Canada

RCMP: Mountie who died in Winnipeg crash was father of three and hockey volunteer

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's top RCMP officer says a Mountie who died in a crash on Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway was "the proud father of three teenaged girls" who was just days shy of 13 years of service wi...

Dec 14, 2019

Lawyers for QuadrigaCX clients request exhumation of late founder's remains

HALIFAX - Lawyers for clients who lost millions in the bankruptcy of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange have formally asked the RCMP to exhume the remains of the firm's founder. In a letter posted...

Dec 14, 2019

Manitoba likely to intervene in court fight over Quebec law on religious symbols

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister stepped up his criticism of Quebec's secularism law Thursday and said his government may intervene in a future court battle over it. In his annual state of ...

Dec 14, 2019

Andrew Scheer is resigning as Conservative leader. Here's what happens next.

OTTAWA - Now that Andrew Scheer has revealed his decision to resign as Conservative leader, the party will start getting ready for the race to replace him. "They will move as fast as reasonably possib...

Dec 14, 2019

A timeline of Andrew Scheer's political career

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer has announced he will resign as Conservative leader as soon as a replacement is chosen. Here's a brief timeline of his career on Parliament Hill: June 28, 2004: Scheer...

Dec 14, 2019

Quebec religious symbols law causes harm but shouldn't be suspended: Appeal Court

MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has rejected a request to suspend the central elements of the province's secularism law, even as one of the judges who made the decision acknowledged it amounted ...

Dec 14, 2019

Salmonella outbreak in six provinces linked to snakes and rodents

The Public Health Agency of Canada is advising exotic pet owners to practise good hygiene amid a salmonella outbreak in six provinces that's been linked to contact with snakes and rodents. A notice is...

Dec 14, 2019

Decision affirms power of courts to review the discipline of judges

OTTAWA - The authority of the Federal Court to review disciplinary measures meted out to judges was effectively affirmed Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada declined to delve into the ...

Dec 14, 2019

A talk with his son, a seat in the sun: Scheer's decision to step down

OTTAWA - Mid-way through last week, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer came home from a day on Parliament Hill and got to talking with one of sons. He realized, he would tell Conservative MPs and senat...

Dec 14, 2019

Advocate says Winnipeg must tackle poverty, addictions to end violent crime

WINNIPEG - A recent spike in violent crime in Manitoba's capital has been at the centre of conversations by men who get together in the downtown core each week. "Men want to be better community m...

Dec 14, 2019