Canada

Trial set to resume for teen accused in St. Michael's College School sex assault case

The trial of a teen accused of sexually assaulting two students at a prestigious Toronto high school is set to resume today.The former student of St. Michael's College School has pleaded not guilty to...

Dec 01, 2020

Public health must balance science and society: former top doctor

EDMONTON - A retired top doctor says public health orders have to balance science with society if they are to be effective. "(Measures) will only work if you have a majority of the population that sup...

Dec 01, 2020

As Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry begins its work, many tough questions remain

HALIFAX - For eight long hours, Nick Beaton was in agony as he waited to learn what had happened to his missing wife. By the early afternoon on April 19, he knew a lone gunman disguised as a Mountie h...

Dec 01, 2020

Canadians not worried other countries will get COVID-19 vaccine first: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians aren't currently worried that people in other countries might get a COVID-19 vaccine first. Thirty-seven per cent of respondents to a survey conducted by Lg...

Dec 01, 2020

Defence's star witness to continue testimony at Toronto's van attack trial

TORONTO - A psychiatrist hired by the defence is set to continue his testimony today at the trial for the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack. Dr. Alexander Westphal says Minassian suffer...

Dec 01, 2020

Owner of missing diamond-covered eagle loses latest round in insurance fight

VANCOUVER - A legal battle over a missing diamond-encrusted eagle statue valued at nearly $1 million will continue, more than four years after the artwork was stolen during a robbery in Delta, B.C. In...

Nov 30, 2020

Highlights of the federal government's fiscal update

OTTAWA - Key elements from the federal government's fiscal update, delivered by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Monday afternoon: The pandemic response from Ottawa. The total cost of the federal re...

Nov 30, 2020

Liberals take step on national child-care system, promise plan coming in 2021 budget

OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing millions of dollars in new spending as a down payment on a planned national child-care system that the Liberals say will be outlined in next spring's budge...

Nov 30, 2020

Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now

Ottawa is rolling out a wave of new funding for pandemic-battered industries including tourism, the arts and regional aviation, with smaller companies top of mind - and large airlines notably absent. ...

Nov 30, 2020

Spending too little worse than spending too much, Freeland says in fall update

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's first fall mini-budget finds new funds for families and businesses and scratches a longtime provincial itch over transfer payments as she tries to find a ...

Nov 30, 2020