Canada

Greed drove former SNC exec's alleged fraud, corruption scheme: Crown

MONTREAL - The Crown has begun final arguments in the criminal trial of former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi. A federal prosecutor summarizing the Crown's evidence described th...

Dec 09, 2019

Closing arguments begin in hearing for N.B. officers involved in fatal shooting

FREDERICTON - Closing arguments are underway today in an arbitration hearing for two police officers from Bathurst, N.B., involved in a fatal shooting almost five years ago. Constables Mathieu Boudrea...

Dec 09, 2019

'Parasite' big winner at Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

TORONTO - The dark social satire "Parasite" was the big winner at this year's Toronto Film Critics Association Awards. Members of the association voted at a meeting on Sunday, and Bong Joon-ho's ...

Dec 09, 2019

Mr. Kenney goes to Ottawa and income inequality; In The News for Dec. 9

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 9. What we are watching in Canada ... OTT...

Dec 09, 2019

Kenney and cabinet ministers in Ottawa to meet federal counterparts

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and eight of his cabinet ministers will be in Ottawa today as part of a trip to meet their federal counterparts. Kenney will speak at the Canadian Club this ...

Dec 09, 2019

After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker shares plan to finish trek

MONCTON, N.B. - Kirby Morrill has loved sports since she was a young girl. At the University of New Brunswick, she was a rugby star, celebrated for her "off-the-charts" tackling. But for clo...

Dec 09, 2019

Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in response to gaps in legal education that the...

Dec 09, 2019

Federal govt's refusal to provide clean needles in prison to be challenged today

TORONTO - An Ontario court is set to hear today a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners. The case, launched in 2012 by former prisoner Steven Simons, argues t...

Dec 09, 2019

'Kind of lacking:' Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won't fund spinal surgery

CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery. "It feels good. I mea...

Dec 09, 2019

Legault government invokes closure to pass Hydro-Quebec rates bill

QUEBEC - The Quebec government has invoked closure to pass legislation that will allow it to take control of the rates charged for electricity in the province. Bill 34 was adopted just after...

Dec 08, 2019