Canada

NewsAlert: Ontario, education workers avoid

TORONTO - Ontario's provincial government has eked out a deal with the union that represents education workers, avoiding a strike deadline by just hours. The 55,000 school workers represented by ...

Oct 06, 2019

Feds fight ruling on compensation for failures in First Nations child services

OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs are expressing outrage and disappointment at the federal government's decision to appeal a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling ordering Ottawa to pay bil...

Oct 06, 2019

Return of Donald Marshall Jr.'s eel nets recall days of historic fishing decision

HALIFAX - The recovery of eel nets that helped recast Aboriginal rights to earn a living from fishing is bringing back powerful memories for those touched by their story....

Oct 06, 2019

Lawyers' victims get payout after probe found gap in compensation system

TORONTO - A man who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars because of a negligent lawyer has finally received partial compensation years after winning a court judgment that has proven unenforceabl...

Oct 06, 2019

Leaders descend on national capital in anticipation of Monday's televised debate

TORONTO - Most of the federal party leaders are hitting the books today, cramming for Monday's critical English-language leaders debate like high schoolers before an ...

Oct 06, 2019

Quebec parents seek class action against makers of 'addictive' Fortnite game

MONTREAL - Two Quebec parents are seeking the right to launch a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the popular video game Fortnite, alleging it was purposely made highly addictive and has...

Oct 06, 2019

Lawyers expect multi-day bail hearing in complex RCMP secrets case

OTTAWA - Lawyers anticipate a long bail hearing for an RCMP employee charged with breaching the official-secrets law. Cameron Jay Ortis, who was arrested three weeks ago, made his fourth appearance in...

Oct 06, 2019

Police can't arrest to stop only potential disorder, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA - Police do not have the power to arrest someone who is acting lawfully simply to prevent a possible outbreak of violence or disorder, the Supreme Court of Canada decided Friday. According to t...

Oct 06, 2019

John Buchanan, folksy Nova Scotia premier who held office for 12 years, dies at 88

HALIFAX - Former Nova Scotia premier John Buchanan, whose political charm propelled his Progressive Conservatives to four consecutive majority governments, has died in Halifax at the age of 88. Buchan...

Oct 06, 2019

Inuit combine nine different scripts for writing Inuktitut into one

Inuit are hoping to use the alphabet to help keep their far-flung people together. Canada's national Inuit organization recently decided on a standard way to write their language that could be underst...

Oct 06, 2019