An Ottawa constable who repeatedly struck a mentally ill man during an arrest four years ago was cleared on manslaughter and assault charges Tuesday after a judge found he could not conclusively say the blows significantly contributed to the man's fatal heart attack.
Ontario Court Justice Robert Kelly said he...
Montreal rapper Backxwash won the Polaris Music Award for Best Canadian Album on Monday.
The Zambian-born, trans artist thus obtained recognition for her work on her most recent album, "God Has Nothing to do With This Leave Him Out of It."
Backxwash, Ashanti Mutinta's stage name, blends gothic elements of...
The Quebec government is allocating about $65 million to combat gun violence and organized crime.
Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Tuesday the combination of federal and provincial funds will be used to bolster existing police squads and to create more specialized units.
Big-city police forces say gun crime is rising...
A single wedding celebration has been linked to at least 49 cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The 63-person event in early October was attended by “a large number of Albertans from different households,” according to Alberta Health spokesman Tom McMillan.
All 49 cases remain active and “aggressive” contact tracing is...
Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychology professor who skyrocketed to fame before vanishing from the public eye for nearly a year, posted an emotional new video online, explaining that he’s back home in Toronto after months seeking medical treatment for withdrawal symptoms related to benzodiazepine use.
“Hopefully, much of that is...
Quebec health authorities reported 877 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the province since the start of the pandemic to 95,216.
Health officials also removed 90 older cases from the provincial toll on Tuesday after coming to the conclusion that those tests...
Just 24,049 tests were processed in the last 24 hours, the fewest since Sept. 9.
Ontario reported 821 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the second-most on a single day since a resurgence of the illness began in the province in mid-August.
Toronto once again saw the most with 327, while...
During an emergency debate in the House of Commons, opposition parties have accused the Liberal government of inaction in the ongoing dispute between Indigenous and commercial lobster fishers in Nova Scotia.
The dispute saw further turmoil this past weekend when a fire destroyed a lobster pound used by Mi’kmaq fishers...
The incident is alleged to have happened in September, during a lecture about marginalized groups reappropriating offensive terms.
The University of Ottawa's student union demands the school take action against a group of professors who wrote an open letter, citing academic freedom, in defending a professor's use of the N-word...
Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health, announced Monday that the Moncton area will be able to move back into the Yellow level of recovery on Oct. 22, unless there is a significant spike in cases or unlinked transmission reported over the coming days.
Meanwhile, the province...
