Canada

Samuel Opoku, accused in series of Toronto feces assaults, due in court today

TORONTO - A man accused of tossing fecal matter on five people is due in a Toronto courtroom today. Samuel Opoku is charged with five counts each of assault with a weapon and mischief. The 23-year-old...

Nov 27, 2019

Cellphones, radio, TV stations to broadcast emergency alert system test today

OTTAWA - Wireless devices, radio and TV stations will issue emergency messages today, but there isn't anything to be alarmed about. The squawky signals from provincial and territorial emergency manage...

Nov 27, 2019

Judge to investigate Montreal archdiocese's handling of priest's sexual abuse

Montreal's archdiocese enlisted a former Quebec Superior Court justice on Monday to investigate the case of a priest found guilty of sexually abusing two boys. Pepita G. Capriolo will conduc...

Nov 27, 2019

Three-day transit strike in Vancouver averted, tentative deal reached

VANCOUVER - The union representing 5,000 Metro Vancouver transit workers says it has reached a tentative deal with Coast Mountain Bus Company and Translink, averting a planned full system strike....

Nov 27, 2019

Former Nova Scotia premier Gerald Regan dead at 91

Former Nova Scotia premier Gerald Regan, whose political accomplishments were later overshadowed by a sexual assault trial that resulted in an acquittal, has died at the age of 91. Regan, a lawyer and...

Nov 27, 2019

Ottawa appeals and Grey Cup glory; In-The-News for Nov. 25

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 Nov. 25. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...

Nov 27, 2019

You may be a millionaire in Quebec and budgeting for bling; In-The-News Nov. 27

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 Nov. 27. What we are watching i...

Nov 27, 2019

Stop Indigenous child-welfare award so more can be paid, federal lawyers say

OTTAWA - While the federal Liberals insist they are appealing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling on First Nations children because it limits the families that could receive compens...

Nov 27, 2019

Hiking carbon tax to $210 cheapest way to hit Canada's climate targets: commission

OTTAWA - The Ecofiscal Commission says quadrupling Canada's carbon price by 2030 is the easiest and most cost-effective way for the country to meet its climate targets. But the independent think-...

Nov 26, 2019

Privacy watchdogs say firm broke rules for political ads on Facebook

VANCOUVER - Canada's privacy commissioner says the findings of an investigation into a Victoria software company linked with the Cambridge Analytica scandal has profound implications for fun...

Nov 26, 2019