Canada

Doug Ford says Boris Johnson will do 'great job' as Britain's next prime minister

LUCAN, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Boris Johnson will do a "great job" as Britain's next prime minister. Ford praised the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party at a news conference in L...

Jul 23, 2019

Federal NDP and Greens, provincial opposition call for review of Glen Assoun case

HALIFAX - Opposition leaders in Ottawa and Nova Scotia are calling for further investigation into why the RCMP destroyed potential evidence in the criminal proceedings against a Halifax man who was wr...

Jul 23, 2019

Opponents of Bill 21 seek leave to appeal decision that maintained secularism law

MONTREAL - Groups opposed to Quebec's secularism law are seeking to appeal a court decision that found it wasn't necessary to suspend certain provisions of the law. Last Thursday, the&n...

Jul 23, 2019

Former Humboldt Broncos player who survived bus crash hopes for spot on team

RED DEER, Alta. - A former Humboldt Broncos player whose back was broken when the team's bus crashed last year says he'll return to Humboldt to battle for a spot on the team. Graysen Cameron's tr...

Jul 23, 2019

Japanese Canadians call on B.C. to go beyond mere apology for historic racism

VANCOUVER - Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those who were placed in i...

Jul 23, 2019

Ottawa fights planned class action against RCMP for bullying, intimidation

OTTAWA - The federal government is fighting a proposed class-action lawsuit against the RCMP over bullying and intimidation of members, saying the national police force already has a co...

Jul 23, 2019

In the news today, July 23

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 23 --- FOOD GUIDE, BUTTS IN PRE-CAMPAIGN FIGHT Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre took aim at the Liberals Monday morning for bringi...

Jul 23, 2019

Cop father says couple's double homicide in B.C. devastating for two families

SURREY, B.C. - The father of an Australian man who was gunned down with his girlfriend while travelling on a remote British Columbia highway says the deaths are a tragic end to a love story ...

Jul 22, 2019

Court dismisses challenge of deal that helps U.S. nab tax cheats in Canada

OTTAWA - A judge says a Canada-U.S. deal aimed at zeroing in on tax cheats north of the border does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In a ruling today, Federal Court of C...

Jul 22, 2019

Quebec police raise eyebrows with sarcastic responses to online critics

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are raising eyebrows with their sarcastic responses to critical comments on their Facebook page. One response to a comment on the force's official Fa...

Jul 22, 2019