Canada

No minorities, one woman sought latest Supreme Court seat: panel chair

OTTAWA - More women, Indigenous and minority judges could find themselves on the Supreme Court if the government took a longer view of filling spots instead of scrambling to fill vacancies, says forme...

Jul 27, 2019

Boris Johnson's ascent heralds stormy economic and political seas for Canada

OTTAWA - Boris Johnson pledged a Halloween Brexit for Britain from the European Union, negotiated or not, after being sworn in Wednesday as Britain's prime minister. With that, there is almost equal c...

Jul 26, 2019

Inquiry into Glen Assoun wrongful conviction should be led by Nova Scotia: Lametti

HALIFAX - The federal justice minister says it is up to the Nova Scotia government to initiate a public inquiry into the case of a Halifax man who was wrongfully convicte...

Jul 26, 2019

Deadline coming: Scientists tell environment minister to speed up conservation

Some of North America's top conservation scientists have written to the federal government urging it to speed up land protection in Canada. The 32 scientists from 23 universities and other o...

Jul 26, 2019

Scientists in Gulf of St. Lawrence see four of seven right whale calves born this year

HALIFAX - A leading expert on North Atlantic right whales says a recent trip in the Gulf of St. Lawrence made multiple sightings of the endangered animals, including four of the seven calves born last...

Jul 26, 2019

No defence called in trial of man accused of killing B.C. police officer

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The lawyer for a man accused of murdering a police officer in Abbotsford, B.C., will not call a defence in the trial. Martin Peters, who represents Oscar Arfmann, told the...

Jul 26, 2019

'He started giggling': Searchers rescue toddler from trench in Saskatchewan

ANEROID, Sask. - A mother says her toddler is tired, a little scratched up and sunburned but otherwise fine after he spent a night in a muddy trench in southwestern Saskatchewan. Keeley...

Jul 26, 2019

Liberals complain to elections commissioner about groups' co-ordination

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are asking the elections commissioner to look into what they allege is possible improper co-ordination between two conservative pressure groups. The party says in a ...

Jul 26, 2019

Evicted tenant challenges 'draconian' pot law's constitutionality

TORONTO - A man evicted from his home and whose possessions were seized has launched a legal challenge to new Ontario legislation that aims to weed out illegal cannabis sales. In an unproven applicati...

Jul 26, 2019

Man accused of killing four people in Fredericton makes another court appearance

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man accused of murdering four people, including two police officers, in a shooting spree last August was back in a Fredericton courtroom Friday. Matthew Raymond is charge...

Jul 26, 2019