Canada

Transport Minister unveils new safety measures after fatal railway yard accident

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out new measures to tighten rail safety following an investigation into a fatal 2017 incident at a Saskatchewan railway yard. Transport Minister Marc Garneau...

Oct 08, 2020

Nunavut declares COVID-19 outbreak at mine contained; some workers can travel home

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says an outbreak of COVID-19 at a gold mine has been contained. Dr. Michael Patterson says there are 10 positive cases and six presumptive case...

Oct 08, 2020

Hearing resumes for N.S. man alleging racial bias during 2018 arrest in Halifax park

HALIFAX - A Halifax man is arguing in front of a police review board that his race played a role in his 2018 arrest and jailing after he and his spouse stopped in park to make a phone call. The hearin...

Oct 08, 2020

Nunavut premier strips housing minister of cabinet portfolios for social media post

Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq has stripped the territory's housing minister of his cabinet portfolios over a social media post about the Black Lives Matter movement. Patterk Netser had served as hous...

Oct 08, 2020

Top Nunavut judge denies request for territory's first written Gladue report

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's top judge says one of the reasons the territorial court doesn't order reports into the background of Indigenous offenders before they are sentenced is that there are no wr...

Oct 08, 2020

Fighting for relevance and survival, Parti Quebecois to elect new leader Friday

MONTREAL - A comedian, a historian, a lawyer and an establishment politician are all vying to lead the Parti Quebecois, the once-mighty political party whose purpose and future are today being openly ...

Oct 08, 2020

COVID-19 numbers continue to surge in Ontario, Quebec ahead of Thanksgiving weekend

Canada's largest province is reporting the most new cases of COVID-19 it's had in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. Ontario has announced 797 new cases of the virus, and Health Ministe...

Oct 08, 2020

Nova Scotia mass shooting: law firm gathering evidence for two class-action lawsuits

HALIFAX - A law firm that represents the families of victims of the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has hired a criminal investigation firm as it prepares two potential class-action lawsuits. Halif...

Oct 08, 2020

Feds double COVID-19 fund for abused women to $100 million

OTTAWA - Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef says the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the conditions that make women, children and gender-diverse people vulnerable to violence. She says that's wh...

Oct 08, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic accelerating digital privacy risks, federal watchdog warns

OTTAWA - The federal privacy czar says the COVID-19 pandemic is underscoring weaknesses in the law that place the personal information of Canadians at risk. In his annual report presented to Parliamen...

Oct 08, 2020