Canada

Psychiatrist to testify for sixth day at Toronto van attack trial

TORONTO - A psychiatrist retained by the defence will testify for a sixth straight day at the trial for the man who killed 10 people while driving a van down a Toronto sidewalk. Dr. Alexander Westphal...

Dec 07, 2020

Anglers seek protection for Alberta river they say is threatened by gravel plan

One of Alberta's largest grassroots conservation groups is to plead this week for the protection of a much-loved river from gravel mines it fears would damage a world-class trout fishery and undo year...

Dec 07, 2020

Meng's lawyers fight on against extradition as reports swirl of proposed plea deal

VANCOUVER - The legal fight against extradition to the United States for Meng Wanzhou is back on in a Vancouver court amid a report that the American Justice Department is discussing a deal in the cas...

Dec 07, 2020

Report says U.S. diplomats likely targeted in energy attack, unsure about Canadians

OTTAWA - A new report commissioned by the U.S. government suggests "directed" radio energy likely caused brain injuries to American diplomats posted in Cuba and China. Yet the report by the National A...

Dec 06, 2020

National Student Loan Service Centre plagued by delays as requests for help soar

Throngs of former students have been unable to reach Canada's loans centre, which is working through a backlog of more than 30,000 applications for repayment assistance. The phone lines for the Nation...

Dec 06, 2020

National Student Loan Service Centre plagued by delays as requests for help soar

Throngs of former students have been unable to reach Canada's loans centre, which is working through a backlog of more than 30,000 applications for repayment assistance. The phone lines for the Nation...

Dec 06, 2020

Grassy Narrows First Nations chief hails more funding for mercury treatment centre

OTTAWA - New money for a treatment centre for those living with the effects of chronic mercury poisoning comes as a ray of hope for a northern Ontario First Nation that has spent the past six decades ...

Dec 06, 2020

Canadian entrepreneurs in south Florida lament loss of snowbirds, eye 2021 homecoming

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each spring, near a south Florida seaside strip known as the Broadwalk, the grateful retailers and restaurateurs of Hollywood Beach gather for a two-day celebration of all things Ca...

Dec 06, 2020

From tents to converted 4-star hotel, pandemic prompts changes for Montreal homeless

MONTREAL - Alexandre was sorting cans one recent morning outside a tent pitched next to a busy Montreal road by the Port of Montreal. Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he had been sleeping at a homeles...

Dec 06, 2020

Report finds microwave energy likely made US diplomats ill

WASHINGTON - A new report by a National Academy of Sciences committee has found that "directed" microwave radiation is the likely cause of illnesses among American diplomats in Cuba and China. The stu...

Dec 06, 2020