Canada

Judge tosses evidence, acquits Saskatchewan lovers of plotting to kill spouses

PRINCE ALBERT, Alta. - A Saskatchewan judge has acquitted a man and a woman of conspiracy to murder their spouses after ruling a key audio recording is inadmissible as evidence. The judge en...

May 29, 2019

Former Mountie says 'humiliating' that sex assault probes against doctor dropped

HALIFAX - A former Mountie who filed a complaint against a physician who performed medical exams on recruits says it was humiliating to learn no charges would be laid against him a...

May 29, 2019

Some tech giants sign onto Canada's declaration on electoral integrity

OTTAWA - Facebook, Google and Microsoft have signed onto a declaration promising a dozen initiatives to protect the integrity of the Canadian election this fall - including working...

May 29, 2019

Liberals begin effort to get new NAFTA ratified in House of Commons

OTTAWA - The new North American free trade agreement will beat its June legislative deadline and be ratified by Parliament, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland predicted Monday, but she acknowl...

May 29, 2019

Rival fighter-jet makers warn procurement rule change for F-35 will hurt Canada

OTTAWA - Fighter-jet makers say the Trudeau government's plan to loosen federal procurement rules for the F-35 stealth fighter will ultimately hurt Canada. The Liberals revealed earlier this month tha...

May 29, 2019

Life sentence appeal by Halifax mall plotter rejected by Nova Scotia court

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's top court has rejected the appeal of the life sentence given to an American woman who plotted a Valentine's Day shooting spree at a Halifax mall in 2015. In a written...

May 29, 2019

Free puppies: Nova Scotia woman issues warning about cruel and unusual scam

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia woman has come forward to warn people about an unusually cruel scam that involves the promise of free, purebred puppies. Lara Ryan says she didn't realize what w...

May 29, 2019

Wilson-Raybould says she never had an 'end game' planned during SNC affair

OTTAWA - Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says there was never a specific "end game" for her during the SNC controversy that had anything to do with power. Some of Wilson-Ra...

May 29, 2019

'Snowden refugee' living in Montreal calls on Canada to accept others

MONTREAL - A refugee who helped shelter whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong is calling on immigration officials to allow other members of her daughter's family to join her in Cana...

May 29, 2019

As they turn 85, Dionne sisters caution about the perils of childhood celebrity

MONTREAL - Annette and Cecile Dionne admit they don't know much about the online world of pint-sized content creators dubbed "kidfluencers." But the sisters, who turn 85 on Tuesday, can tell you a thi...

May 29, 2019