Canada

Police name three men arrested after shooting at Raptors victory rally

Toronto police have released the identities of three men who were arrested after a shooting on Monday that sent part of the crowd scurrying for cover during a celebration for ...

Jun 20, 2019

New study offers insight and recommendations to reduce right whale deaths

FREDERICTON - A new study says more than half the 70 North Atlantic right whale deaths recorded over the last 16 years were the result of either entanglement in fishing gear or vessel collis...

Jun 20, 2019

Justice system making slow but sure steps to more timely justice, top judge says

OTTAWA - Canada's top judge says there is slow but sure progress toward more timely justice in Canadian courts after years of backlogs and delays. Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner says thing...

Jun 20, 2019

Coroner concludes death of Gilles Duceppe's 93-year-old mother preventable

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner has ruled the hypothermia death of Gilles Duceppe's 93-year-old mother last January was accidental, but video footage of the woman trying to re-enter the luxury senior...

Jun 20, 2019

Blair says more gun-control action needed, signals no new steps before election

OTTAWA - Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair says more must be done to address gun violence, but he's also signalling that no new measures will be taken before the fall election. Steps could - an...

Jun 20, 2019

Quebec's biggest French school board postpones applying religious symbols law

MONTREAL - Quebec's largest school board has voted to delay application of Quebec's controversial new secularism law for at least a year to allow for consultations with parents, unions ...

Jun 20, 2019

Canadian Forces investigating after soldier dies while parachuting in Bulgaria

OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces were searching for answers Tuesday after an Ontario-based soldier was killed during a parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria. Bombardier Patrick Labrie, a soldier based o...

Jun 20, 2019

Spending plans may limit impact of Liberals' housing strategy, PBO says

OTTAWA - The federal government's 10-year housing strategy may not be as effective as promised when it comes to easing Canada's housing crunch, the parliamentary budget officer warned Tuesday&nbs...

Jun 20, 2019

Report finds many birds in decline but co-operation works to rebuild populations

The bad news is that the populations of more than one-quarter of Canada's bird species are declining, many rapidly. The good news is that about the same number are increasing - proof, says a ...

Jun 20, 2019

B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa dies after cancer diagnosis

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mark Warawa has died after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year. The B.C. politician represented the riding of Langley - Aldergrove, outside Vancouver...

Jun 20, 2019