Law prohibiting election misinformation struck down
A key section of Canada's elections law designed to curb misinformation during elections has been struck down and declared unconstitutional.In a 15-page decision, Ontario Superior Court Justice…
Provinces, territories are owed more than $1.3B in unpaid fines, investigation shows
More than 12 years after a propane explosion in Toronto killed two people, levelled large parts of a neighbourhood and sent thousands running from their homes in…
Botched no-knock raids prompt calls to limit police tactic
Police forces across Canada are conducting hundreds of no-knock raids each year to execute search warrants despite growing concern about the trampling of charter rights, an investigation…
St. John’s firefighters grounded, as helicopter rescue team remains in ‘holding pattern’
The helicopter rescue team normally called in to pluck wayward wanderers from cliffs and transport injured hikers from remote inaccessible locations around St. John's, has been grounded.The…
Alberta MLA was monitored by 5 different police officers, documents show
Over the last four years, Lethbridge NDP MLA Shannon Phillips has had suspicions that some members of the city's police force have been monitoring her.A cache of…
Multiple WE Charity donors raised money for same borehole well in Kenyan village
A fundraising drive in a tight-knit community about 150 kilometres northwest of Toronto.California philanthropists promoted by the Clinton Foundation. Hundreds of school-age children hiking up Grouse Mountain…
N.S. gunman’s spouse feared killing started while looking for her, documents say
The partner of a man who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia last April confided in a friend that she feared the gunman had been going door…
Canada’s private COVID-19 testing industry is booming, but some experts say oversight is lacking
Whether you're a traveller getting a mandated COVID-19 test at the airport, or a worker on a job site like a film set or food processing plant…
Snowboarder killed in avalanche near Whistler, B.C., the 2nd death in 2 days
A 45-year-old man was killed in an avalanche near Whistler, B.C., on Saturday, the second avalanche fatality in the area in two days. RCMP were notified of…
Vancouver woman waits as mom’s ‘miracle’ DNA goes MIA on way to lab
It wasn't until the last half hour of an extraordinarily long life that Florence Beytin was able to produce the DNA sample her family hoped might unlock…
Ex-wife of Christine Jessop’s killer talks about coming to grips with the awful truth
Heather Hoover still has the last photo Christine Jessop gave her in 1984. It's a school picture of the nine-year-old in a white blouse with a big…