Canada

Court reduces sentence for Winnipeg woman guilty of hiding infant remains

WINNIPEG - A woman convicted of hiding the remains of six babies in a U-haul storage locker has had her prison term reduced to three years. Andrea Giesbrecht was sentenced last year to 8 1/2 year...

Apr 05, 2019

Group of doctors calls for stronger gun control laws across country

TORONTO - A group representing doctors and other health-care workers pushing for stronger gun laws held rallies across the country Wednesday, calling for a national ban on private ownership of ha...

Apr 05, 2019

No regrets in SNC-Lavalin affair, Wilson-Raybould and Philpott say

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got a first-hand glimpse of the fallout from the SNC-Lavalin affair when he addressed young women staging a mock Parliament in the House of Commons Wednesda...

Apr 05, 2019

SNC-Lavalin revives court bid for special agreement to avoid criminal trial

OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin, the company at the centre of a national political storm, underscores what it calls new and troubling facts in a fresh court bid for a special agreement t...

Apr 05, 2019

Gerard Bouchard warns Quebec government against perils of religious symbols ban

MONTREAL - Quebec's proposed legislation banning religious symbols for some public servants is drawing criticism from one of the province's leading public intellectuals. Gerard Bouchard, co-author of ...

Apr 05, 2019

Freeland says foreign election meddling in October federal vote is likely

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says it is likely that malign foreign actors will meddle in Canada's federal election in October. In fact, she says it is likely that efforts have a...

Apr 05, 2019

Two dead after salmonella outbreak at personal care home in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - An official at a personal care home in Winnipeg says two people have died after testing positive for salmonella during an outbreak of the bacterial infection. Joyce Kristjans...

Apr 05, 2019

From teachers to Charles Taylor, protesters vow to fight Quebec secularism bill

MONTREAL - The Quebec government's bill to ban the wearing of religious symbols for some state employees is drawing wide-ranging opposition, from teachers donning symbolic hijabs in the street to an e...

Apr 05, 2019

Crown recommends 14 years without parole for Quebec mother who killed daughters

LAVAL, Que. - The Crown says a Quebec mother convicted in the killings of her two young daughters should spend 14 years in prison before being eligible for parole. Prosecutor Simon Lapierre ...

Apr 05, 2019

Canadian couple safe after witnessing kidnapping of American tourist in Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda - An elderly Canadian couple came face-to-face with armed gunmen while on safari in Uganda this week, but managed to escape unharmed. Global Affairs Canada confirms two Canadian citize...

Apr 05, 2019