Canada

Police releasing few details after Montreal cop disarmed, injured during traffic stop

Montreal police are releasing little information today after an officer on Thursday was allegedly disarmed and injured following a traffic stop. Police had initially said on Thursday that one of their...

Jan 29, 2021

Feds launch process to develop legislation on Indigenous-controlled health care

OTTAWA - The federal government will work with Indigenous leaders to co-develop legislation aimed at giving First Nations, Metis and Inuit people control over the delivery of health care in their comm...

Jan 28, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Montreal police officer shot during traffic stop

Montreal police say one of their officers was shot in the upper body during a traffic stop this afternoon.Police say the incident took place just before 4 p.m. in the city's Park-Extension neighbourho...

Jan 28, 2021

Victims of mosque attack to be honoured by national day of remembrance, action

OTTAWA - The federal government intends to make Jan. 29 a day to honour victims of the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque.Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement Thu...

Jan 28, 2021

Sex assault cases involving ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair back in court April 16

MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair will return court in mid-April to face charges related to two separate sexual assault cases. Boisclair was not in court today when the judge fi...

Jan 28, 2021

Heritage Ministry reviewing workplace harassment probe at Canadian Museum of History

OTTAWA - The Heritage Ministry says it's reviewing the results of an independent investigation into harassment allegations at the Canadian Museum of History. The ministry revealed no details, citing t...

Jan 28, 2021

Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession, police chiefs say

TORONTO - The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In ur...

Jan 28, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Police officer who shot and killed Winnipeg girl will not face charges

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg police officer will not be criminally charged for the fatal shooting of a teen last spring. A report from Manitoba's Independent Investigation Unit says it consulted with provinc...

Jan 28, 2021

Concordia University says lectures from dead professor were 'teaching tool'

MONTREAL - Concordia University says there should have been no confusion about who was teaching an online class after a student said he was surprised to discover the professor delivering the video lec...

Jan 28, 2021

Court says B.C.'s Surrey Six killers can argue abuse of process, while guilt affirmed

VANCOUVER - Two men found guilty of killing six people in British Columbia's most notorious gang slayings will be allowed a hearing to argue their claims of abuse of process, but their guilty verdicts...

Jan 28, 2021