Canada

Champagne meets Belarus's exiled opposition, as Trudeau talks to Armenian leader

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will ask Turkey's president to help bring Azerbaijan and Armenian combatants to the negotiating table. Trudeau says he will deliver that message to Presi...

Oct 16, 2020

Ontario, Manitoba looking to ramp up restrictions as COVID-19 caseload nears 200K

Ontario and Manitoba are looking to ramp up COVID-19 restrictions as Canada's caseload inches closer to the 200,000 mark. Ontario reported 712 new infections and nine new deaths related to the virus t...

Oct 16, 2020

Quebec refers case of provincial police chief for ethics probe, possible removal

Quebec's public security minister says the government has asked for an investigation that could lead to the removal of the embattled chief of the provincial police.Martin Prud'homme has been suspended...

Oct 16, 2020

Man accused of threatening PM in Rideau Hall incident to appear in court next month

OTTAWA - A man accused of roaming while heavily armed near the residences of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Governor General this summer will be back in court next month.Corey Hurren made a bri...

Oct 16, 2020

Supreme Court of Canada sides with women in RCMP pension dispute

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says women who took part in the RCMP's job-sharing program while raising young children were unfairly denied the chance to bolster their pensions. In a decision to...

Oct 16, 2020

Nova Scotia calls for action and military justice challenge: In The News for Oct. 16

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 Oct. 16 ...What we are watching in Canada ...N...

Oct 16, 2020

Courts martial in limbo as Canada's military justice system faces new challenge

OTTAWA - A court martial involving a Canadian Armed Forces officer accused of sexual assault is one of several trials in limbo over another challenge to the constitutionality of the military justice s...

Oct 16, 2020

Marathon committee meetings as Liberals continue filibusters over WE documents

OTTAWA - Two House of Commons committee meetings dragged on for hours Thursday, with no end in sight, as Liberal MPs continued to filibuster opposition efforts to reopen their investigations into the ...

Oct 15, 2020

Toronto cops ID dead man as likely killer of Christine Jessop, 9, in 1984, via DNA

TORONTO - A man who died five years ago was the likely killer of a nine-year-old girl in a 1984 murder that sparked widespread revulsion and led to a notorious wrongful conviction, Toronto police said...

Oct 15, 2020

Tougher COVID-19 restrictions coming to Winnipeg as Manitoba cases climb

Tougher restrictions are coming to Winnipeg as Manitoba's COVID-19 caseload ticks upward, while Ontario's premier is urging gym enthusiasts in hard-hit regions not to venture elsewhere to work out.&nb...

Oct 15, 2020