Canada

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says police misconduct is indefensible

OTTAWA - Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says police officers who use excessive force or appear to be discriminating on the basis of race need to be held to account. Blair says he is concern...

Jun 09, 2020

Top court keeps wheels of justice turning with virtual hearings

OTTAWA - Canada's top court plunges into the world of virtual video hearings this afternoon to keep the wheels of justice grinding during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court of Canada plans ...

Jun 09, 2020

Online portal to connect buyers and sellers of COVID-19 supplies launched

OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a web-based portal to help connect buyers and sellers of protective equipment used to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The online tool is also meant ...

Jun 09, 2020

Three Nova Scotia senators call for public inquiry into mass killing

HALIFAX - Three Nova Scotia senators are calling on the province to join with Ottawa to launch a joint inquiry into the mass shooting in April that claimed the lives of 22 people. Senators Mary C...

Jun 09, 2020

Police in Nova Scotia investigate fatal dog attack northeast of Halifax

MIDDLE MUSQUODOBOIT, N.S. - A local politician says the woman killed by a dog in a rural community northeast of Halifax was the owner of the animal. Coun. Steve Streatch, who represents the&...

Jun 09, 2020

Reopenings and protests have Americans bracing for second wave of COVID-19

WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests Americans are more convinced than Canadians are that a second, more powerful wave of COVID-19 is on its way. The online poll by Leger and the Association of ...

Jun 09, 2020

Feds commit $8.9M in foreign aid for reproductive health services amid COVID-19

OTTAWA - Canada is dedicating $8.9 million in new international aid to ensure women and girls around the world have safe access to abortion and reproductive health services during the C...

Jun 09, 2020

Singh says NDP won't support Liberal bill that would jail, fine CERB fraudsters

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it is irresponsible and wrong-headed for the Liberal government to draft a bill that would fine or imprison people who made fraudulent claims under the Canada Em...

Jun 09, 2020

Humpback whale that thrilled crowds in Montreal reported dead in St. Lawrence

MONTREAL - A whale research group says a wayward humpback whale that had captivated crowds in the Montreal area in recent days appears to have been found dead. The Group for Research and Edu...

Jun 09, 2020

More funding freed up for organizations working on food security

OTTAWA - The federal government is spending more money to help food banks and other community organizations working to increase food security. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced t...

Jun 09, 2020