Canada

COVID projections and 'Schitt's Creek' motel for sale: In The News for Nov. 26

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 26, 2020

Spy watchdog urges justice minister to fix gaps in whistle-blowing regime

OTTAWA - The national spy watchdog is urging Justice Minister David Lametti to close gaps in the federal whistle-blowing framework to protect Canada's deepest secrets and the public servants who keep ...

Nov 26, 2020

Appeal Court to rule today on Quebec City mosque shooter's life sentence

Quebec's highest court is scheduled to deliver its ruling today on appeals to the life sentence of Alexandre Bissonnette, who shot and killed six men in a Quebec City mosque in 2017.Bissonnette was se...

Nov 26, 2020

Fresh off majority government win, B.C.'s Horgan to introduce new NDP cabinet

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan will announce his new cabinet today with the expectation that the pandemic will occupy the duties of many of his ministers. Horgan's cabinet unveiling comes after t...

Greg Fry Nov 26, 2020

Plaintiff in RCMP suit says despite abuse, mental health tolls, she'd do it all again

It cost her career, her mental health and a huge part of herself, but Janet Merlo says she's glad she came forward about the harassment she faced as an officer with Canada's national police force. "I'...

Nov 26, 2020

B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with resid...

Nov 25, 2020

Van attack trial delayed until Thursday so experts can view Minassian's interviews

TORONTO - The murder trial for the man who killed 10 people after driving a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk has been delayed until Thursday. The judge has given the Crown and its experts a few day...

Nov 25, 2020

Around 1,300 national exemptions to COVID-19 border restrictions given out: officials

OTTAWA - Immigration officials say the federal government granted 1,300 national interest exemptions during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow people into Canada who don't qualify under current border res...

Nov 25, 2020

Federal watchdog says victims-rights regime needs overhaul after falling 'far short'

OTTAWA, Ill. - Canada's watchdog for crime victims is calling on Parliament to overhaul their bill of rights, saying the five-year-old legislation has fallen "far short" of delivering on its promise. ...

Nov 25, 2020

Whales to trout: Ottawa announces $50M for research into fisheries ecosystems

The federal government has announced more than $50 million for research into marine and freshwater ecosystems across Canada. The projects range from improving habitat for Atlantic salmon to measuring ...

Nov 25, 2020