Nova Scotia LGBT groups turn up heat on church over anti gay speakers

A church group is being pressured to cancel two speakers at a conference in Pugwash, N.S., next month, amid concerns they promote a homophobic message to...

Commission says South Korea resuming wheat imports after concerns about GM wheat

CALGARY – The Alberta Wheat Commission says South Korea has resumed imports of Canadian wheat after suspending trade last week due to concerns about a small...

RCMP commissioner doesn’t think force will reach full gender equity

REGINA -The head of the RCMP says she doesn’t think the force will get to 50 per cent gender equity. Commissioner Brenda Lucki said the fact...

Finance ministers discuss tariffs as Ottawa finalizes retaliation to Trump

OTTAWA -Finance ministers from across the country weighed the consequences Tuesday of Canada’s intensifying trade dispute with the United States as the federal government worked to...

Two men guilty of polygamy given conditional sentences, served as house arrest

CRANBROOK, B.C. – Two men who took multiple wives – some as young as 15 – will serve no time in jail after a B.C. Supreme...

Animal protection to investigate alleged neglect, cruelty at B.C. farm

VANCOUVER – The SPCA is investigating an egg farm and a chicken-catching service in British Columbia following reports of alleged neglect and cruelty. People for the...

Migrant kids could end up in already strained foster system

Foster care advocates say the government won’t likely be able to reunite thousands of children separated from parents who crossed the border illegally, and some will...

Jury to begin deliberating Tuesday in case of homeowner killing intruder

Judge named to lead review of Toronto police handling of missing person cases

TORONTO — The Toronto Police Services Board says it has retained an Ontario Appeal Court judge to lead an external review into how the police force...

Nearly half of youth incarcerated are Indigenous: Statistics Canada

WINNIPEG — Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that a Manitoba activist says shows unacceptable and...