Canada

Kenney pleads for national unity during speech to Calgary business crowd

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says federal party leaders who would let provinces block new pipelines are ignoring the Constitution. Kenney made a plea for national unity during a speech ...

Oct 01, 2019

Mentally ill killer of five people in Calgary can be eased into community: board

EDMONTON - A review board has ruled that a mentally ill man found not criminally responsible after killing five young people in Calgary can be eased back into the community. With prior approval, ...

Oct 01, 2019

Quebec entertainer Eric Salvail ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charge

MONTREAL - A judge has ordered Quebec media star Eric Salvail to stand trial on three charges including sexual assault. The decision was rendered on Tuesday by Quebec court Judge Pierre Labelle follow...

Oct 01, 2019

Lawyers for former hostage Boyle urge judge to dismiss wife's evidence

OTTAWA - A lawyer for Joshua Boyle says the former hostage's wife, Caitlan Coleman, fled their Ottawa apartment and accused him of assault as part of a long-desired plan to win sole cus...

Oct 01, 2019

Border officers couldn't have legally arrested Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown

VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing the Canadian government says border guards could not have legally arrested Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport last Decem...

Oct 01, 2019

Mint's new glow-in-the-dark coin features Canada's most famous flying saucer

HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a glow-in-the-dark coin that captures the eerie scene more than 50 years ago when what has been officially documented as a UFO crashed into the waters...

Oct 01, 2019

Fish farm deaths, escapes raise concerns about Atlantic aquaculture industry

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A recent mass die-off of salmon at a Newfoundland fish farm has highlighted transparency and environmental challenges that the region's growing aquaculture industry faces. Northern ...

Oct 01, 2019

Dozens of candidates vie for seats in Northwest Territories election

YELLOWKNIFE - Dozens of candidates are vying for seats as voters cast ballots today in the Northwest Territories election. There are 58 candidates in total and there are only three of the te...

Oct 01, 2019

Canadian man's sculpture of refugees unveiled by Pope Francis in Vatican City

VATICAN CITY - A Canadian artist's sculpture has been unveiled in St. Peter's Square by Pope Francis as part of a Mass for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees. "I wanted this artistic work he...

Oct 01, 2019

Hearing to begin to determine if accused in Fredericton shootings fit for trial

FREDERICTON - Jury selection begins Monday at a hockey rink in Fredericton to determine if Matthew Raymond - accused of killing four people in a shooting spree in August 2018 - is fit to stand trial. ...

Oct 01, 2019