Canada

"Other people's skin:" Inuit sue government over medical experiments

Five Inuit have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over medical experiments, including skin grafts, that they say were performed on them without their consent. A statement of claim fi...

Jun 23, 2019

Canada and U.S. agree to expand preclearance options for travellers, goods

OTTAWA - A new agreement between Canada and the United States will soon allow travellers and cargo to pre-clear customs before they leave, allowing an easier movement of people and goods crossing...

Jun 23, 2019

PBO sets budget baseline for campaign vows with tools, deficit projections

OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog is predicting years of deficits deeper than the government has laid out. The numbers are in a report the parliamentary budget office says sh...

Jun 23, 2019

Stepmother of Quebec girl who died in April now faces second-degree murder charge

GRANBY, Que. - The stepmother of a seven-year-old Quebec girl who died under troubling circumstances last April was charged Friday with second-degree murder. The charge against the woman, 36,&nbs...

Jun 23, 2019

Bill that would have improved mental support for jurors dies in Senate

TORONTO - A prominent juror advocate says he's frustrated and angry after a private member's bill aimed at improving mental-health support for traumatized jury members died in the Senate. Ma...

Jun 23, 2019

Canada will shell out almost $70 billion for its new warships, PBO report says

OTTAWA - Canada's 15 new warships will cost almost $70 billion over the next quarter-century, according to Parliament's budget watchdog, and the cost could change further depending on the final design...

Jun 23, 2019

Latest dead North Atlantic right whale off Canada's coast believed to be female

FREDERICTON - The latest dead North Atlantic right whale spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is believed to be a large female, but bad weather may delay efforts to recover the carcass for more de...

Jun 23, 2019

Despite billions in new spending, Duclos still sees 'affordability' gaps

OTTAWA - Despite billions of dollars in new spending over the last four years, the federal Liberals' social-development minister concedes that seniors and families seeking housing and child care ...

Jun 23, 2019

'Clients fall off:' Calgary program helps recently released prisoners with hep C

CALGARY - Imagine adjusting to life after serving prison time, then add mental- health struggles, addiction or homelessness. Now, throw in hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus that can cause serious liver...

Jun 23, 2019

Montreal street renamed to erase tribute to Amherst, honour Indigenous history

Montreal removed the name of British general Jeffery Amherst's from its street map on Friday in favour of Atateken Street - a Mohawk word that means brotherhood. City and Indigenous lea...

Jun 23, 2019