Canada

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

Nova Scotia man accused of stabbing officer, police dog still at large

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - A Nova Scotia fugitive accused of stabbing a police sergeant, assaulting a woman and injuring a police dog remains at large. RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Jennifer Clarke said to...

Jul 24, 2020

Nova Scotia making mask-wearing mandatory in most indoor public places by July 31

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is making mask-wearing mandatory in most indoor public places beginning July 31 - even for performers singing at concerts. Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chie...

Jul 24, 2020

Boston auction house sells 1988 Olympic gold medal for $15,365

CALGARY - A Boston-based auction house says it has sold a gold medal presented at the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics. RR Auction says a buyer paid $15,365 at an Olympic memorabi...

Jul 24, 2020

Tam to young people: stop spreading COVID-19, don't infect parents, elders

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is doubling down on warnings to young Canadians to stop fuelling the spread of the novel coronavirus. Tam delivered that pre-weekend ...

Jul 24, 2020

Cost of keeping some civil servants home for COVID-19 could exceed $600 million

OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog says the federal government lost at least $439 million so far this year in productivity through a policy that allows civil servants to stay home, with pay, during eme...

Jul 24, 2020

Edmonton man recalls comforting victims of fatal sightseeing bus rollover

Ahad Saheem and his friend were taking pictures and drinking cold, clean water from the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park when they heard a loud noise behind them. A red-and-white&nb...

Jul 24, 2020

Homicide, thefts, fraud: Winnipeg police says alarming increases in brazen crime

Winnipeg's police chief says there was an alarming increase in the level of brazen crime in the city last year, with the number homicides double the average. The 2019 Annual Statistical Reports&n...

Jul 24, 2020

RCMP watchdog calls for report deadlines to ensure timely Mountie responses

OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog is calling for statutory timelines to ensure the Mounties respond to complaint findings in a timely way. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP ...

Jul 24, 2020

Health experts tell Ottawa to hurry domestic vaccine funding amid China delays

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is being pressed to approve funding for a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine to lessen the risk Canadians will have to line up and wait on a foreign-made pandemic cure. Fo...

Jul 24, 2020