Canada

Man expected to plead guilty in four deaths in Penticton, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - A man accused in a shooting that left four people dead in Penticton, B.C., is expected to plead guilty today in court. A lawyer for 69-year-old John Brittain told a B.C. Supreme Court ...

Oct 14, 2020

Party leaders in Saskatchewan to square off in televised debate

REGINA - Leaders of Saskatchewan's two main political parties are to face off tonight in a televised election debate. Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Ryan Meili are to stand two met...

Oct 14, 2020

Leaders of B.C.'s three main political parties clash on pandemic response, recovery

VANCOUVER - NDP Leader John Horgan's decision to call an election during a pandemic and the B.C. Liberal promise to cut the provincial sales tax were the focus of attacks during a televised debate on ...

Oct 13, 2020

Supreme Court stays charges against Alberta man over delay in bail hearing

OTTAWA - An Alberta man accused of domestic violence will not face trial after the Supreme Court of Canada found he experienced undue delay in seeing a judge after his arrest. Following a hearing Tues...

Oct 13, 2020

New law needed to allow safe byelections in COVID-19 pandemic: Greens' Annamie Paul

Green party Leader Annamie Paul is calling on the government to pass legislation proposed by Elections Canada on holding safe balloting before carrying on with byelections in two Toronto ridings. Cana...

Oct 13, 2020

Army apologizes after Nova Scotia residents receive fake letter warning of wolves

HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces is apologizing after some residents of Kings County, N.S., received a phoney letter warning of wolves in the area. The letter, dated Sept. 19, said a pack of eight ...

Oct 13, 2020

Canada joins U.S.-led Artemis Accords to send human explorers back to Moon and beyond

WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada has signed on to the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led effort to establish global guidelines for sending explorers back to the Moon and beyond. NASA says space agencies in A...

Oct 13, 2020

COVID-19 won't spook away trick-or-treating if safety rules followed: health officers

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says trick-or-treating should be possible this Halloween as long as little goblins take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam cau...

Oct 13, 2020

PM blasts Tories for push to keep WE probe alive, says government focused on COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has blasted opposition parties for continuing their effort to dig into the WE Charity issue, and says his government is instead focused on helping Canadians thro...

Oct 13, 2020

Pandemic exposes need for basic income program, expert says

OTTAWA - A leading Canadian expert on government-funded basic incomes says the oft-debated idea could have averted much of the economic effects of COVID-19. Evelyn Forget says a basic income program w...

Oct 13, 2020