Canada

Jury to start hearing evidence in trial of suspect in Edmonton officer stabbing

EDMONTON - A jury is to start hearing evidence today in the trial of a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif...

Oct 02, 2019

Names of children who died in residential schools released in sombre ceremony

Rose Mary Wolfe in Lestock, Saskatchewan. Bella Johnson in Whitefish Lake, Alberta. Jacob Grey in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. James Paul in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The list goes on and on - ch...

Oct 02, 2019

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

VICTORIA - The sergeant-at-arms of the British Columbia legislature has announced his retirement after he was placed on administrative leave last year when questions were raised about his sp...

Oct 01, 2019

Kenney pleads for national unity during speech to Calgary business crowd

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says federal party leaders who would let provinces block new pipelines are ignoring the Constitution. Kenney made a plea for national unity during a speech ...

Oct 01, 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 in Calgary can be eased back into the community. With prior approval, ...

Oct 01, 2019

Quebec entertainer Eric Salvail ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charge

MONTREAL - A judge has ordered Quebec media star Eric Salvail to stand trial on three charges including sexual assault. The decision was rendered on Tuesday by Quebec court Judge Pierre Labelle follow...

Oct 01, 2019

Lawyers for former hostage Boyle urge judge to dismiss wife's evidence

OTTAWA - A lawyer for Joshua Boyle says the former hostage's wife, Caitlan Coleman, fled their Ottawa apartment and accused him of assault as part of a long-desired plan to win sole cus...

Oct 01, 2019

Border officers couldn't have legally arrested Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown

VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing the Canadian government says border guards could not have legally arrested Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport last Decem...

Oct 01, 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 what has been officially documented as a UFO crashed into the waters...

Oct 01, 2019

Fish farm deaths, escapes raise concerns about Atlantic aquaculture industry

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A recent mass die-off of salmon at a Newfoundland fish farm has highlighted transparency and environmental challenges that the region's growing aquaculture industry faces. Northern ...

Oct 01, 2019