Canada

'There is no Oka crisis 2.0,' Kanesatake chief says as land dispute simmers

MONTREAL - Kanesatake's grand chief said Monday that his people are not heading towards a second Oka crisis, despite tensions over a land dispute and a highly publicized war of wor...

Jul 31, 2019

Canada eyeing implications of U.S. plan to allow imports of prescription drugs

OTTAWA - Canada's health minister says the federal government is in touch with U.S. officials to discuss the Trump administration's plan to allow imports of cheaper prescription drugs from north of th...

Jul 31, 2019

Canadian officer first woman to command standing NATO naval group

A Royal Canadian Navy officer heading a NATO fleet in the Black Sea and Mediterranean is the first woman to be given such a command in the alliance's history. Commodore Josee Kurtz is commanding Stand...

Jul 31, 2019

Chief electoral officer decides to stick with voting day amid religious concerns

OTTAWA - Voters will go to the polls on Oct. 21 as originally planned after Canada's chief electoral officer decided not to reschedule voting day even though it falls on a Jew...

Jul 31, 2019

Federal commission announces group that will produce election leaders' debates

OTTAWA - A group of media companies will collaborate to produce the federal leaders' debates during the upcoming election campaign. The Leaders' Debates Commission says the Canadian Debate Production ...

Jul 31, 2019

Public inquiry into serial-killing nurse set to release report today

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A public inquiry examining the case of a serial-killer nurse who preyed on elderly patients is set to deliver its report today. The report is expected to delve into the circumst...

Jul 31, 2019

Grassy Narrows chief to run for the federal New Democrats in fall election

OTTAWA - With a federal election campaign just weeks away, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh scored a blow against Justin Trudeau's Indigenous bona fides Monday as he introduced a prominent Firs...

Jul 31, 2019

Experts, cops weigh in on the intersection of violence and video games

TORONTO - A spate of recent high-profile crimes allegedly perpetrated by young men with a passion for video games is prompting industry watchers to raise cautions against reading too much into their h...

Jul 31, 2019

Risk of student loan defaults rising, say documents warning 'system is broken'

OTTAWA - Federal officials warned in a presentation earlier this year that the risk of student loan defaults and delays was on the rise, noting bleakly: the "system is broken." Federal stude...

Jul 31, 2019

Top court set to weigh in on rape-shield law amid concern over fair trial

TORONTO - The Supreme Court is expected today to clarify the limits of Canada's rape-shield law. At issue is just how far the law should go in protecting sexual-assault complainants from scrutiny of t...

Jul 31, 2019