Canada

B.C. court rules in favour of dad seeking power to immunize his children

SALMON ARM , B.C. - A judge says the father of two boys has the right to ensure his children receive necessary immunizations and dental treatments, despite objections from the children's mother. ...

Jan 16, 2020

FBI arrest former Canadian reservist, suspected neo-Nazi, in United States

OTTAWA - A former Canadian military reservist who was accused of being a neo-Nazi before disappearing last summer has been arrested by the FBI in the United States. Patrik Mathews was one of three peo...

Jan 16, 2020

Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments over student loan debt inequality

TORONTO - A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to Canada's student loan program that she argues would level the playing field for people with disabilities. Jasmin Simpson,...

Jan 16, 2020

U.S. Senate approves new version of North American free trade agreement

WASHINGTON - Senators on Capitol Hill have finally approved the latest version of North America's free trade pact. The implementation bill for the long-awaited U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement passed on a...

Jan 16, 2020

Quebec provincial police open homicide probe into killing of Mascouche mother

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are investigating the killing of a woman in her 30s inside a home in Mascouche. Officers were called to a residence today on des Anglais Road in the subur...

Jan 16, 2020

Stephen Harper says farewell to party post, but says will stay connected

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper has left his role with the chief fundraising arm of the federal Conservative party, but says he still intends to play a role with the party itself. Harper...

Jan 16, 2020

Sen. Mike Duffy begins appeal of ruling blocking him from suing Senate

TORONTO - Sen. Mike Duffy has begun his appeal of a ruling that bars him from suing the Senate. He says his suspension by the Upper Chamber was politically motivated and possibly unlawful. As a result...

Jan 16, 2020

RCMP creating DNA profiles to help identify Canadians killed in Iran plane crash

Canada's national police force is taking part in the massive effort to identify dozens of Canadians killed in last week's plane crash in Iran. While no RCMP officers are currently on th...

Jan 16, 2020

As Democrats debate in Des Moines, Warren scores in Sanders gender squabble

WASHINGTON - A brief, one-sided battle of the sexes broke out Tuesday night in Iowa as Bernie Sanders strenuously denied ever telling Elizabeth Warren that a woman couldn't be elected president of the...

Jan 16, 2020

Canadian military resumes some operations in Iraq following Iran scare

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is resuming some operations in Iraq following a temporary suspension of activities last week. Brig.-Gen. Michel-Henri St-Louis says the military is again flying transpor...

Jan 16, 2020