Canada

Lake Louise ski resort loses appeal of $2M fine for cutting endangered trees

CALGARY - An Alberta judge has upheld a $2.1 million fine against a world-renowned ski resort for cutting down endangered trees nearly seven years ago. Lake Louise Ski Resort pleaded guilty in 2017 to...

Jul 22, 2020

Ottawa cop's punches 'accelerated' Somali-Canadian man's death, Crown says

OTTAWA - The punches delivered by an Ottawa constable wearing reinforced gloves caused facial injuries that precipitated a Somali-Canadian man's death, prosecutors told the officer's manslaughter...

Jul 22, 2020

Calgary man faces terrorism charges after allegedly joining Islamic State

CALGARY - RCMP have laid terrorism-related charges against a Calgary man following what they say is a seven year investigation. Hussein Sobhe Borhot, who is 34, is charged with participation in a...

Jul 22, 2020

Funding for long-term care needed before second wave of COVID-19: advocates

OTTAWA - With an uptick in new cases of COVID-19 in Canada sparking concerns about a second wave of the illness, advocates for seniors in long-term care say more federal support must start flowin...

Jul 22, 2020

Information czar finds numerous shortcomings at National Defence

OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog has identified several shortcomings - from inadequate training to cumbersome paper-based processes - that hamper National Defence's ability to answer for...

Jul 22, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Judge strikes down Safe Third Country Agreement

OTTAWA - A federal judge has struck down a key agreement on refugees between Canada and the United States.In a ruling today, Federal Court Justice Ann Marie McDonald says elements of the law underpinn...

Jul 22, 2020

Trudeau must look into complaints about Governor General, Singh says

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has an obligation to look into allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated staff members. Singh says workplaces need t...

Jul 22, 2020

Victims of Nova Scotia mass shooting march to demand public inquiry

BIBLE HILL, N.S. - Family members of victims were joined by supporters in a march today demanding a public inquiry into the April mass shooting that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia. About...

Jul 22, 2020

Off-duty Abbotsford, B.C.. police officer dies after trying to stop disturbance

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer has died, six days after he intervened in a dispute while off duty and was critically injured. A statement from the Abbotsford Police Department sa...

Jul 22, 2020

Search continues in Nova Scotia for man accused of stabbing officer, police dog

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The search continues today around the Bridgewater, N.S., area for a man suspected of domestic assault, stabbing a police officer in the neck and later injuring a police dog. B...

Jul 22, 2020