Canada

'It means so much:' Families thankful for painted poppy rocks on Remembrance Day

COVID-19 will make gathering for Remembrance Day ceremonies or even buying a poppy difficult this year, but one woman is hoping her unusual artwork will help provide meaning to some of her neighbours....

Nov 05, 2020

Conservation group says regulatory gaps in Canadian seafood supply chain pose threat

HALIFAX - An ocean conservation organization says Canada's "poorly regulated" seafood supply chain has hampered the fisheries sector and put ocean health in jeopardy.In a report released Thursday, Oce...

Nov 05, 2020

Quebec City stabbing suspect charged with first-degree murder to appear in court

QUEBEC - The man charged in connection with a Halloween night sword attack in Quebec City is due back in court today. Carl Girouard is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of...

Nov 05, 2020

Sentencing today for Toronto police officer who assaulted Dafonte Miller

A Toronto police officer convicted of assault in the brutal beating of a young Black man is expected to learn his sentence today.Prosecutors are seeking a jail term of 12 to 15 months and several othe...

Nov 05, 2020

Former RCMP officer to testify at B.C. money laundering inquiry.

VANCOUVER - A former RCMP officer described by his lawyer as a whistleblower for investigating organized crime in casinos is scheduled to testify today at an inquiry into money laundering in British C...

Nov 05, 2020

Dying for movies: Suicide highlights labour issues in Canada's visual effects sector

MONTREAL - Last April, Malcolm Angell, a 41-year-old New Zealander who moved to Montreal to work in the city's famed visual effects industry, was taken to hospital after attempting suicide. He was bac...

Nov 05, 2020

Unifor extends contract talks with General Motors past strike deadline

TORONTO - The union representing Canadian workers at General Motors says its bargaining committee has decided to continue its contract talks with the company pasts the strike deadline. Unifor had set ...

Nov 04, 2020

U.S. could learn from elections in other countries including Canada: expert

The United States could have avoided the "crippling political paralysis" it is experiencing if it had a central elections administrator like in other democracies, says an American professor who teache...

Nov 04, 2020

Advisers during Bush-Gore cliffhanger urge Canadian silence on uncertain outcome

OTTAWA - The last time a U.S. presidential election ended in uncertainty, the Canadian government adopted a policy of saying nothing until all the votes were counted and legal challenges resolved.And ...

Nov 04, 2020

Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Trump to remain in jail until trial

A Quebec woman accused of sending a poisoned letter to United States President Donald Trump will be held in a Washington D.C.-area jail until her trial. Pascale Ferrier, who appeared in a Washington D...

Nov 04, 2020