Canada

Privacy commissioners in B.C., Ontario order LifeLabs to improve security

VICTORIA - One of Canada's largest medical services companies failed to put in place reasonable safeguards to protect the personal health information of millions of Canadians, say the privac...

Jun 25, 2020

University says it's making changes after crash that killed two students

VICTORIA - A report into a bus crash that killed two University of Victoria students calls for travel during daylight hours on a narrow logging road that it says should be improved by the pr...

Jun 25, 2020

It makes no sense for Mountie facing charges to be on the streets: criminologist

A criminologist with Mount Royal University in Calgary says it's ridiculous that a Mountie facing criminal charges was working on the streets during the violent arrest of a prominent First Nations chi...

Jun 25, 2020

COVID-19 increases risk for Canada's 'invisible' homeless women: study

OTTAWA - A new research project shows women experiencing homelessness in Canada are largely invisible and falling through major gaps in support systems - and into dangerous situations. The study,...

Jun 25, 2020

New trade deal raises duty-free limits for private couriers, not Canada Post

OTTAWA - The president of eBay Canada says an arcane rule in the new North American free trade agreement means people who shop online for goods sent from the U.S. or Mexico will be charged differ...

Jun 25, 2020

Senate to apologize, explore compensation, for employees harassed by ex-senator

OTTAWA - The Senate's administration committee says it will issue a formal apology to - and explore financial compensation for - employees who were bullied and sexually harassed by form...

Jun 25, 2020

Funeral planned today for mother, three daughters killed in crash last week

BRAMPTON, Ont. - A funeral is planned this afternoon for a woman and her three young daughters who were killed in a crash in Brampton, Ont., last week. A memorial service for Karolina Ciasullo and her...

Jun 25, 2020

Mother of teen boy targeted in racist video files Quebec human rights complaint

MONTREAL - The mother of a 15-year-old Montreal-area boy who was the target of a widely circulated racist video is filing a human rights complaint against the alleged perpetrators. The video shows two...

Jun 25, 2020

Bowing to Beijing would put 'an awful lot more Canadians' at risk, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Bowing to pressure from Beijing to secure the release of two Canadians would put "an awful lot more" citizens at risk by signalling Canada can be intimidated, Prime Minister Justin Trude...

Jun 25, 2020

Motorcade procession planned for four military members killed in crash

HALIFAX - A motorcade procession for four of the six Canadian Armed Forces members killed in a military helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea in April is planned for ...

Jun 25, 2020