Canada

B.C. man is pleads guilty in the snake venom death of a two-year-old girl

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man has pleaded guilty to one count of failing to provide the necessaries of life for the death by snake venom of a two-year-old girl. Alisia Adams with&n...

Jul 19, 2019

Ontario attorney general invokes PM in spat over refugee legal aid

OTTAWA - Ontario's attorney general is taking his fight for more money for refugee legal aid to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Doug Downey, who took over as Ontario's attorney general i...

Jul 19, 2019

'Smell of gunpowder:' Interviews with family of shot tourist played in court

CALGARY - The wife of a German tourist who was shot in the head while driving on an Alberta highway told police she remembers hearing a pop and then smelling the strong odour of gunpowder be...

Jul 19, 2019

'Disaster is what brings us together.' Greektown community united after tragedy

TORONTO - The doors at St. Barnabas on the Danforth are always open, but the people seeking solace inside the Anglican church the day after a deadly shooting wanted to bolt them shut. L...

Jul 19, 2019

Stop CBSA policy requiring bulletproof vests in immigrant detention: advocates

OTTAWA - A group of doctors, lawyers, legal scholars and human-rights organizations is calling on the federal government to halt the rollout of a new policy that will see border officers outfitted in ...

Jul 19, 2019

Canada joins global pact to stop illegal fishing trade, plans more inspections

OTTAWA - Foreign vessels arriving in Canadian ports can expect more inspections hunting for contraband fish now that Canada is part of an international agreement to combat illegal fishing. A...

Jul 19, 2019

Search continues as Quebec entrepreneur, teen son now missing for one week

MONTREAL - Search and rescue teams focused on a narrowed zone Wednesday in their search for a missing Quebec businessman and his teen son who haven't been heard from in a week. Businessman Stepha...

Jul 19, 2019

Australian man, U.S. woman killed in double homicide in northeastern B.C: RCMP

FORT NELSON, B.C. - RCMP in northeastern British Columbia confirm they are investigating a double homicide involving two young travellers: one from Australia, the other from the United States. Sgt. Ja...

Jul 19, 2019

Seamus O'Regan faces calls to visit Attawapiskat during state of emergency

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan faced calls Wednesday from the federal NDP to visit the northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat First Nation so he can ...

Jul 19, 2019

Former head of RCMP in Saskatchewan named province's lieutenant-governor

REGINA - A former head of the RCMP in Saskatchewan has been appointed the province's new lieutenant-governor. Russell Mirasty, 62, becomes Saskatchewan's 23rd vice-regal representative. He t...

Jul 19, 2019