Canada

Ball python that went missing in Victoria found hiding under vehicle

VICTORIA - Police say a large snake that went missing somewhere in a Victoria-area neighbourhood was found hiding under a vehicle. Victoria police issued a statement saying the nearly 1.4-metre-l...

Aug 12, 2020

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...

Aug 12, 2020

Manitoba RCMP laughing after suspect mistakes unmarked police car for taxi

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - Manitoba RCMP are laughing after an intoxicated man jumped into the back seat of an unmarked police cruiser he mistook for a taxi. "Take me to 17th Street, bro," t...

Aug 12, 2020

Complaints filed against Edmundston officers in fatal shooting of Chantel Moore

FREDERICTON - A law firm representing the estate of Chantel Moore has filed a pair of complaints with the New Brunswick Police Commission in connection with her death. One complaint targets the Edmund...

Aug 12, 2020

Kamala Harris a 'tangible' inspiration for women, former Montreal classmate says

A former classmate and friend of Kamala Harris from her years in Montreal says he hopes the California senator and newly minted U.S. vice-presidential candidate can serve as a role...

Aug 12, 2020

N.S. Mountie faces questions over redacted warrants in mass killing case

HALIFAX - A senior RCMP officer in Nova Scotia who obtained search warrants for the investigation into the mass shooting in April was grilled in court today about why most of those documents rema...

Aug 12, 2020

Feds seeking private consultant to design, run firearm buyback program

OTTAWA - The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms. Public Safety Canada has invited 15 consulting firms to come up with ...

Aug 12, 2020

B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart

VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia will be returning to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says. Rob Fleming ...

Aug 12, 2020

Miller won't rule out COVID-19 pandemic forcing delay of UNDRIP law

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says a Liberal promise to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is still a top priority. But he could not ...

Aug 12, 2020

Vast majority of Quebecers believe First Nations face discrimination: survey

MONTREAL - The vast majority of non-Indigenous Quebecers recognize that First Nations members in the province are subject to racism or discrimination, a new survey suggests. The survey conducted by po...

Aug 12, 2020