Canada

Chief electoral officer decides to stick with voting day amid religious concerns

OTTAWA - Voters will go to the polls on Oct. 21 as originally planned after Canada's chief electoral officer decided not to reschedule voting day even though it falls on a Jew...

Jul 31, 2019

Federal commission announces group that will produce election leaders' debates

OTTAWA - A group of media companies will collaborate to produce the federal leaders' debates during the upcoming election campaign. The Leaders' Debates Commission says the Canadian Debate Production ...

Jul 31, 2019

Public inquiry into serial-killing nurse set to release report today

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A public inquiry examining the case of a serial-killer nurse who preyed on elderly patients is set to deliver its report today. The report is expected to delve into the circumst...

Jul 31, 2019

Grassy Narrows chief to run for the federal New Democrats in fall election

OTTAWA - With a federal election campaign just weeks away, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh scored a blow against Justin Trudeau's Indigenous bona fides Monday as he introduced a prominent Firs...

Jul 31, 2019

Experts, cops weigh in on the intersection of violence and video games

TORONTO - A spate of recent high-profile crimes allegedly perpetrated by young men with a passion for video games is prompting industry watchers to raise cautions against reading too much into their h...

Jul 31, 2019

Risk of student loan defaults rising, say documents warning 'system is broken'

OTTAWA - Federal officials warned in a presentation earlier this year that the risk of student loan defaults and delays was on the rise, noting bleakly: the "system is broken." Federal stude...

Jul 31, 2019

Top court set to weigh in on rape-shield law amid concern over fair trial

TORONTO - The Supreme Court is expected today to clarify the limits of Canada's rape-shield law. At issue is just how far the law should go in protecting sexual-assault complainants from scrutiny of t...

Jul 31, 2019

Man charged with first-degree murder after four people found dead in Markham

A 23-year-old man is facing multiple murder charges in an alleged quadruple homicide north of Toronto, police said Monday. York Regional Police revealed few details about the four people found dead in...

Jul 31, 2019

In the news today, July 29

Six stories in the news for Monday, July 29 --- NEW TIP IN MANHUNT FOR B.C. MURDER SUSPECTS A new tip has led police involved in the escalating manhunt for two B.C. murder suspects to anothe...

Jul 31, 2019

In the news today, July 31

Six stories in the news for Wednesday, July 31 --- NO 5G DECISION BEFORE ELECTION: GOODALE Canadians will have to wait until after this fall's federal election to find out whether Chinese te...

Jul 31, 2019