Canada

Court hearing legal arguments in sex assault case of five hockey players

LONDON, Ont. - A London, Ont., judge is set to hear legal arguments today in the sexual assault case of five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod...

Nov 25, 2024

B.C. health minister vows overdose revamp after addictions portfolio is scrapped

VICTORIA - British Columbia's new health minister says she's aiming for more treatment beds and fewer deaths in a revamped approach to the province's drug overdose crisis. It comes after David Eby's n...

Nov 25, 2024

Passerby stabbed during shoplifting at Vancouver liquor store

VANCOUVER - A passerby has been seriously injured after he was stabbed by a shoplifter who was trying to flee a liquor store in Vancouver's Olympic Village neighbourhood. Vancouver police say the atta...

Nov 24, 2024

Second Cup dumps Jewish General Hospital franchisee over video with 'hateful remarks'

MONTREAL - Second Cup Canada is cutting ties with a franchisee operating at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital who was allegedly filmed making hateful and antisemitic comments during a protest in the ...

Nov 24, 2024

Man charged with second-degree murder in Vancouver homicide

VANCOUVER - A man has been charged with second-degree murder in a Vancouver homicide over the weekend. British Columbia's Court Services Online database shows Tenzin Choigey facing charges for both mu...

Nov 24, 2024

Montreal police chief expects additional arrests following anti-NATO protest

MONTREAL - Montreal's police chief says he expects more arrests stemming from a Friday anti-NATO protest that turned violent, with smashed windows and burned cars in downtown Montreal. Chief Fady Dagh...

Nov 24, 2024

Nova Scotia Tories appear safe with close battle for second between Liberals and NDP

HALIFAX - With two days left before Nova Scotians elect their next government, polls suggest Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston's decision to call an early vote will pay off and the real batt...

Nov 24, 2024

Bear killed after attacking man walking on Metro Vancouver trail with dog

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - British Columbia conservation officers say a man was injured earlier this week when he was attacked by a black bear while he was walking his dog on a Metro Vancouver trail. The Con...

Nov 23, 2024

BC Hydro says power almost fully restored after B.C. windstorms

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's electric utility says it has restored power to almost all customers who suffered outages during the bomb cyclone earlier this week, but strong wind from a new storm has ...

Nov 23, 2024

Joly, Blair condemn anti-NATO protest in Montreal that saw fires, smashed windows

MONTREAL - Federal cabinet ministers condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent on Friday, saying "hatred and antisemitism" were on display, but protesters deny the claim, saying t...

Nov 23, 2024