Canada

Review board hearing for Calgary man who killed five while suffering delusions

EDMONTON - The Alberta Review Board is to get an update today on the progress of a mentally ill man who stabbed five young people to death at a Calgary house party six years ago. Matthe...

Sep 08, 2020

Neurologist who admitted to dozens of sexual assaults to face sentencing hearing

CALGARY - Several women are expected to speak in court today about a retired Calgary neurologist who sexually assaulted them. Keith Hoyte pleaded guilty in January to assaulting 28 female patients ove...

Sep 08, 2020

Feds gave 1,600 veterans priority hiring, but could have been higher: report

2OTTAWA - More than 1,600 former Canadian Armed Forces members have benefited from a five-year-old law designed to help them get federal government jobs, according to a new report by Veterans Affairs ...

Sep 07, 2020

Cleaner LNG one answer to climate change crisis, O'Regan tells investors

OTTAWA - Canadian LNG is the best choice for global energy investors looking for sustainable and competitive natural gas production, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan said Monday. His speech o...

Sep 07, 2020

Former N.L. premier to resign seat, clearing way for bid by Premier Andrew Furey

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's new Liberal premier says he is planning to run for his seat in the west coast riding that former premier Dwight Ball will soon vacate. Ball announce...

Sep 07, 2020

Tam urges caution as daily cases of COVID-19 rise 25 per cent in last week

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause for concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says today the aver...

Sep 07, 2020

'It is urgent:' Commissioner calls for Indigenous bodies to oversee police

Aboriginal civilian groups that would oversee police actions are long past due in Canada, says a commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and gi...

Sep 07, 2020

Alberta doctors want safer workplace after killing of physician in Red Deer clinic

CALGARY - A central Alberta doctor says some clinics have stopped allowing patients to carry bags and backpacks since a family doctor was killed on the job last month. Dr. Wal...

Sep 07, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 7

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. EDT on Sept. 7, 2020: There are 131,894 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 63,497 confirmed (including 5,769 deaths, 55,871 r...

Sep 07, 2020

N.B. Tory leader reviews candidate's future after transphobic re-post emerges

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The leader of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives says he's looking at whether one of his candidates has a place in the party after learning he had reposte...

Sep 07, 2020