Canada

Black history, both personal and communal, now a factor in Nova Scotia sentencing

HALIFAX - Jason Middleton says the inclusion of Black history in his sentencing - both personal tragedy and communal struggle - set a new path for his troubled life. A cultural assessment completed in...

Feb 03, 2022

Liberals earmark $18 million to assist criminal pardon applicants

OTTAWA - The Liberal government will give community organizations $18 million over the next four years to help people navigate the process of applying for a criminal pardon. The newly announced move i...

Feb 03, 2022

Quick Quotes: Reactions to Erin O'Toole voted out as federal Conservative leader

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole was ousted as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Wednesday. Here is what some politicians and others had to say: "This country needs a Conservative party that is both ...

Feb 02, 2022

Environmental groups serve Alberta premier, government with defamation lawsuit

Five environmental organizations are following through on a threat to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the provincial government for defamation. In documents filed today, the groups allege Kenney ...

Feb 02, 2022

Thomas calls for Coutts crossing to re-open, though still supporting movement

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's MP says she does not support protesters blocking highways and border crossings.Rachael Thomas issued a statement on Wednesday in regards to the ongoing blockade at the Co...

Feb 02, 2022

'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief

OTTAWA - The head of the Ottawa police says "all options are on the table" when it comes to ending an ongoing - and potentially resurging - anti-vaccine mandate protest that some local councillors are...

Feb 02, 2022

No parking for wood splitter at centre of case against former B.C. clerk, court hears

VANCOUVER - The former facilities manager at the British Columbia legislature told a trial Wednesday that a wood splitter was being stored at the clerk's home while a parking spot was sorted out for i...

Feb 02, 2022

Manitoba RCMP in Toronto to track path migrant family took before dying at border

WINNIPEG - Investigators with Manitoba RCMP are in Toronto tracking tips and information related to an Indian migrant family who froze to death last month near the Canada-U. S. border. RCMP say they a...

Feb 02, 2022

Quebec bill would require some conjugal violence offenders to wear tracking bracelets

Quebec Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault has introduced a bill that would require some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets. Guilbault told reporters Wednesday t...

Feb 02, 2022

Three coaches at Montreal high school arrested following sexual assault investigation

Montreal police say three men who coached sports at a high school in the city's St-Laurent borough have been arrested in connection with a sex crimes investigation involving minors. Two men aged 43 an...

Feb 02, 2022