Canada

Nunavut RCMP arrest Saskatchewan man wanted for second-degree murder

BAKER LAKE, Nunavut - RCMP in Baker Lake, Nunavut, say they've arrested a Saskatchewan man on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder. Corey Clarke, who is 33, has been arrested in the central ...

Jul 16, 2021

N.S. police officer, wife launching complaint for 'driving while Black' stop by RCMP

HALIFAX - A Halifax police superintendent and his wife, a lawyer, are launching a complaint alleging the RCMP stopped their vehicle and ordered the officer out at gunpoint based on racial profiling. D...

Jul 16, 2021

Sending former defence chief's case to civilian courts the only option, says expert

OTTAWA - One of Canada's top military law experts says the decision to send former chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance's criminal case to the civilian justice system was the only real option. Retire...

Jul 16, 2021

Ottawa promises plan to help Afghan interpreters, stops short on timeline

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government is working on a plan to help Afghans who worked with Canada and could now be facing retribution from the Taliban. Pressure is ...

Jul 16, 2021

Wildfire evacuation order, alerts in B.C., but showers in forecast for some areas

The evolving wildfire situation in British Columbia prompted another evacuation order as flames from an out-of-control blaze threaten a rural area of northern B.C. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nec...

Jul 16, 2021

Canada to have new refugee stream for journalists, others who defend human rights

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendocino says there will be a new path to Canada for refugees who fear persecution because of their defence of human rights. The new stream will include anyone fac...

Jul 16, 2021

New Brunswick Sen. Judith Keating, a 'tireless advocate,' has died at 58

OTTAWA - New Brunswick Sen. Judith Keating has died. She was 58 years old. Keating was appointed to the Senate in January 2020 and sat with the Independent Senators Group. She was a lawyer and constit...

Jul 16, 2021

U.S. lawmaker who led charge against restrictions cheers Canada-U.S. border news

WASHINGTON - The member of Congress who led the charge against travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border is cheering the news that their days may finally be numbered. New York's Rep. Brian Higgins...

Jul 16, 2021

Supreme Court sides with Lac Seul First Nation over flooding compensation

OTTAWA - The Lac Seul First Nation of northern Ontario has won a key round in its long fight to be properly compensated for the flooding of its lands caused by construction of a dam. In an 8-1 ruling ...

Jul 16, 2021

Canadians likely to be targeted by foreign actors in next election, cyber agency says

OTTAWA - The federal cybersecurity agency warns Canadians are likely to run into some effort by foreign actors to influence or interfere with their right to vote ahead of, and during, the next electio...

Jul 16, 2021