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Psychologist for the prosecution to continue testimony at Toronto van attack trial
TORONTO - A psychologist retained by the prosecution is set to continue testifying at the murder trial for the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack. Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty t...
Dec 09, 2020
Lametti plans public consultation on promised criminal conviction review commission
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is poised to consult Canadians on how to go about creating an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions for criminal offences. The coming move will...
Dec 09, 2020
With key rate unlikely to move, focus shifts to Bank of Canada's take on economy
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will deliver an interest rate announcement today with observers watching if news about vaccines gives a shot in the arm to the bank's outlook on the economy. The central ba...
Dec 09, 2020
Trial continues for teen accused in sex assaults at St. Michael's College School
An Ontario court will hear more testimony today in the case of a teen boy accused of sexually assaulting two fellow students at a prestigious Toronto private school. The teen has pleaded not guilty to...
Dec 09, 2020
Kim's sister slams Seoul over questioning zero-virus claim
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lambasted South Korea's foreign minister for questioning the North's claim to be coronavirus free, warning Wednesd...
Dec 09, 2020
Cruise cut short as passenger tests positive for COVID-19
SINGAPORE - A passenger on board a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, prompting the vessel to return early to Singapore on Wednesday. Royal Caribbean said in ...
Dec 08, 2020
Meng's lawyer suggests RCMP and border agency jointly controlled her before arrest
VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer involved in the arrest of Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago says the Mounties would have stepped in if she had tried to flee while in the custody of officia...
Dec 08, 2020
Two Vancouver police officers charged with assault in arrest of a Black man
VANCOUVER - Assault charges have been laid against two Vancouver police officers after the arrest of a Black man in February 2018. The B.C. Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Const. Jarrod Sidhu is...
Dec 08, 2020
Sexual abuse case involving Battlefords band director settled
The band director of the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band (NBCK,) Michael Alstad, and the plaintiff, have settled a sexual abuse lawsuit stemming from the late 1980s and early 1990s in the State of ...
Dec 08, 2020
Kovrig, Spavor are 'inspiring' and 'robust' in Chinese prison, says Canada's envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to China says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are physically and mentally well and showing inspiring resilience as they near the end of their second year of imprisonment...
Dec 08, 2020