Canada

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

N.W.T. First Nations community gets UN award for work on new national park

A remote community in Canada's North has been awarded a major United Nations prize for decades of work to help a new national park. The Equator Prize is given to recognize innovati...

Jun 05, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau joins anti-racism protest

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived at an anti-racism protest in Ottawa. It's one of multiple events in Canada today, following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutalit...

Jun 05, 2020

Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara faces assault, break and enter, harassment charges

OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says it learned this morning about multiple criminal charges laid against Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara and is "looking into the matter." Global News first report...

Jun 05, 2020

N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman leads to questions on 'wellness checks'

FREDERICTON - A 26-year-old Indigenous woman from British Columbia who was fatally shot by police in northwestern New Brunswick was remembered Friday as a caring person as questions were raised about ...

Jun 05, 2020

Black Canadians say racism here is just as harmful as in the United States

MONTREAL - The death of George Floyd in Minnesota following a police intervention has spurred massive protests in both Canada and the United States and societal soul-searching on the need to fight rac...

Jun 05, 2020