Canada

Time limits were meant to speed up justice. They also halt hundreds of criminal cases

When police turned up at Melanie Hatton's home in Kelowna, B.C., in November 2021, she says they found her in the bathroom covered in blood, her then-husband Jeffrey Maclean was standing over her "in ...

Nov 08, 2024

How many criminal cases in each province or territory were halted by time limits?

A review of information provided by provinces and territories shows more than 400 criminal cases have been halted across Canada since the start of last year because they had exceeded time limits on ho...

Nov 08, 2024

Results expected in B.C. election recounts, confirming if NDP keeps majority

VANCOUVER - Judicial recounts in British Columbia's provincial election should wrap up today, confirming whether Premier David Eby's New Democrats hang onto their one-seat majority almost three weeks ...

Nov 08, 2024

Man charged with inciting hatred during protest at Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont.

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Police have made another arrest and are seeking two other suspects following tense and sometimes violent protests at a Hindu temple in the Greater Toronto Area. Violence erupted on Su...

Nov 07, 2024

What the U.S. election says about how American women cast their ballots

WASHINGTON - As Kamala Harris made her final speech of the U.S. election campaign, conceding the race to president-elect Donald Trump, many women in the crowd at her alma mater in Washington had tears...

Nov 07, 2024

Joly says Canada's immigration plan stands in face of Trump deportation threats

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada will stand firm on its plan to rein in the number of newcomers entering the country, despite concerns that Donald Trump's re-election could sp...

Nov 07, 2024

Reporter accused of being Russian spy tells MPs they fell for disinformation

OTTAWA - A veteran Ottawa Citizen journalist who was accused of being a Russian asset by a former cabinet minister says it is the "height of irony" that a committee studying disinformation has fallen ...

Nov 07, 2024

Business groups say Canada needs to plan differently to deal with Trump's second term

OTTAWA - Donald Trump's mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first four years in the White Hou...

Nov 07, 2024

B.C. gender justice groups call for repeal of Name Act changed over child killer

Gender justice groups in British Columbia are calling for the repeal of recent provincial legislation that prevents people convicted of serious Criminal Code offences from changing their names. The ca...

Nov 07, 2024

Africa strategy back on the table, as Ottawa heralds new embassies, security projects

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have revived their plan to launch an Africa strategy, and are announcing new embassies and anti-terrorism projects on the continent. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly ...

Nov 07, 2024