Canada

Demonstration marks one year since adoption of Quebec's secularism law

MONTREAL - A demonstration is being held to in Montreal to mark the first anniversary of the passing of Quebec's controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21. Those opposed to the legislation gather...

Jun 14, 2020

Erin O'Toole used American call centre to contact Conservative voters

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole, running for the leadership of the federal Conservative party promising to stand up for Canadian workers, used American ones on his campaign. A U.S. call centre was hired in...

Jun 14, 2020

Some Montreal bar owners planning to reopen in defiance of provincial stance

MONTREAL - This is usually one of Ziggy Eichenbaum's biggest-earning weekends of the year, when his pub is packed with tourists and partiers soaking up the atmosphere surrounding the Montrea...

Jun 14, 2020

Liberals look at buying distressed buildings to save stock of affordable housing

soOTTAWA - A new analysis of the country's stock of affordable housing suggests the Liberals' decade-long strategy to provide more of it is starting in a deeper hole than previously thought, and may b...

Jun 14, 2020

Quebec provincial police make arrest after manhunt in Stanstead, near Quebec-U.S. border

Quebec provincial police say a manhunt for an armed suspect in Stanstead, Que., ended with an arrest late Saturday. Just before 11 p.m., provincial police said officers intercepted a 42-year...

Jun 13, 2020

Ontario township seeks new namesake, but will keep its name: mayor

An eastern Ontario township is preparing to turn its back on the slave owner it's named for. It just won't turn its back on the name. Mayor Pierre Leroux says Russell Township had been the subject of ...

Jun 13, 2020

Some anger but Black Lives Matter rally in central Alberta mostly peaceful

INNISFAIL, Alta. - There was some friction and angry words but a Black Lives Matter rally in central Alberta Saturday remained largely peaceful. The protest in Innisfail, Alta., was initiall...

Jun 13, 2020

Lawsuit filed by family of a B.C. man who died in a police confrontation

KAMLOOPS, , B.C. - A civil lawsuit has been filed in B.C. Supreme Court over the death of a man in Whistler, B.C., alleging four RCMP officers used excessive force when they tried to ta...

Jun 13, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...

Jun 13, 2020

2nd man faces murder charges in shooting deaths of two Alberta hunters

GLENDON, Alta. - A second person in Alberta has been charged in the deaths of a Cree-Metis hunter and his uncle, who were found shot to death earlier this year after family said they'd gone on a ...

Jun 13, 2020