Canada

Urgent changes needed to ensure CSIS can carry out intelligence mandate: spy watchdog

OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says Canada's spy service has failed to make the crucial process of applying for court warrants a specialized trade that requires training, experience and investment. Th...

Jun 17, 2022

For fans and tourist businesses, Sunday Montreal Grand Prix marks return to normal

MONTREAL - For racing fans in downtown Montreal checking out luxury cars and enjoying the celebrationsaround the return of the Canadian Grand Prix, this weekend could not come soon enough. "It feels l...

Jun 17, 2022

Charge laid in decade-long investigation into Manitoba residential school

WINNIPEG - A charge has been laid following a decade-long investigation into allegations of abuse at a residential school in Manitoba. The province confirmed Thursday a person was charged with one cou...

Jun 16, 2022

Doctors testify at coroner's inquest into police shooting of Quebec teen

SHERBROOKE, Que. - A neuropsychiatrist who saw a Quebec teen just months before he was killed by police in July 2018 told a coroner's inquiry Thursday he'd diagnosed him as suffering from symptoms rel...

Jun 16, 2022

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination no longer required in House of Commons on Monday

OTTAWA - The House of Commons is suspending COVID-19 vaccine mandates for MPs, staff and visitors next week. Government House leader Mark Holland put forward a motion this afternoon to end the mandate...

Jun 16, 2022

'Freedom movement' rallies plan to run in Ottawa all summer: organizer

OTTAWA - Events are set to take place in Ottawa in late June through the rest of the summer for what organizers say are to protest remaining COVID-19 pandemic-era restrictions. Andrew MacGillivray, st...

Jun 16, 2022

B.C. man accused of dark web fentanyl trafficking linked to U.S. Navy deaths: RCMP

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man has been indicted on U.S. federal charges for allegedly trafficking fentanyl over the dark web that resulted in the deaths of two American navy sailors. RCMP say in ...

Jun 16, 2022

Ottawa urged to act amid ongoing privacy leaks in military sex misconduct deal

Ottawa is facing calls to act amid a growing number of privacy breaches involving military members who experienced sexual misconduct while in uniform. Epiq Class Action Services has released the perso...

Jun 16, 2022

Crown says 12-15-year parole eligibility suitable for former B.C. Lions player

VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor has suggested a parole eligibility period of 12 to 15 years for a former Canadian Football League wide receiver convicted of the "brutal" murder of his ex-girlfriend. Br...

Jun 16, 2022

Top court sends sentencing of two men in triple murder back to Alberta Appeal Court

OTTAWA - Canada's top court has sent the case of two men convicted in the slayings of three family members back to the Alberta Court of Appeal. Last year, the Alberta court imposed consecutive periods...

Jun 16, 2022