Canada

RCMP gave FBI serial numbers, other details about Meng Wanzhou's phones: defence

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says the RCMP illegally passed on serial numbers and other crucial identifying details of her cellphones, laptop and tablet to the F...

Oct 03, 2019

Ex-hostage Boyle's testimony at assault trial was evasive, self-serving: Crown

OTTAWA - Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle has woven a fictional, self-serving narrative to disguise the fact he demeaned, subjugated and assaulted his wife Caitlan Coleman, a Crown attorney&nbs...

Oct 03, 2019

Roger Taillibert, designer of Montreal's Olympic Stadium, dead at 93

MONTREAL - Roger Taillibert, the architect who designed Montreal's Olympic Stadium, has died at the age of 93. The renowned French architect also created the Parc des Princes stadium in Pari...

Oct 03, 2019

Mint's new glow-in-the-dark coin features Canada's most famous flying saucer

HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a glow-in-the-dark coin that captures the eerie scene more than 50 years ago when awestruck witnesses reporting seeing what was officia...

Oct 03, 2019

Fish farm deaths, escapes raise concerns about Atlantic aquaculture industry

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A mass salmon die-off at a Newfoundland fish farm last month has highlighted environmental risks and transparency issues facing the region's growing aquaculture industry as som...

Oct 03, 2019

Jury in fitness hearing for murder suspect to hear from psychiatrist

FREDERICTON - The hearing to determine if Matthew Raymond is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder continues today in Fredericton. Raymond is accused of killing Fredericton pol...

Oct 03, 2019

Major bridges may close Monday as Extinction Rebellion protest planned

HALIFAX - A group of environmental activists is planning to try and shut down some of Canada's busiest bridges on Monday by having protesters lie down in traffic lanes. The group's targets includ...

Oct 03, 2019

NewsAlert: Three former St. Mike's students plead guilty to assault, sex assault

TORONTO - Three former students of a prestigious Toronto private school have pleaded guilty in a sex assault scandal that rocked the institution. The teens, who attended St. Micha...

Oct 03, 2019

Scheer says he is personally 'pro-life,' but would not reopen abortion debate

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is personally against abortion, but promised a Conservative government under his leadership would not reopen the debate. His political rivals pushed the Conservative lea...

Oct 03, 2019

Vancouver police cancel ticket, apologize, for distracted driving citation

VANCOUVER - The son of a 71-year-old woman ticketed for distracted driving in downtown Vancouver says a $368 citation issued to his mother has been cancelled by police wi...

Oct 03, 2019