Canada

High-profile Canadian skating coach found guilty of sex assault, gross indecency

MONTREAL - A renowned Canadian pairs skating coach has been found guilty of sexual assault and gross indecency. Richard Gauthier was facing three charges dating back to the 1980s involving a teenage m...

Jan 25, 2023

Amid neck hold controversy, Ottawa questioned about methods it wants RCMP to outlaw

OTTAWA - The federal government is facing questions about exactly what kind of force it is asking police to stop using, as the RCMP is criticized over its decision not to outlaw a controversial neck h...

Jan 25, 2023

Hockey team of preteen Ukrainian refugees heads to tournament in Quebec City

MONTREAL - Sean Brub said he thought it was a joke when he was first asked to help assemble a team of Ukrainian preteen refugees, displaced by war and spread out across Europe, to play in a renowned Q...

Jan 25, 2023

Drivers urged man in mental health crisis on bridge to 'take action': B.C. police

DELTA, B.C. - Police say drivers on the Alex Fraser Bridge outside Vancouver honked and yelled at a man in a mental health crisis standing outside the safety rail, with some encouraging him to "take a...

Jan 25, 2023

Judge wrong not to sentence engineer to jail for sex assault: Appeal Court

QUEBEC - The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a conditional discharge given to an engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and instead imposed a 12-month jail sentence. In a written decision...

Jan 25, 2023

Trudeau, premiers expected to meet in February to move health-care talks along

HAMILTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and premiers are to meet in Ottawa in two weeks to work on a new health care deal. Trudeau said Wednesday he issued an invitation for the premiers to join him ...

Jan 25, 2023

Quebec woman who mailed poison to Trump White House pleads guilty

WASHINGTON - A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump has pleaded guilty and agreed to a prison sentence of nearly 22 years. Pascale Ferrier, 55, entered the plea toda...

Jan 25, 2023

Weather a factor in fatal 2021 crash of plane towing marriage banner in Montreal: TSB

MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says weather and engine trouble contributed to the fatal crash of a small plane near Old Montreal in 2021 that was towing a marriage proposal banne...

Jan 25, 2023

Crown stays six sexual assault charges against rural Manitoba doctor

WINNIPEG - Crown prosecutors say they are staying six sexual assault charges against a doctor in rural Manitoba. They told a Winnipeg court Wednesday that they couldn't go through with a trial for Dr....

Jan 25, 2023

Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by quarter point, says it plans to hold

OTTAWA, ON - The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday and said it expects this to be the last rate hike of the cycle.The rate increase marks the eig...

Jan 25, 2023