Canada

Trial hears N.B. gunman felt he was surrounded by 'demons,' had to fight his way out

The man on trial for a 2018 mass shooting in Fredericton says he thought the end of times had begun and he might have to use his guns to fight his way out of his apartment. Matthew Raymond, 50, ...

Oct 28, 2020

Culture to become latest front in military's fight against sexual misconduct

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is diving into the age-old question of what constitutes "military culture" as part of its latest plan to eliminate what it calls the "wicked problem" of sexual misco...

Oct 28, 2020

The Battle of Capitol Hill: White House race gets headlines, but Senate has suspense

WASHINGTON, Wash. - The race to win the White House may be getting all the headlines, but there's real suspense in the battle for control of Capitol Hill. Overshadowed by the main event of elect...

Oct 28, 2020

Not cool: Jamaican bobsledder wants thief to return stolen shell to Calgary bar

An original member of the Jamaican bobsled team featured in the 1993 movie "Cool Runnings" is imploring whoever stole the nose cone from a sled that appeared in the film to return it to a Calgary bar....

Oct 28, 2020

Canadian class-action suit against Facebook alleges misuse of personal information

OTTAWA - Two Facebook users are seeking damages on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose personal data may have been improperly used for political purposes. The proposed class-action laws...

Oct 28, 2020

Canadians come together online to ring in U.S. election with cross-border stakes

In 2008, avid politico Daniel Roukema was moved to tears while watching the U.S. election at an Ottawa pub, the elated crowd around him breaking into cheers, when the newscaster announced that Barack ...

Oct 28, 2020

Alek Minassian to appear in court as it prepares for murder trial

TORONTO - The man who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk is set to appear in court today. Alek Minassian faces 10 charges of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempt...

Oct 28, 2020

EI commissioners say workers, companies want non-partisan review of system, stat

OTTAWA - The representatives for employers and workers in the employment insurance system say they are deeply concerned that a promised review of the program will be lost in the heat of a minority Par...

Oct 28, 2020

Bank of Canada set to release updated outlook for economy, inflation

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will release its updated outlook for the country's pandemic-plagued economy. The central bank in July said it believed the country had been spared from a worst-case scenari...

Oct 28, 2020

Civil, respectful but still tough: Canada-U.S. trade under a Biden presidency

OTTAWA - Canada coped with nearly four years of Donald Trump rewriting or shredding the international trade rule book. But Canadian hope of a rosy return to rules-based bonhomie with its top trading p...

Oct 28, 2020