Canada

Intelligence says Iranian missile downed airliner, perhaps by mistake: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says intelligence from multiple sources indicates that an Iranian missile downed the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed near Tehran on Wednesday....

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Border agency's digital device searches broke the law, privacy watchdog says

OTTAWA - Canada's border agency violated the law by carrying out unduly invasive searches of personal digital devices, in one case viewing a traveller's social media and online ban...

Jan 09, 2020

Saskatchewan wants to prevent sex offenders from changing names

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is working to ban released sex offenders from changing their names. Stricter rules have been drafted and are expected to be presented to cabinet within weeks....

Jan 09, 2020

Bodies placed in odd spots in Ottawa hospitals as morgues overflow

OTTAWA - Lou Burri says a body stored in a hospital conference room first set an alarm bell ringing in his head last October. The hospital denies that happened, but the union leader at the O...

Jan 09, 2020

Bank of Canada to seek nominations for who should be on the new $5 bill

VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the central bank is working on plans for a new $5 bill. Speaking in Vancouver, Poloz says the bank will soon be launching public consultations ab...

Jan 09, 2020

Hereditary chiefs say they will protect territory in pipeline dispute

SMITHERS, B.C. - On the first anniversary of the RCMP's enforcement of an injunction against opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, First Nation hereditary chiefs ...

Jan 09, 2020

Gilbert Rozon sex assault trial to take place over five days in June

MONTREAL - Entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon's trial for rape and indecent assault will take place over five days in June. Crown and defence lawyers appeared before a judge Tuesday and agree...

Jan 09, 2020

Iranian missiles target Iraqi city used by Canadian Forces

OTTAWA - No Canadian Armed Forces troops were hurt by the barrage of Iranian missiles that hit targets in Iraq Tuesday, Canada's chief of defence staff says. "CAF families: I can assure you that all d...

Jan 09, 2020

A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who called Canada home

There were dozens who called Canada home among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Friends and family in Canad...

Jan 09, 2020

Champagne asks Iran to let Canadian officials in to investigate plane crash

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has spoken to his Iranian counterpart about Wednesday's deadly plane crash in Tehran, but there is no word on whether Canadian officials w...

Jan 09, 2020