Canada

Transgender shopper to file complaint

A transgender bride who was not allowed to try on wedding gowns at a shop in Saskatoon says she will be filing a formal human rights complaint. Rohit Singh said her experience, at Jenny's Bridal Boutique, deeply affected her, in part because she had higher expectations of...

Spring floods already causing problems

Heavy spring floods are engulfing communities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec, washing out roads and highways, threatening homes and prompting evacuations. Heavy snowfall and a late-blooming spring season have been major factors, leading to torrential runoffs from melting snow...

Homicide unit looking into child's death

  Photo: CTV One year after the unexplained death of Mackenzy Woolfsmith, police say they now consider the case a homicide. Calgary police’s homicide unit announced Friday it is investigating the death of a 21-month old girl who died in a private...

New trial needed in dead baby case

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a woman accused of hiding her dead baby in a plastic bag must once again stand trial. In a unanimous 7-0 decision Friday, the Supreme Court upheld an appeal court decision to order a new trial for Ivana Levkovic.   Photo:...

Former NDP leader has breast cancer

Former NDP Leader Alexa McDonough says she feels blessed that a routine, annual mammogram detected her breast cancer four months ago.   Photo: Contributed - CTV Former NDP Leader Alexa McDonough says she feels blessed that a routine, annual mammogram detected...

Ferry crew member called a liar by Crown

Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. An undated handout photo of the Queen of the North ferry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Ferries The only two people who know what really happened on the bridge of the doomed Queen of the North passenger ferry in the...

Protesting Canadian diplomats picket DC

  Photo: CTV Canadian foreign service officers protest in front of the Canadian Embassy in Washington on May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) The spectacle of buttoned-down Canadian diplomats picketing Canada's embassy drew some fascinated stares...

Alberta takes caribou over energy

Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. Caribou roam the tundra in the Nunavut on March 25, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette Environmentalists are offering a rare pat on the back to the Alberta government after it put a hold on new energy leases in...

Mourners remember family killed in crash

  Photo: CTV The BC Coroners Service has identified the victims of a tragic Surrey car crash as (clockwise from top left) Neelam Dhingra, Jassica Sachdeva, Vidya Wanti Sachdeva, Aneesh Sachdeva, and Reena Sachdeva. Hundreds of people gathered Friday for the...

Groups demand energy regulator resign

Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. Gerry Protti of the Energy Policy Institute of Canada is shown at a news conference in Calgary, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Almost three dozen landowner, labour, aboriginal and environmental groups are demanding that Gerry Protti,...

Frozen pizzas recalled by CFIA

  Photo: Contributed Detail of a Delissio brand Grilled Chicken, Tomato & Spinach pizza box (CFIA) Federal health officials and Nestle Canada are recalling a brand of frozen pizza because it may contain pieces of plastic. The Canadian Food...

New trial ordered for dead baby case

  Photo: CTV A woman accused of concealing her dead baby in a bag will get a new trial. The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld an appeal court decision to order a new trial for a woman accused of concealing her dead baby in a bag. Ivana Levkovic was...

Canadian faces child-prostitution charge

  Photo: Contributed Siem Reap A Canadian tourist is awaiting trial in Cambodia after being arrested on child-prostitution charges. Officials in Siem Reap province told The Canadian Press early Friday that Vijai Indra Deo Kumar was arrested last week...

Ride a bull or try deep-fried butter

  Photo: Contributed - www.telegraph.co.uk A snack to die for? Hold onto your hearts, deep-fried butter will be one of the midway snacks for sale at this year's Calgary Stampede. The annual rodeo and fair has released details of the foods that will...

Feds' culture of secrecy challenged

  Photo: Contributed A test project that allows requests for information to be made online is among a few positive developments that have lifted the federal government's overall transparency performance to a barely passing grade, according to a new report by a...

Commanding officer's sex assault charge

  Photo: CTV Canadian Forces investigators have charged Maj. David Yurczyszyn, a former commanding officer at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, with sexual assault. (Courtesy: Star News) A commanding officer of a Canadian Forces base in Alberta has been charged...

Former judge charged

Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. Judge Philip Gaynor is pictured in 2008, in a CIC photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Citizenship and Immigration Canada  Citizenship and Immigration Canada is reviewing its files to determine if there is evidence of...

Trudeau school visit derailed

Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau greets Pan-zhu Qoing (left) and Mathy Sellathurai as he visits with people in a food court in downtown Winnipeg, Thursday, May 2, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods Federal Liberal...

Manufacturers fear more fees at border

Canadian manufacturers fear even more fees may be looming at the Canada-U.S. border as the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends revenue-generating measures that could result in higher costs. In a presentation to stakeholders in the U.S. capital this week, the department suggested new...

Sinking ferry 'honest mistake' - defence

  Photo: Contributed Karl Lilgert is seen leaving the BC Supreme Court in downtown Vancouver, Thursday January, 17, 2013. The defence lawyer for the crew member charged in the sinking of a passenger ferry off the B.C. coast says the disaster was the result...