Canada

Bill to mandate sexual-assault law training for judges passes House of Commons

OTTAWA - A long-awaited bill that would require judges to commit to take training in sexual assault law has passed unanimously in the House of Commons. The proposed legislation originated as a private...

Nov 23, 2020

In Halifax, housing advocates fear shortages of shelter adding to the 'new poor'

HALIFAX - Community legal worker Mark Culligan refers to cases of Nova Scotians facing pandemic-era evictions in a hot housing market as "the new poor." "We're seeing a growth of a new form of homeles...

Nov 23, 2020

Animal rescue group offers to relocate Montreal-area deer and avoid slaughter

MONTREAL - An animal rescue organization is offering a Montreal-area city an alternative to slaughtering about 15 white-tailed deer living in a local park. The organization, Animal Sauvetage Rescue, a...

Nov 23, 2020

RCMP boss responds to watchdog report about alleged spying on anti-oil protesters

OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has responded to a long-delayed watchdog report on alleged surveillance of anti-oil protesters after a civil liberties group went to court to force her hand. Th...

Nov 23, 2020

Canadian Armed Forces to formally apologize to victims for sexual misconduct

OTTAWA - The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces is preparing to formally apologize to victims of sexual misconduct. The apology is part of a $900-million settlement agreement that the federal gove...

Nov 23, 2020

Exclusion of mental health as grounds for assisted death is likely temporary: Lametti

OTTAWA - Federal Justice Minister David Lametti says he hopes the exclusion of mental illness as the sole grounds for an assisted death is temporary but the change would need more study than time allo...

Nov 23, 2020

COVID-19 Atlantic bubble on hold as 2 provinces pull out; Toronto, Peel in lockdown

Two provinces are temporarily withdrawing from the Atlantic bubble in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, while tighter restrictions - including short-term lockdowns - take effect today in parts...

Nov 23, 2020

Longtime Conservative MP Peter Kent won't run again in key riding for the party

OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP Peter Kent says he won't run again in the next federal election. Kent captured the previously Liberal stronghold riding of Thornhill, in the Greater Toronto Are...

Nov 23, 2020

N.L. and P.E.I. impose new travel restrictions, bursting the Atlantic bubble

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador are temporarily pulling out of the Atlantic bubble as COVID-19 cases rise in the region. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier A...

Nov 23, 2020

NDP's Collins revives calls for environment commissioner to be stand-alone office

OTTAWA - NDP environment critic Laurel Collins is reviving a call for the environment commissioner to be a stand-alone officer of Parliament. Collins is pushing a motion at the House of Commons enviro...

Nov 23, 2020