Canada

Singh calls for reform of 'broken' voting system after NDP falls short in Quebec

BURNABY, B.C. - If there's any election that has highlighted how "broken" Canada's electoral system is, it's this one, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in his morning-after assessment. Monday's...

Oct 24, 2019

Trudeau must keep promise to support the West, Kenney and Moe say

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to support the West should be more than lip service or there will be lasting damage to national unity, say the premiers of the oil-producing Prairie provinces. ...

Oct 24, 2019

Chair of inquiry into youth protection services says Quebec society failed kids

MONTREAL - An inquiry into Quebec's maligned youth protection system began Tuesday with a declaration from its chair that the exercise itself reflects a societal failure....

Oct 24, 2019

Jury starts deliberating at Edmontohn trial for suspect in officer stabbing

EDMONTON - A jury has started deliberating in the trial for a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, who is 32, has pl...

Oct 24, 2019

Legal aid won't take on Quebec man seeking to withdraw guilty plea for killing unborn child

MONTREAL - A Quebec man seeking to withdraw his guilty pleas in the killing of his unborn child and the stabbing of his ex-wife won't be represented by legal aid in the case. Sofiane Ghazi suddenly pl...

Oct 24, 2019

N.B. Appeal Court orders new murder trial for woman convicted in stabbing death

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a young woman convicted in the brutal slaying of a Moncton teen who was stabbed about 200 times. A spokeswoman confirmed today...

Oct 24, 2019

Police called after Catherine McKenna's office vandalized with vulgar slur

OTTAWA - Newly re-elected Liberal MP Catherine McKenna says she has notified police after someone spray-painted an obscenity on the front of her Ottawa Centre campaign office. Staff arriving at t...

Oct 24, 2019

Alleged RCMP secret leaker Cameron Ortis granted bail with conditions

OTTAWA - Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's official-secrets law, walked out of an Ottawa courthouse Tuesday after being released on bail with strict conditio...

Oct 24, 2019

NewsAlert: Former N.S. police chief guilty of sex charge

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The former chief of police in a southwestern Nova Scotia town has been found guilty of sexually exploiting a 17-year-old girl. John Collyer was the police chief in Bridge...

Oct 24, 2019

Scheer says Canada more divided than ever, as NDP, Bloc hold cards close

REGINA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer offered the Liberals no help Tuesday to try and piece together national unity after an election contest that's left the country divided on regional lines. Sc...

Oct 24, 2019