Canada

Evicted tenant challenges 'draconian' pot law's constitutionality

TORONTO - A man evicted from his home and whose possessions were seized has launched a legal challenge to new Ontario legislation that aims to weed out illegal cannabis sales. In an unproven applicati...

Jul 26, 2019

Man accused of killing four people in Fredericton makes another court appearance

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man accused of murdering four people, including two police officers, in a shooting spree last August was back in a Fredericton courtroom Friday. Matthew Raymond is charge...

Jul 26, 2019

Trudeau names outgoing NDP MP Murray Rankin to lead new security-review agency

OTTAWA - An outgoing New Democrat MP will chair Canada's new national-security review agency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. Murray Rankin has been the member of Parliament for Vic...

Jul 26, 2019

Canadian government faces call to revoke funding for giant telescope in Hawaii

OTTAWA - Canada should remove its financial support from a plan to build a massive new telescope in Hawaii on land considered sacred by Indigenous Hawaiians, the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs said Wedne...

Jul 26, 2019

Canada invests $85M into advanced satellites to connect rural, remote regions

OTTAWA - The federal government is spending $85 million to help develop advanced satellite technology with hopes it will one day expand access to affordable, high-speed intern...

Jul 26, 2019

BMW wins skirmish in $175M claim against Autoport over stored cars

TORONTO - BMW Canada has won a skirmish in its quest for $175 million in compensation from storage company Autoport for alleged damage to thousands of imported vehicles. In a ruling, Ontario's Divisio...

Jul 26, 2019

CBSA expands stunt-actor pilot project, warning those hired may get hit

OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency says it plans to amend bid documents looking for stunt actors to clarify that they could get punched or kicked during training with new recruits. The agency ...

Jul 26, 2019

Father of suspect in 3 B.C. deaths expects son will go out in 'blaze of glory'

MILL BAY, B.C. - The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says his son is in "very serious pain" and he expects a nationwide manhunt will end in the youn...

Jul 26, 2019

Feds take digital step to reshape benefits system for expat seniors

OTTAWA - The federal government has started on a path to trade, in bulk, information on expatriate seniors with other countries to save time and money when one of them dies. It's estimated about ...

Jul 26, 2019

Liberal government runs $1.4B budgetary deficit in first two months of 2019-20

OTTAWA - A new preliminary estimate says the federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $1.4 billion through the first two months of the current fiscal year. The Finance Departmen...

Jul 26, 2019