Canada

Companies warn Tory motion could deter domestic production of PPE

OTTAWA - Canadian companies that answered the government's call to produce ventilators and other desperately needed equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic say they're worried that opposition MPs are n...

Oct 23, 2020

For Mi'kmaq fishers, dreams of a peaceful harvest on N.S. waters repeatedly dashed

HALIFAX - Mi'kmaw fisherman Robert Syliboy says he dreams of peacefully trapping lobster off the shores of southwestern Nova Scotia. But the hopes of the 27-year-old from the Sipekne'katik First Natio...

Oct 23, 2020

Assembly of First Nations has 'lost confidence' in RCMP commissioner, says Bellegarde

OTTAWA - The head of the Assembly of First Nations says he is set to tell Prime Minister Justin Trudeau he has 'lost confidence' in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki.National Chief Perry Bellegarde says ...

Oct 23, 2020

Ottawa police investigating hate-motivated graffiti incident at National War Memorial

OTTAWA - Police in Ottawa are investigating an incident of hate-motivated graffiti at the National War Memorial. The alleged incident happened last Friday night, when police say a man used a sharp obj...

Oct 23, 2020

Majority of international travellers since March deemed 'essential', avoid quarantine

OTTAWA - More than 4.6 million people have arrived in Canada since the border closed last March but less than one-quarter of them were ordered to quarantine - the rest were deemed "essential" and exem...

Oct 23, 2020

Canada, Alberta agree on caribou protection deal that gives them years to take action

EDMONTON - Canada and Alberta have signed a deal on caribou protection that gives them years to take action but could allow energy drilling to resume right away on some ranges. The agreement gives the...

Oct 23, 2020

Psychiatrist tells jurors accused Fredericton mass murderer had mental illness

FREDERICTON - A psychiatrist testifying at the Fredericton mass murder trial says the accused suffered from delusional disorder. Dr. Scott Woodside told jurors today that Matthew Raymond refused to ta...

Oct 23, 2020

Ottawa predicts system delays, backlogs unless court extends life of refugee pact

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says there will be upheaval at the Canada-U. S. border early next year if a refugee pact between the two countries is allowed to expire. Federal lawyers are asking the ...

Oct 23, 2020

Move to Canada? A pipe dream for some Americans is a parachute for Canadian expats

WASHINGTON, Wash. - When people in the United States talk about moving to Canada to escape four more years of Donald Trump, it's usually either a punchline or a pipe dream. Ask some of the rough...

Oct 23, 2020

Montreal archdiocese says priest found guilty of sexual assault has been defrocked

MONTREAL - The Montreal archdiocese says a priest sentenced in 2019 for abusing two boys has been formally stripped of his priesthood. Archbishop Christian Lepine had defrocked Brian Boucher last year...

Oct 23, 2020