Canada

Bill to ban conversion therapy being turned into political fundraising tool

OTTAWA - A proposed bill banning forcing someone into therapy to alter their sexual orientation is turning into a political fundraising tool. Conservative MP and failed leadership candidate Dere...

Nov 12, 2020

RCMP charges former executive in Toronto with bribing a foreign official

OTTAWA - The RCMP has charged a former business executive with bribing a public official from Botswana. The Mounties allege Damodar Arapakota, a former executive of Toronto-based IMEX Systems Inc., pr...

Nov 12, 2020

New restrictions take effect in Manitoba as Ontario awaits new COVID-19 projections

Manitoba is entering the first day of a partial lockdown meant to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases while Ontario is set to release new projections after setting a record for daily infections. Mani...

Nov 12, 2020

Sir John A. Macdonald High School near Halifax changing its name to be more inclusive

HALIFAX - The principal of Sir John A. Macdonald High School outside Halifax confirmed today the school's name will be changed because of the role Canada's first prime minister played in developing th...

Nov 12, 2020

Crown tells sex assault trial Eric Salvail's testimony 'implausible and incoherent'

MONTREAL - The Crown is telling Eric Salvail's sexual assault trial that the former Quebec television star's version of events cannot be trusted. Prosecutor Amelie Rivard described Salvail's testimony...

Nov 12, 2020

Canada must regulate AI to protect privacy and human rights: watchdog

OTTAWA - Artificial intelligence must be regulated to protect Canadians' privacy and human rights, a federal watchdog says.In issuing new recommendations for regulating AI Thursday, Canada's privacy c...

Nov 12, 2020

Veterans minister boasts of backlog reduction attributed to COVID-19 problems

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay is boasting about a reduction in the number of outstanding requests for assistance from veterans with disabilities, even though advocates say COVID...

Nov 12, 2020

Quebec government to present economic update later today

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is scheduled to present an economic update this afternoon that will reflect the damage of COVID-19 to the province's finances. Last month, Girard told a legis...

Nov 12, 2020

Supreme Court to examine minimum sentences for fentanyl trafficking

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will delve into the question of minimum prison sentences for fentanyl trafficking. The high court has agreed to jointly hear the appeals of two men who received st...

Nov 12, 2020

Thanks to USMCA, working-class Americans will be integral to future U.S. trade policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Experts say Donald Trump's lasting legacy may well be that working-class Americans get more of a say in U.S. trade policy. That could make Canada's job more difficult when it ...

Nov 12, 2020