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Quebec bill prohibits religious symbols for teachers, other public sector workers

QUEBEC — The Quebec government tabled legislation Thursday to prohibit public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious …

Incident draws attention to in flight harassment and airline response

MONTREAL — In the wake of an onboard incident where flight attendants and bystanders acted swiftly to deal with alleged …

Canadian dollar falls to three week low on sliding oil and gold prices

Ontario to expand beer, wine to corner stores, finance minister says

TORONTO — Ontario’s finance minister says the province will be moving ahead with an expansion of beer and wine sales …

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 …

Bill Morneau acknowledges ‘clouds’ hanging over hopes for free trade deals

MONTREAL — Finance Minister Bill Morneau is acknowledging “clouds” hovering over various trade talks, as Canada struggles to get U.S. tariffs removed …

Nova Scotia takes interim steps as ban on police street checks considered

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s justice minister is ordering police across the province to immediately stop using street checks as part …

Trudeau says sorry for sarcastic thank you comment to Indigenous protester

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who typically takes a more deferential, let’s-talk approach when protesters get in his face, …

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 …

Federal crime reduction minister says it’s hard to get fix on money laundering

VICTORIA — The amount of money laundered annually by organized criminals in Canada is difficult to estimate, but heightened efforts …