Canada

Officer says she noticed nothing unusual with man who died in Halifax jail cell

HALIFAX - A special constable facing criminal charges in an inmate's death testified she didn't notice anything unusual about the prisoner as she checked on him in his cell. Const. Cheryl Gardner told...

Nov 08, 2019

Provincial police teaming up with Montreal force to battle organized crime

MONTREAL - After recording 17 organized crime-related killings in the greater Montreal area since Jan 1., Quebec and Montreal police announced Wednesday the creation of a permanent mixed squad de...

Nov 08, 2019

Halifax museum honours legacy of former member of Canadian-U.S. Black Devils

HALIFAX - A new museum exhibit was unveiled today honouring a Nova Scotia member of a famed Canada-U.S. army unit during the Second World War known as the Black Devils. Herb Peppard of Truro...

Nov 08, 2019

Alberta alters rules on oil production limits to spur more conventional drilling

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the government is adjusting its rules on oil production limits to give producers incentive to drill more conventional wells. Sonya Savage says, star...

Nov 08, 2019

Almost half of all First Nations families are 'food insecure': 10-year study

OTTAWA - Rates of obesity and diabetes are higher among First Nations adults than in the general Canadian population, while almost half of all Indigenous families have difficulty putting eno...

Nov 08, 2019

Green coalition says feds must admit true costs of climate change

OTTAWA - Almost two dozen Canadian environment groups are urging the federal Liberal government to make sure its next budget acknowledges that climate change is costing the country hundreds ...

Nov 08, 2019

More Canadians plan to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies this year: poll

TORONTO - A new survey suggests more Canadians are planning to mark Remembrance Day this year, perhaps in a salute to the few remaining veterans of the Second World War. The poll c...

Nov 08, 2019

Pallister says Canada can unite on climate action if partisan politics set aside

OTTAWA - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the fight against climate change can unite this country even as it currently is fuelling talk of Alberta separation. Pallister is in Ottawa today to...

Nov 08, 2019

Ontario's memorial to veterans of Afghanistan war ready for next Remembrance Day

TORONTO - A memorial to honour veterans of the war in Afghanistan that is being built on the grounds of the Ontario legislature will include a stone from an Inukshuk that stood at Kandahar Airfield as...

Nov 08, 2019

Supreme Court rules drug trafficker need not pay additional fine

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a convicted drug trafficker should not have to pay a fine as part of his punishment to offset the fact he used money he obtained from his crimes to pay his le...

Nov 08, 2019