Canada

New Brunswick slavery connections: Portrait of Ludlow removed from law school

FREDERICTON - Pressure is mounting to have the University of New Brunswick remove George Duncan Ludlow's name from its law faculty building in Fredericton because of his connection...

Oct 31, 2019

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe to employ different style than famous politician father

OTTAWA - Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe recognizes he's got some big shoes to fill as a newly elected Bloc Quebecois MP. His win in the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Jean caught the attention of Quebecers...

Oct 31, 2019

Wildlife group reminds of pollution dangers after pelican hurt in B.C. lake

BURNABY, B.C. - An endangered American white pelican faces a long recovery after being injured by some fishing line discarded in a British Columbia lake. The Wildlife Rescue Association says in a...

Oct 31, 2019

Winnipeg man charged with attempted murder after three-year-old boy stabbed

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of a three-year-old boy. Police say Daniel Jensen, who is 33, was arrested on Wednesday and is also charged with a...

Oct 31, 2019

Quebec Muslims 'need to be patient' in face of rejections, mosque founder says

MONTREAL - When residents north of Montreal learned of a plan to transform a local church into a mosque and Islamic cultural centre, the reaction was so strong that parish leaders invoked the 201...

Oct 31, 2019

Ninety-eight rookie MPs undergo House of Commons training in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Ninety-eight new MPs are in Ottawa to learn how to manage their budgets, get their parking passes and, later on, protect their sanity. The House of Commons began welcoming the rookie MPs, inc...

Greg Fry Oct 31, 2019

Fraud, corruption trial underway for former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi

MONTREAL - The fraud and corruption trial of a former executive with the Montreal engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has gotten underway at the Montreal courthouse. Jurors were selected earlier this week i...

Oct 31, 2019

High court to review disclosure of Barry and Honey Sherman estate files

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review an appeal court's decision to unseal files related to the estates of wealthy Toronto couple Barry and Honey Sherman, who were found murdered ...

Oct 31, 2019

High court won't look at officer's bid for military disability benefits

OTTAWA - A decorated military officer who suffered serious injuries in a car accident won't get a chance at the Supreme Court of Canada to argue her case for disability benefits. Following a 2006 coll...

Oct 31, 2019

Supreme Court won't hear appeal of sentence in Quebec election shooting

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear Richard Henry Bain's appeal of his sentence for shooting a man on election night in Quebec seven years ago. Bain was convicted of killing ligh...

Oct 31, 2019