Canada

Deaf blind woman's rights breached by how student loan administered: court

TORONTO - An Ontario court has ruled that the provincial and federal governments must operate their student loan program in a way that ensures those with disabilities who take longer to complete their...

Oct 27, 2020

Corrections watchdog urges moratorium on doctor-assisted deaths in Canadian prisons

OTTAWA - Canada's prison ombudsman says Ottawa must put a moratorium on allowing medical assistance in dying inside federal correctional institutions, no matter the circumstances.Federal correctional ...

Oct 27, 2020

Trudeau says pandemic 'really sucks,' and that Christmas gatherings are up in the air

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the global COVID-19 pandemic "really sucks," and could jeopardize large gatherings with friends and family over Christmas on the heels of a toned-down Thank...

Oct 27, 2020

Mi'kmaq band finds buyer for portion of lobster catch after alleged blacklisting

HALIFAX - A First Nation in Nova Scotia that was struggling to sell its lobster amid tensions over its self-regulated fishery says it has managed to find a buyer for a portion of its catch. Chief Mike...

Oct 27, 2020

Feds split rapid-housing cash between big cities, offer up rest for projects

OTTAWA - Fifteen cities will share $500 million in federal funding so they can buy properties being sold because of the COVID-19 pandemic and use them to help keep people from becoming homeless. Canad...

Oct 27, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:50 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's COVID Alert app is up to 4.8 million downloads. But, he says, Canada is n...

Oct 27, 2020

Canada-U. S. refugee pact to remain in place until court challenge is resolved

OTTAWA - A judge says a refugee pact between Canada and the United States will remain in place until a full legal hearing of the measure is resolved.In a new ruling, Federal Court of Appeal Justice Da...

Oct 27, 2020

Poll suggests Canadians skittish on future immigration increases as pandemic persists

OTTAWA - New data suggests that Canadians are feeling skittish about any future increases in immigration levels for the next 12 months. Fifty-two per cent of those polled by Leger and the Associ...

Oct 27, 2020

Fredericton shooter Mathew Raymond testifies in his defence at murder trial

FREDERICTON - The man on trial for the 2018 Fredericton mass shooting has begun testifying in his own defence. Matthew Raymond is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the Aug. 10, 2018 d...

Oct 27, 2020

Most Canadians don't want federal election until at least 2022, new poll suggests

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians don't want a federal election during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic - or even next year. The results suggest 47 per cent of respondents want the n...

Oct 27, 2020