Canada

Trudeau shows up but Scheer in the hot seat during French-language debate

OTTAWA - It was the first time Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced his rivals directly in this federal election campaign, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent a great deal of time in the h...

Oct 04, 2019

Scientist finds fossil evidence of sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta

MEDICINE HAT - Scientists have found fossil evidence from the last ice age of a sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta - the northern-most record of the predator.A study by the Royal Ontario Museum and...

Oct 04, 2019

B.C. sergeant-at-arms retires after legislature spending review

VICTORIA - The sergeant-at-arms of the British Columbia legislature announced his retirement Tuesday, saying the damage to his reputation can no longer be fully repaired after he was placed on ad...

Oct 03, 2019

Aquarium nursing tropical turtle found 'cold-stunned' off Vancouver Island

VANCOUVER - A turtle that is much more comfortable in tropical waters washed up in Port Alberni on central Vancouver Island with what experts say was a dangerously low body temperature. Vancouver...

Oct 03, 2019

Mentally ill killer of five people in Calgary can be eased into community: board

EDMONTON - A review board has ruled that a mentally ill man found not criminally responsible after killing five young people at a house party can be eased back into the community under strict con...

Oct 03, 2019

Police investigating lawn sign showing target on foreheads of Trudeau, Sohi

Edmonton police say an election lawn sign depicting a target on the foreheads of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and local candidate Amarjeet Sohi is being investigated by their hate crime unit. A photo...

Oct 03, 2019

Edmonton police officer testifies about the night he was run down, stabbed

EDMONTON - An Edmonton police officer who was run down by a car before being stabbed in the street broke down in tears as he told a jury about the 2017 attack. Const. Mike Chernyk descr...

Oct 03, 2019

Alberta justice minister pushes for changes after killer allowed more freedom

CALGARY - Alberta's justice minister says he'll be pushing for changes after a review board ruled a schizophrenic man who killed five young people in Calgary can be eased back into the community....

Oct 03, 2019

Quebec won't appeal ruling that struck down assisted death provision

QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it won't appeal a court ruling striking down sections of the provincial law on medically assisted dying deemed unconstitutional. In a decision rendered la...

Oct 03, 2019

Prosecutor urges judge to find ex-hostage Joshua Boyle guilty of assaulting wife

OTTAWA - A Crown attorney is urging a judge to find former hostage Joshua Boyle guilty of assaulting his wife Caitlan Coleman, saying he used a calculated mixture of kindness and cruelty to ensna...

Oct 03, 2019