Canada

RCMP arrest man accused of stabbing police officer in neck after days-long search

postBRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Nova Scotia police say a call about an attempted stolen vehicle Saturday night helped locate a man who had been on the lam for nearly a week after he allegedly tried to kill a ...

Jul 26, 2020

Turkish-Canadian imam prayed, read to keep mind busy while in prison

Davud Hanci would tell inmates to treat their time as valuable when he was working as a chaplain in Alberta prisons and jails. The imam tried to follow his own advice during the nearly three years he ...

Jul 26, 2020

Divorcing couples may find mediation faster, cheaper during pandemic: experts

As the COVID-19 pandemic makes it harder for couples seeking a divorce to appear before a court, some family lawyers in Ontario say there may be more incentive for people to turn to alternat...

Jul 26, 2020

Activists will strike as calls continue for a public inquiry into N.S. massacre

Women's rights advocates in Atlantic Canada are calling on people across the country to join a brief general strike on Monday to demand a public inquiry into the deadly mass shootings that t...

Jul 26, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 25

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5 p.m. on July 25, 2020: There are 113,571 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 58,414 confirmed (including 5,666 deaths, 50,713 resolved...

Jul 25, 2020

Manhunt continues in Nova Scotia for attempted murder suspect

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Police in Nova Scotia are investigating possible sightings of a suspect accused of attempting to murder a police officer by stabbing him in the neck. Bridgewater police s...

Jul 25, 2020

Calgary's Turk the turkey presumed dead in apparent coyote attack

CALGARY - A Calgary turkey named Turk appears to have died. Avery Maxwell, one of the moderators for a Facebook paged called Loyal Followers of the Ramsay Turkey, says in a post to the group's 6,500 f...

Jul 24, 2020

4 Montreal officers charged after years-long probe into internal affairs unit

MONTREAL - Four Montreal police officers have been charged following a years-long criminal probe into allegations that members of the force's internal affairs unit embellished or fabricated evidence a...

Jul 24, 2020

N.S. premier defends mass shooting probe against criticism it lacks key powers

HALIFAX - Premier Stephen McNeil says if panellists leading a review into Nova Scotia's recent mass shooting need more powers, he expects they will request them from his government. The Liberal l...

Jul 24, 2020

Ban on conditional sentences for some offences unconstitutional, court rules

TORONTO - A law that bars a judge from imposing a conditional sentence for certain offences was struck down as unconstitutional on Friday in a decision likely to find its way to the country's top cour...

Jul 24, 2020