Canada

'He was ditched:' La Loche victim spiralled without support, now going to prison

SASKATOON - A promising football player whose dreams of playing professionally were crushed after a deadly school shooting in northern Saskatchewan has been sent to prison and his famil...

Jun 18, 2019

In the news today, June 18

Four stories in the news for Tuesday, June 18 --- TRANS MOUNTAIN DECISION DEADLINE TODAY The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a secon...

Jun 18, 2019

Deadline for cabinet to decide future of Trans Mountain expansion is today

OTTAWA - The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a second time today but, even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months a...

Jun 18, 2019

New tool launched to shine light on ethnic media coverage of election issues

OTTAWA - A new tool launching today will help voters learn what federal issues are resonating in ethnic media and the potential effect on voting in this fall's ...

Jun 18, 2019

B.C. mom tells inquest into teen son's death that she found drugs in his room

VICTORIA - The mother of a Victoria teen who died of a drug overdose last year says she was shocked to discover her son had sedation drugs from her dental office stashed in his bedroom. Rachel Staples...

Jun 17, 2019

Toronto hospital says surgery program will help trans patients 'live true lives'

TORONTO - Janet Macbeth says "to be trans is to wait." The 40-year-old waited until her wife was pregnant with their second child in 2017 to come out as transgender. Then she waited&nbs...

Jun 17, 2019

UN high commissioner urges redress as Canada responds to MMIWG inquiry

OTTAWA - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says it is important for Canada to develop a plan that includes redress for victims and families of missing and murdered Indigenous women...

Jun 17, 2019

Manslaughter trial hears recording of accused praying for forgiveness

CALGARY - A trial for a Calgary man charged in the death of his grandson has heard a recording of what appears to be the accused praying for forgiveness. Allan Perdomo Lopez is cha...

Jun 17, 2019

Stay of proceedings after Jaspal Atwal accused of uttering threats

SURREY, B.C. - The BC Prosecution Service says it won't pursue a charge of uttering threats against the man who sparked a political firestorm when he attended an event during Prime Minister ...

Jun 17, 2019

Was the Acadian expulsion a genocide? New committee to explore that question

It is widely accepted that the deportation of more than 10,000 Acadians from the Maritimes in the late 1700s was a crime against humanity, even by contemporary standards. But could this traumatic...

Jun 17, 2019