Canada

Quebec ombudsperson criticizes social health worker's handling of Mosque shooter case

MONTREAL - Quebec's ombudsperson has criticized the way a social worker handled the case of the Quebec mosque shooter after he allegedly told her in confidence he regretted not having m...

Jul 20, 2019

Amnesty International urges Liberals to suspend refugee agreement with U.S.

OTTAWA - Amnesty International is calling on the Canadian government to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States in light of a controversial refugee policy implemented this week...

Jul 20, 2019

Manitoba wants to attract Quebec civil servants worried about clothing law

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to recruit civil servants from Quebec who are concerned about a new law in the province banning religious symbols at work. Manitoba has a shortage of bil...

Jul 20, 2019

Bad weather delays search for float plane passengers at Labrador crash site

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bad weather has forced the RCMP to call off flights taking search teams to the remote Labrador lake where a float plane carrying seven people crashed on Monday. Three bodies ha...

Jul 20, 2019

Coleman says she spoke to media during husband's assault trial to give women hope

OTTAWA - Caitlan Coleman says she gave interviews to media outlets in the middle of her estranged husband's trial for allegedly assaulting her because she wanted to provide hope to other women. Under ...

Jul 20, 2019

Premier wants answers on mental health detainee who fled, calls man a 'nutcase'

TORONTO - Ontario's premier vowed Thursday to get answers on how a patient detained at a mental health hospital for killing his roommate managed to flee, calling the man a "nutcase," as two organizati...

Jul 20, 2019

Judge rejects groups' attempt to have Quebec secularism law suspended

MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism law will continue to apply in full, Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau ruled Thursday in rejecting a bid by religious and civil liberties groups to have the legi...

Jul 20, 2019

Wife of jailed Saudi blogger hails U.S. vice-president's call for husband's release

MONTREAL - The wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi said U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence gave her hope Thursday when he called on Saudi Arabia to free her husband. Ensaf Haidar, who liv...

Jul 20, 2019

Scheer's pledge to review new Food Guide challenged by health community

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer faced strong criticism from nutrition experts on Thursday after he pledged to review the new Canada Food Guide should the Tories win power this fal...

Jul 20, 2019

Appeal for calm as tensions mount in Oka over land transfer to Kanesatake

MONTREAL - There were appeals for calm Thursday amid steadily mounting tension in Oka, Que., over a private developer's plan to return land to the Mohawks of Kanesatake. Hundreds packed a church ...

Jul 20, 2019