Canada

'Alarmed:' Health critic calls for more data on COVID-19 in trucking industry

The federal NDP health critic says he is greatly concerned that there is no tracking of COVID-19 infections in long-haul truckers who are travelling back and forth across the United States b...

Jun 06, 2020

Feds sign $105-million deal with Bombardier for two new Challenger jets

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is buying two new Challenger jets from Bombardier to replace half the military's existing executive aircraft fleet. The Department of National Defence announced...

Jun 06, 2020

More protests against anti-black racism expected across Canada today

Anti-racism demonstrators are expected to gather across Canada today to protest police violence against black people. The rallies are the latest in a series of protests following the release of a vide...

Jun 06, 2020

'It’s brewing': Inmates, guards worry about violence after COVID-19 lockdown

VANCOUVER - Jennifer Larue just wants her husband to be able to hold their baby. But COVID-19 outbreaks at federal prisons and the subsequent lockdown to prevent the virus spread means Larue's husband...

Jun 06, 2020

Indigenous families say their loved ones' deaths in custody are part of pattern

VANCOUVER - One of Chantel Moore's grandmothers says her granddaughter's shooting death in New Brunswick isn't the first time she has lost a family member to police violence. Nora Martin joi...

Jun 06, 2020

Cities brace for surge in turnout as George Floyd protests persist across U.S.

WASHINGTON - The outraged Americans flooding the national capital this weekend will be greeted by two oversized, street-level reactions to the country's latest historic flashpoint ...

Jun 06, 2020

Implementation of Divorce Act reforms delayed eight months by pandemic

OTTAWA - Highly anticipated reforms to Canadian divorce law have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reforms were to have gone into effect on July 1 but Justice Minister David Lametti say...

Jun 05, 2020

Nunavut to bring in civilian police review after arrest video: minister

Nunavut is planning its own civilian police review agency over concerns that Inuit are too often treated badly by RCMP. "I will commit to taking action on a civilian-led investigation for se...

Jun 05, 2020

'We must demand change:' Canada's first black police chief supports demonstrations

WINNIPEG - Canada's first black police chief says he will be joining people to shine a light of hope "into the darkness of this moment" as anti-racism demonstrations take place around the world. "We m...

Jun 05, 2020

Quebec man who killed two people should have a chance to rehabilitate: lawyer

SAINT-JEROME, Que. - The defence lawyer for Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man convicted of two murders in 2017, told a courtroom Friday that his client will die in jail if sentenced to 50 years behind b...

Jun 05, 2020