Canada

American who attacked N.S. women sentenced for fleeing to Canada in 1996

HALIFAX - A New York state judge has sentenced a man who committed violent sexual crimes in Nova Scotia to between two and six years of additional jail time for absconding fro...

Jul 30, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify today on WE Charity controversy

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will be in the hot seat today for a rare prime ministerial appearance at a House of Commons committee, facing questions about his role in the simmering controversy involving th...

Jul 30, 2020

Quebec judge who asked woman to remove hijab in court to offer apology

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge who refused to allow a Muslim woman to appear in court wearing a hijab in 2015 will apologize. In an undated notice published online, the province's judic...

Jul 30, 2020

Few regrets for Toronto's 1st Black police chief, but criticism tails Saunders

TORONTO - Ask the outgoing head of the country's largest municipal police force about defunding or cuts to its $1-billion budget, and the response reflects typical disdain for what he views as slogane...

Jul 30, 2020

The Latest: Trudeau to testify on WE and student-volunteer program

OTTAWA - The latest developments on July 30, 2020, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to testify to the House of Commons finance committee about his government's aborted deal with WE Charity to r...

Jul 30, 2020

New Brunswick woman found after missing in forest for almost two weeks

TRACADIE, N.B. - A New Brunswick woman says she was able to survive in woods northeast of the province for nearly two weeks by drinking rainwater from puddles and eating wild berries. Jenny McLaughlin...

Jul 30, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for July 30

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 30, 2020:There are 115,470 confirmed cases in Canada._ Quebec: 59,073 confirmed (including 5,670 deaths, 50,886 resolved)_...

Jul 30, 2020

Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of Quebec comedian on joke complaint

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear the appeal of Quebec comedian Mike Ward in a high-profile human-rights case. Ward is appealing a decision by Quebec's highest court that l...

Jul 30, 2020

Trudeau in the hot seat and a teddy bear comes home:In The News for July 30

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 30. What we are watching in Canada ... Ju...

Jul 30, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for July 30

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 30, 2020: There are 115,470 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,073 confirmed (including 5,670 deaths, 50,886 resolved...

Jul 30, 2020