Canada

'I kind of just snapped:' Murder suspect testifies woman came at him with knife

WINNIPEG - A man accused of killing an Indigenous woman in Manitoba after a night of drinking and sex told a jury Monday that she came at him with a knife and he blacked out. But Crown ...

May 08, 2019

Former Liberal MP Darshan Kang apologizes for behaviour, maintains no ill intent

OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP who was found by his peers to have sexually harassed a member of his office staff is apologizing to the victim for unintentionally causing her difficulty. But reading...

May 08, 2019

Boy's song inspires Francois Legault to rebuild flooded school in Beauce

MONTREAL - A town in Quebec's Beauce region will be getting a new elementary school after a student's song about its sorry state drew the attention of Premier Francois Legault. Legault said ...

May 08, 2019

Regina police pilot program will allow experts to review sex assault cases

REGINA - The Regina Police Service is the latest agency in Canada to pilot a program that allows sexual assault investigations to be reviewed by outside experts. The service says it will be tryin...

May 08, 2019

Trudeau tells Harry and Meghan to 'enjoy every minute' after birth of baby boy

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending Canadian well wishes to the world's newest royal parents. Prince Harry announced his wife, the former Meghan Markle, gave birth to a healthy baby boy ...

May 08, 2019

Blood-donor deferral period for men who have sex with men cut to three months

OTTAWA - Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says men who have sex with men will be able to give blood after a deferral period of three months, down from a year. Petitpas Taylor says the deci...

May 08, 2019

Citing concerns for flood victims, Ontario, Quebec opt out of alert-system test

OTTAWA - The country's two biggest provinces won't take part in what was supposed to be a nationwide test of Canada's Alert Ready system on Wednesday. Public Safety Canada says it received notificatio...

May 08, 2019

Quebec immigration minister defends secularism bill against claims its discriminatory

Quebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says he disagrees with prominent critics who have described his government's religious symbols bill as discriminatory. Jolin-Barrette is ...

May 08, 2019

Montreal animal shelter grappling with growing number of abandoned chickens

MONTREAL - Animal welfare officials in Montreal have added chickens to the list of abandoned creatures landing at their doorstep. While dogs, cats and rabbits are par for the course, it...

May 08, 2019

Killer whales to caribou: UN environment report has strong message for Canada

A UN report that concludes a million species are threatened with extinction and that "fundamental, structural change" is required to halt a steep decline in the natural environment has lessons fo...

May 08, 2019