Canada

Eric Salvail sex assault trial: Lawyer for former TV star begins closing arguments

MONTREAL - The lawyer for former Quebec television star Eric Salvail began his closing arguments today by telling the court his client's accuser cannot be trusted. Michel Massicotte says the complaina...

Nov 11, 2020

Nunavut health officials confirm one case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says the territory has confirmed a case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet. It brings the total number of infections in the territory to three. In a n...

Nov 11, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:15 a.m.Quebec is reporting 1,378 new COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, six of which occur...

Nov 11, 2020

Five federal inmates test positive for COVID-19 as case counts spike across Canada

OTTAWA - The Correctional Service of Canada says five inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in Quebec, Manitoba and Alberta. It says contract tracing is underway and testing is being offered at th...

Nov 11, 2020

Lottery corp.'s anti-money laundering chief tells inquiry about his police concerns

VANCOUVER - A former police officer who heads the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering programs says he was concerned and surprised about the response from police agencies over...

Nov 10, 2020

Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada

Mark Lindsay wishes his daughter, Chantelle, were here to see the fruitions of her fight to bring transformational new therapies for cystic fibrosis to Canada. But Lindsay knows the 23-year-old, who d...

Nov 10, 2020

Yukon government says it doesn't support permit for exploration in Arctic wilderness

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it does not support a permit for an oil drilling exploration project in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Environment Minister Pauline Frost says the explorat...

Nov 10, 2020

Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online cont...

Nov 10, 2020

Bill 21 supporters testify that religious symbols send wrong message to kids

MONTREAL - Students require a neutral environment in which to learn and one where equality between men and women is put first, parents supporting Quebec's secularism law testified in court Tuesday. Na...

Nov 10, 2020

Alberta farmers file what may be first class-action lawsuit over unpaid oil leases

CALGARY - An Alberta farm family has filed what could be the first class-action lawsuit against an energy company for not making its lease payments. In a statement of claim filed in Calgary, Reinhold ...

Nov 10, 2020