Canada

Ousted Green candidate says he is sorry for comment but insists it was not racist

OTTAWA - The Green party has shown the door to one of its leadership candidates, saying several of his recent comments do not align with the party's values on diversity. Dylan Perceval-Maxwell wa...

Jul 16, 2020

DHS confirms Canada, U.S. extending mutual travel ban into late August

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says Canada and the United States have agreed to extend their mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries until Aug. 20. Acting H...

Jul 16, 2020

Quebec firm made illegal donations to Liberals, Tories over seven years

OTTAWA - Canada's elections watchdog says a Quebec engineering firm illegally donated more than $46,000 to federal political entities over a period of seven years. The firm, now known as Norda Stelo I...

Jul 16, 2020

Canada's militarized police forces face defunding and de-tasking', experts say

HALIFAX - As a statement of police power, the armoured rescue vehicle that Halifax Regional Police had planned to buy for more than $300,000 spoke volumes about the militarization of law enf...

Jul 16, 2020

Royal Canadian Navy to replace 'seaman' in rank titles with gender-neutral term

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is looking to chart new waters by dropping the term "seaman" when referring to its most junior sailors and replacing it with something more gender-neutral. Navies arou...

Jul 16, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Federal judge calls for review of CSIS over latest failure on warrants

OTTAWA - A federal judge says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service failed to disclose its reliance on information that was likely collected illegally when seeking warrants to probe extremis...

Jul 16, 2020

Police suggest missing Quebec father may be alive and seeking shelter

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say the father of two young girls found dead over the weekend in a rural area southwest of Quebec City may be desperate and looking for materials to ens...

Jul 16, 2020

Russian hackers seeking to steal COVID-19 vaccine data: intel agencies

OTTAWA - Canadian, British and U.S. security services say hackers they believe are working for Russian intelligence have been trying to steal research on COVID-19 vaccines from organizations in all th...

Jul 16, 2020

Study suggests 8 times more people in B.C. infected with virus than confirmed

VICTORIA - A new study suggests eight times as many people in Metro Vancouver have been infected by the novel coronavirus than the rate of reported cases. The joint study by researchers at the B....

Jul 16, 2020

Compared to U.S., Canada no saint either on Indigenous rights, racism: experts

WASHINGTON - As one of America's most familiar sports franchises finally confronts its controversial identity, experts warn against assuming Canada is farther along than the United States in...

Jul 16, 2020