Canada

Ottawa opposes Saskatchewan's move to have top court delay carbon tax case

REGINA - Ottawa is pushing back against Saskatchewan's request to have the Supreme Court of Canada delay hearing its challenge of the federal carbon tax. The press secretary for fe...

Aug 02, 2019

Quebec judge stays fraud charges against entrepreneur after lengthy trial delays

MONTREAL - Quebecers' trust in their institutions is once again being tested after another high-profile fraud case was thrown out because legal proceedings took too long, Justice Minist...

Aug 02, 2019

Case of Markham homicides suspect put over to next week

NEWMARKET, Ont. - The case of a man accused in an alleged quadruple homicide north of Toronto has been put over to next week. Menhaz Zaman has been in custody ever since York Regional Police discovere...

Aug 02, 2019

'Tough place:' RCMP scaling down search for murder suspects in northern Manitoba

WINNIPEG - An exhaustive search through Manitoba's immense and unforgiving north has yielded no sign of two British Columbia murder suspects, so police say they are scaling back their manhunt in the a...

Aug 02, 2019

Canada wasn't consulted on specifics of U.S. plan to import prescription drugs

OTTAWA - Federal officials say Ottawa was not consulted in advance about the details of a Trump administration proposal announced Wednesday aimed at allowing American patients and ...

Aug 02, 2019

Thieves break into Edmonton Airbnb, do laundry and leave note for guests

EDMONTON - A Vancouver Island couple had a bizarre experience in a downtown Edmonton Airbnb earlier this week. Rod and Kat Gordon, who went out Sunday after dropping off their luggage, came back to th...

Aug 02, 2019

Canadian officer first woman to command standing NATO naval group

HALIFAX - Commodore Josee Kurtz, a 31-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy, says she hopes her historic appointment to lead a NATO fleet inspires more young people to join the armed force...

Aug 02, 2019

Key recommendations from the public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer

A public inquiry examining the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a serial-killer nurse who preyed on elderly patients in her care, has issued a report aimed at preventing such crimes in the future. H...

Aug 02, 2019

Election leaders' debates will be more accessible than ever, commission says

OTTAWA - Canadian political junkies will be able to access this fall's federal election debates with unprecedented ease thanks in large part to strong media partnerships, the commission resp...

Aug 02, 2019

Ontario police investigate possible sightings of suspects in northern BC murders

Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating "numerous" reports involving possible sightings of two young men believed to be those wanted in multiple murders in British Columbia. Police say th...

Aug 02, 2019