Canada

Nova Scotia closes two schools, to limit gatherings in Halifax to stop COVID spread

HALIFAX - Most of Halifax will be subject to tightened COVID-19 restrictions and two schools that reported cases will be temporarily closed as health officials try to head off community spread of the ...

Nov 20, 2020

Quebec's anti-corruption police arrest two suspects in alleged school board fraud

MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption police force says it has arrested two people in connection with an alleged fraud scheme at a major Montreal-area English-language school board. Police said today in...

Nov 20, 2020

Off-course duck from Europe or Asia is first of its kind to reach B.C.

VICTORIA - An unusual duck is fluttering the hearts of birdwatchers on southern Vancouver Island after flying far off course during its migration between Europe or Asia and the waterways of Southeast ...

Nov 20, 2020

Federal system for appointing judges unconstitutional, new lawsuit alleges

TORONTO - Canada's process for appointing federal judges is unconstitutional because it is open to partisan political interference, a new lawsuit claims. The unproven application was filed in Federal ...

Nov 20, 2020

International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists

Environmental groups say a new international ban on using a highly polluting fuel in Arctic waters is full of gaps. They say Canada should refuse to take advantage of loopholes the International Marit...

Nov 20, 2020

Ontario community grieving after shooting that killed officer, civilian

Residents of Ontario's Manitoulin Island are remembering a police officer shot and killed in the line of duty on Thursday as a gentle giant who loved his four kids dearly. Ben Quackenbush, a youth min...

Nov 20, 2020

Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible

Here's a look at some high-profile Canadian cases in which there was a not criminally responsible finding: Matthew Raymond Raymond shot and killed four people - two civilians and two police officers -...

Nov 20, 2020

Suspect in Quebec City sword attack will undergo psychiatric evaluation

QUEBEC - The 24-year-old man accused of first-degree murder in the Quebec City Halloween night sword attack will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Carl Girouard's lawyer, Benoit Labrecque, told Quebec...

Nov 20, 2020

New data shows immigration system slowing sharply during pandemic's first months

OTTAWA - New data is painting a stark picture of how the shutdown of the immigration system due to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected thousands of lives. The figures show approvals for immigration app...

Nov 20, 2020

Sex-offender provision unconstitutional in not criminally responsible cases: court

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that Ontario's sex-offender registry regime violates the constitutional rights of people found not criminally responsible for their actions by reason ...

Nov 20, 2020