipment to try and locate a scallop dragging vessel that went missing last week in the Bay of Fundy. The body of one c...

Dec 22, 2020

New veterans ombudsman experienced disability backlog firsthand

OTTAWA - Canada's new veterans' ombudsman says she personally experienced the controversial backlog that has seen thousands of injured ex-soldiers wait months or years to find out if they qualify for ...

Dec 22, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Dec. 22, 2020 (all times eastern): 10:45 a.m. There are 2,202 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario today and 21 more deaths related to the virus. Heal...

Dec 22, 2020