Canada

Closing arguments expected in ex-Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial

HAILEYBURY, Ont. - A northeastern Ontario jury is expected to hear closing arguments today in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial. Both Hoggard and his accuser took the stand in the...

Oct 03, 2024

Canadian Press reporter wins award for reporting on New Brunswick wrongful conviction

TORONTO - Canadian Press reporter Hina Alam is this year's recipient of Innocence Canada's Tracey Tyler Award in recognition of her reporting on the case of two wrongfully convicted New Brunswick men....

Oct 02, 2024

Census shows 3 killer whales lost from endangered southern resident population

FRIDAY HARBOR - A census of endangered southern resident killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state shows the pods have lost three animals, bringing the population to 73, exc...

Oct 02, 2024

AWS director wants Canada's AI legislation to mesh with other countries

TORONTO - Amazon Web Services' director of global artificial intelligence is encouraging Canada not to go it alone when it comes to regulating the technology. Nicole Foster says Canada should settle o...

Oct 02, 2024

Three of five aggressors arrested after violent B.C. youth swarming: police

KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say they have identified five attackers in a violent youth swarming captured on video Friday in Kelowna, B.C. A statement from RCMP says the five were among about 30 youth who w...

Oct 02, 2024

Nav Canada has no record of chemtrails conversation with Alberta government

EDMONTON - There are renewed questions over a recent comment by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on whether the province is being sprayed from above by so-called chemtrails. Smith told a weekend United ...

Oct 02, 2024

Quebec man, 31, faces second-degree murder charge in fiancée's killing

SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Que. - A Quebec man has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of his fiance, who had been reported missing last month. Nicholas Gravel appeared briefly at the...

Oct 02, 2024

Los Angeles Kings begin taxpayer-subsidized NHL pre-season road trip in Quebec City

QUBEC - The Los Angeles Kings have arrived in Quebec City to kick off the final stretch of their NHL training camp, in a trip that's buoyed by millions of dollars in public money. The team practised t...

Oct 02, 2024

Federal minister says not possible to depoliticize Alberta transgender rule debate

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but a federal minister says that's not possible. Marci Ien,...

Oct 02, 2024

Quebec premier says Ottawa should forcibly relocate half of asylum seekers

PARIS - Premier Franois Legault says the federal government should force asylum seekers arriving in Quebec to move to other provinces, including people who have already settled in the province. Legaul...

Oct 02, 2024