Canada

Man jailed for role in Winnipeg woman's death during botched robbery

WINNIPEG - A man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in the death of an Indigenous woman who was killed during a botched robbery. Jeanenne Fontaine, who was 29, was shot and her Winn...

May 17, 2019

Newfoundland and Labrador wakes up to rare minority government after Liberal win

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador woke up to its first minority government in nearly 50 years Friday morning, with acrimonious election night comments from party leaders leaving voters...

May 17, 2019

Asylum claims have more than tripled since 2015, Statistics Canada says

OTTAWA - New figures out this morning from the national statistics office says the number of asylum claims in Canada more than tripled between 2015 and 2018. Statistics Canada says that in 2015, the y...

May 17, 2019

Trudeau offers Canadian lumber, steel to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

PARIS - Canada is offering softwood lumber and steel to help with the reconstruction of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday after touring the iconic m...

May 17, 2019

Decision expected today in case of child bride from Bountiful, B.C.

CRANBROOK, B.C. - The B.C. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision today in the case of a former leader in a fundamentalist Christian sect that practises polygamy in Bountiful, B.C. James Oler i...

May 17, 2019

Trump's presidential pardon amounts to total exoneration, Conrad Black says

TORONTO - A criminal pardon U.S. President Donald Trump personally delivered to Conrad Black over the phone amounts to complete exoneration, the author and former media mogul said on Thursday. In...

May 17, 2019

In the news today, May 15

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 15 --- VETS WANT OTTAWA TO AUTHORIZE POT FOR PETS Veterinarians are lobbying MPs today to authorize the use of medical cannabis for ...

May 17, 2019

Appeal court says doctors have to give referrals for services they oppose

TORONTO - Ontario's highest court ruled Wednesday that doctors in the province must give referrals for medical services that clash with their religious beliefs, calling it a compromise ...

May 17, 2019

B.C. woman dies with husband and brother in Alaska float plane crash

VANCOUVER - A Metro Vancouver woman died with her husband and brother in a float plane crash in Alaska on Monday, and friends and family are remembering them as driven, passionate people who will...

May 17, 2019

'Absolutely disgusting:' Victim concerned about pedophile's online profile

REGINA - A Saskatchewan man who was the victim of a notorious pedophile says it's disgusting and a risk to the public that his abuser has a profile on a pen-pal website for inmates. Zach Miller, ...

May 17, 2019