Canada

No reason for arrest: Man has drug evidence tossed over rights breach

TORONTO - A man found in possession of the highly toxic opioid carfentanil has had the drug evidence excluded because the police officer had no valid reason to arrest and search him. In...

Oct 31, 2019

Fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont officially denied entry into Canada

MONTREAL - Fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has been officially refused entry into Canada because he is wanted in Spain on possible charges of sedition and misuse of public funds, ...

Oct 31, 2019

Hundreds gather outside Toronto library to protest gender identity speaker

TORONTO - Several hundred protesters gathered Tuesday evening outside a Toronto library hosting an event that featured a speaker opposed to transgender rights. A number of prominent aut...

Oct 31, 2019

Feds step up court fight to protect spy-related info in official-secrets case

OTTAWA - The federal government is ramping up its court fight to keep a lid on documents detailing clandestine Canadian surveillance efforts. Government lawyers are appealing a Fed...

Oct 31, 2019

N.S. jury views video of man dying in jail with spit hood over mouth

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia jury has viewed video of a dying man heaving in a barren Halifax jail cell, in a case where the Crown alleges two special constable...

Oct 31, 2019

Ontario First Nation newsroom set on fire in 'targeted' attack: publisher

The office of an Ontario First Nation weekly newspaper was set on fire during a "targeted attack" earlier this week, the outlet's publisher said Thursday. Lynda Powless, who is also the owne...

Oct 31, 2019

Despite congressional chaos, Pelosi sends positive signals on ratifying USMCA

WASHINGTON - Amid the swirling chaos of impeachment proceedings on Capitol Hill, Nancy Pelosi is sounding bullish about the chances Congress may soon vote to ratify a modified version of Donald T...

Oct 31, 2019

Violent Iraq, Lebanon protests affecting Canadian military's anti-ISIL mission

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is being forced to adjust and even curtail some aspects of its anti-ISIL mission in Iraq and Lebanon as anti-government protests rock the two countries and threaten to f...

Oct 31, 2019

After blackface scandal, Trudeau shuns photo ops of trick or treating

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has always seemed to relish dressing up for trick or treating with his children but, in the wake of the blackface scandal, he's giving Halloween a miss this...

Oct 31, 2019

Toronto councillors pass motion condemning Quebec's secularism bill

TORONTO - Councillors in Toronto have condemned the Quebec government's secularism bill in the latest step of a growing movement against the controversial legislation. A motion tabled by Toronto ...

Oct 31, 2019