Canada

Mental illness defence relies on accused's word that he saw monsters: Crown

NEW WESTMINSTER - A Crown prosecutor says there's no reliable evidence to support an argument that a man who stabbed two high school girls in Abbotsford, B.C., was having a psychotic break and didn't ...

Jan 14, 2021

Military gets new commander in virtual, low-key ceremony due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - Admiral Art McDonald is taking over as commander of Canada's military in a low-key ceremony devoid of the normal pomp and circumstance due to COVID-19. As the new chief of the defence staff M...

Jan 14, 2021

Coast guard's marine watch desk reports sightings in real time to protect B.C. orcas

VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard will report whale sightings in real time from a new marine mammal desk established to protect endangered southern resident killer whales and other cetaceans in Brit...

Jan 14, 2021

'Ramp up' of vaccine delivery in Canada not expected until April, Fortin says

OTTAWA - Canada should start getting two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered weekly in April, meaning the "ramp up" phase of Canada's vaccine rollout is still more than two months away. Maj.-...

Jan 14, 2021

Bid by Allan Legere for parole prompts debate over whether release laws need review

Serial killer Allan Legere is permitted to keep seeking parole - and that has federal politicians and a former jailer suggesting release laws may need to be changed to ensure he doesn't succeed. The p...

Jan 14, 2021

Wife of Nunavut man who died from COVID-19 pleads with people to get vaccinated

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The wife of a Nunavut man who died from COVID-19 after contracting it in his community is urging the territory's residents to get vaccinated. Diane Sammurtok's husband Luki died in ...

Jan 14, 2021

Supreme Court to examine limits on conditional sentencing

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of a law that prevented a judge from allowing an offender to avoid jail by imposing a conditional sentence for certain crimes. T...

Jan 14, 2021

Man arrested in anti-Semitic graffiti attack on Montreal synagogue to appear in court

Montreal police say a 28-year-old man arrested Wednesday for allegedly defacing a synagogue with anti-Semitic graffiti will appear in court today.The man was arrested after spray-painted swastikas wer...

Jan 14, 2021

PSAC contesting CRA determination that payments of Phoenix damages are taxable

OTTAWA - The country's biggest civil service union says it will contest a decision that would see government workers pay tax on money they receive as part of a settlement reached over long-standing pr...

Jan 14, 2021

The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:15 a.m.Quebec is reporting 2,132 new cases of COVID-19 and 64 more deaths, including 15 that occurred in the past 24 hours.The provinc...

Jan 14, 2021