Canada

Watchdog slams former grain commissioner for post-employment ethics violations

OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog says a former acting head of the Canadian Grain Commission took improper advantage of his public office when he went to work for one of the country's largest ...

May 30, 2019

Halifax police rule out charges after probe of doctor who examined RCMP recruits

Halifax police say no charges will be laid following an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against a doctor who examined RCMP recruits over a period spanning several decad...

May 30, 2019

Young woman killed, teen injured after father sets fire at Calgary home: police

CALGARY - Police say a young woman was killed and her teenage sister badly injured in a fire set by their father who also died in the home where there had been a history of conflict. "What we kno...

May 30, 2019

Views of New Brunswick professor draw growing concerns from faculty

FREDERICTON - More than 100 faculty members at the University of New Brunswick have signed a letter denouncing one of their colleagues for promoting what they say are racist arguments about immigratio...

May 30, 2019

Montreal man sentenced to two years for killing of Alzheimer's-stricken wife

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge said she hopes the voices of caregivers struggling to care for loved ones are heard as she sentenced a Montreal man who suffocated his Alzheimer's-stricken wif...

May 30, 2019

Procurement minister defends rule change for F-35 as necessary for competition

OTTAWA - Federal procurement minister Carla Qualtrough is defending the government's plan to loosen procurement rules for the F-35 in the face of questions and concerns from companies that make compet...

May 30, 2019

Feds eyeing guns 'designed to hunt people' as they ponder possible curbs

OTTAWA - The Liberal government says no options have been ruled out to clamp down on guns "designed to hunt people" as it weighs new measures against assault-style rifles and handguns. The sharply wor...

May 30, 2019

Quebec to announce wide-ranging public commission into youth protection

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is set to announce the parameters of an independent commission looking into youth protection services after a seven-year-old girl who was followed by child servic...

May 30, 2019

Research suggests bird personalities vary widely and are tough to change

EDMONTON - Research from the University of Alberta is putting a whole new meaning on the term bird brain. Biologist Kimberley Mathot has been delving into how birds develop individual personaliti...

May 30, 2019

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Tentative agreement in B.C.'s port dispute: union

VANCOUVER - A tentative agreement has been reached in a labour dispute that threatened to shut down all ports in British Columbia, costing the Canadian economy billions of dollars every day. A sp...

May 30, 2019