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Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc.
Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches

Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches

With just a few days of campaigning left, leaders are pounding home key messages and setting their sights on ridings they hope to flip — or ones they risk losing.
Man, 30, shot dead by police at Toronto's Pearson Airport: SIU

Man, 30, shot dead by police at Toronto's Pearson Airport: SIU

TORONTO — A 30-year-old man was shot dead by police outside Toronto's Pearson Airport on Thursday morning, officials said, describing it as an isolated incident that did not target the airport itself.
Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.

Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to five months in jail for helping smuggle eight Indian nationals across the border between British Columbia and Washington state.
Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum sentence in prostitution case

Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum sentence in prostitution case

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to examine the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum sentence for purchasing sexual services from someone under age 18.
Supreme Court of Canada agrees to weigh in on B.C. First Nations' title dispute

Supreme Court of Canada agrees to weigh in on B.C. First Nations' title dispute

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to weigh in on a dispute between First Nations that have overlapping land title claims in British Columbia.
One year after B.C.'s short-term rental crackdown, has it made housing cheaper?

One year after B.C.'s short-term rental crackdown, has it made housing cheaper?

Marv Gandall says living in one of Victoria's largest residential buildings a year ago meant a parade of people with suitcases, stuffed visitors parking and slow elevators.
Montreal buses remove 'Go! Canadiens Go!' after complaint to language watchdog

Montreal buses remove 'Go! Canadiens Go!' after complaint to language watchdog

MONTREAL — City buses in Montreal have dropped the expression "Go! Canadiens Go!" following a complaint to Quebec's language watchdog.
Canada caught up in China-U.S. trade war as Trump claims fentanyl continues to flow

Canada caught up in China-U.S. trade war as Trump claims fentanyl continues to flow

Despite Trump's claims, border data shows a tiny amount of fentanyl is seized at the Canada-U.S. border and an annual U.S. threat assessment released last month doesn't mention Canada once in its analysis of fentanyl trafficking.
Court hears legal arguments in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case

Court hears legal arguments in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case

Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.