Canada

Regina Police release RCMP review of Nadine Machiskinic death investigation

REGINA - An RCMP report says the investigation by the Regina Police Service into the death of an Indigenous woman who fell 10 storeys down a laundry chute did not meet professional standards...

Mar 30, 2019

Kenney and United Conservatives promise $714-million budget surplus by 2023

CALGARY - The United Conservatives are promising to get Alberta's books out of the red and into a $714-million surplus by 2023 - a year earlier than the NDP. The party also says if it wins the spring ...

Mar 30, 2019

Group behind the proposed Schooners CFL franchise closer to land deal

HALIFAX - A plan to establish a CFL franchise in Atlantic Canada took a big step forward Saturday when Schooners Sports and Entertainment announced it had struck a tentat...

Mar 30, 2019

Stones postpone North American tour as Jagger receives medical treatment

NEW YORK - The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour, including a show north of Toronto, so Mick Jagger can get medical treatment. The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors...

Mar 30, 2019

Dress code at B.C. legislature, women make short-sleeve fashion statement

VICTORIA - A dress code protest at British Columbia's legislature that prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in solidarity on Thursday has resulted in the Speaker's office ordering a ...

Mar 30, 2019

Lobbying effort launched to convince Goodale to remove mention of Sikh terrorism

OTTAWA - A Canadian group advocating for an independent Sikh state in India says the federal government has put all Sikh Canadians in jeopardy by listing Sikh extremism as one of five major terrorist ...

Mar 30, 2019

Ontario's highest court sets 15-day cap on solitary confinement

TORONTO - Ontario's top court has placed a hard cap on solitary confinement in prisons, saying inmates can no longer be isolated for more than 15 days because that amounts to cruel...

Mar 30, 2019

Port Moody, B.C., mayor takes leave of absence to fight sex assault charge

PORT MOODY, B.C. - The mayor of Port Moody, B.C., says he is taking a leave of absence to clear his name after being charged with sexual assault. Robert Vagramov says he plans to fight the c...

Mar 30, 2019

Quebec teachers, religious groups denounce government's secularism bill

MONTREAL - The Quebec government's secularism legislation threatens to stall promising careers, embolden intolerant segments of society and turn religious minorities into second-class citize...

Mar 30, 2019

Top bureaucrat wrote 60-page memo to Trudeau about Mark Norman case, lawyer says

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer says she wants to see a secret 60-page memo the federal government's top bureaucrat penned to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about her client's case. Lawyer M...

Mar 30, 2019