Canada

A look at how provinces are planning for start of school year during pandemic

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...

Jul 30, 2020

Ottawa imposes stricter rules for Americans travelling through Canada to Alaska

OTTAWA - The federal government is tightening the rules for non-essential American travellers passing through Canada en route to Alaska, in order to reduce the time spent in the country during th...

Jul 30, 2020

Judge grants bail to Calgary man facing terrorism charges

CALGARY - A judge has granted bail to a Calgary man facing four terrorism charges. The charges against Hussein Sobhe Borhot include participation in activity of a terrorism group and commiss...

Jul 30, 2020

Four major airports begin screening passengers for elevated temperatures

Four major Canadian airports will begin taking passengers' temperatures starting today as part of the effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The federal government says temperature screening...

Jul 30, 2020

American who attacked N.S. women sentenced for fleeing to Canada in 1996

HALIFAX - A New York state judge has sentenced a man who committed violent sexual crimes in Nova Scotia to between two and six years of additional jail time for absconding fro...

Jul 30, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify today on WE Charity controversy

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will be in the hot seat today for a rare prime ministerial appearance at a House of Commons committee, facing questions about his role in the simmering controversy involving th...

Jul 30, 2020

Quebec judge who asked woman to remove hijab in court to offer apology

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge who refused to allow a Muslim woman to appear in court wearing a hijab in 2015 will apologize. In an undated notice published online, the province's judic...

Jul 30, 2020

Few regrets for Toronto's 1st Black police chief, but criticism tails Saunders

TORONTO - Ask the outgoing head of the country's largest municipal police force about defunding or cuts to its $1-billion budget, and the response reflects typical disdain for what he views as slogane...

Jul 30, 2020

The Latest: Trudeau to testify on WE and student-volunteer program

OTTAWA - The latest developments on July 30, 2020, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to testify to the House of Commons finance committee about his government's aborted deal with WE Charity to r...

Jul 30, 2020

New Brunswick woman found after missing in forest for almost two weeks

TRACADIE, N.B. - A New Brunswick woman says she was able to survive in woods northeast of the province for nearly two weeks by drinking rainwater from puddles and eating wild berries. Jenny McLaughlin...

Jul 30, 2020