Canada

Guinean-Canadians in Montreal protest possible third presidential term

MONTREAL - Guinean-Canadians are taking to the streets to protest the president's bid to seek another term in their home country. Community members took part in a noonday demonstration near downtown M...

Oct 26, 2019

One win and one loss in Manitoba personalized licence plate fights

WINNIPEG - An Indigenous man in Manitoba has had his NDN CAR personalized licence plate returned, but in a separate legal battle an avid "Star Trek" fan learned resistance is futile in his court fight...

Oct 26, 2019

Next election could be some time away, predicts Green Leader Elizabeth May

SIDNEY, B.C. - Elizabeth May isn't expecting another federal election any time soon, but she's already telling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau what will keep the Greens from voting against his gove...

Oct 26, 2019

'Utterly fearless:' Greta Thunberg visits glacier in Jasper National Park

JASPER, Alta. - Climate change activist Greta Thunberg braved a blizzard on a snow-covered glacier in Jasper National Park this week to learn from the scientists who study the ice. In a tweet to ...

Oct 26, 2019

Jury deliberating at trial for suspect in Edmonton police officer stabbing

EDMONTON - Jurors are deliberating in the trial for a man accused of stabbing a police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, 32, has pleaded not guilty to 11 ch...

Oct 26, 2019

Legal aid won't take on Quebec man seeking to withdraw guilty plea for killing unborn child

MONTREAL - A Quebec man seeking to withdraw his guilty pleas in the killing of his unborn child and the stabbing of his ex-wife won't be represented by legal aid in the case. Sofiane Ghazi suddenly pl...

Oct 26, 2019

N.B. Appeal Court orders new murder trial for woman convicted in stabbing death

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a young woman convicted in the brutal slaying of a Moncton teen who was stabbed about 200 times, concluding that a judge's err...

Oct 26, 2019

Police called after Catherine McKenna's office vandalized with vulgar slur

OTTAWA - Newly re-elected Liberal MP Catherine McKenna says she has notified police after someone spray-painted a vulgar slur on the front of her Ottawa Centre campaign office. Staff arriving at the o...

Oct 26, 2019

Former N.S. police chief found guilty of sexually exploiting teen

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - A former police chief in Nova Scotia who was described in court as a "father figure" to a 17-year-old girl with mental health issues was convicted Thursday of sexually exploiting t...

Oct 26, 2019

Alberta UCP government tables budget with cuts to civil servants, universities

EDMONTON - Alberta is blazing a new trail for its red-ink economy with a budget that preserves health and education funding but takes a big stick to cities, civil servants and universities. ...

Oct 26, 2019