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Wife of jailed Saudi blogger hails U.S. vice-president's call for husband's release

Wife of jailed Saudi blogger hails U.S. vice-president's call for husband's release

MONTREAL — The wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi said U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence gave her hope Thursday when he called on Saudi Arabia to free her husband. Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Sherbrooke, Que.
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Justin Trudeau takes aim at NDP over EU-Canada trade pact as summit wraps up

Justin Trudeau takes aim at NDP over EU-Canada trade pact as summit wraps up

MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out New Democrats Thursday after their leader encouraged French officials to reject the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and Canada.
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Class action sought in massage therapist voyeur case in New Brunswick

Class action sought in massage therapist voyeur case in New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against a Fredericton massage therapist who allegedly recorded secret videos of more than 100 female patients in various states of undress.
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Premier wants answers on mental health detainee who fled, calls man a 'nutcase'

Premier wants answers on mental health detainee who fled, calls man a 'nutcase'

TORONTO — Ontario's premier vowed Thursday to get answers on how a patient detained at a mental health hospital for killing his roommate managed to flee, calling the man a "nutcase," as two organizations involved launched internal reviews.
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Appeal for calm as tensions mount in Oka over land transfer to Kanesatake

Appeal for calm as tensions mount in Oka over land transfer to Kanesatake

MONTREAL — There were appeals for calm Thursday amid steadily mounting tension in Oka, Que., over a private developer's plan to return land to the Mohawks of Kanesatake.
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Bad weather delays search for float plane passengers at Labrador crash site

Bad weather delays search for float plane passengers at Labrador crash site

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Bad weather has forced the RCMP to call off flights taking search teams to the remote Labrador lake where a float plane carrying seven people crashed on Monday.
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Judge rejects groups' attempt to have Quebec secularism law suspended

Judge rejects groups' attempt to have Quebec secularism law suspended

MONTREAL — Quebec's secularism law will continue to apply in full, Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau ruled Thursday in rejecting a bid by religious and civil liberties groups to have the legislation suspended.
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Study says rents in most cities are unaffordable for lower-income earners

Study says rents in most cities are unaffordable for lower-income earners

OTTAWA — The federal government is facing new questions about how much its plans for a rent-supplement program for low-income households will help them afford high rents, detailed in a new study and newly obtained government documents detailing the a
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Expert body calls for expanded rules to fix news-outlet tax credit status

Expert body calls for expanded rules to fix news-outlet tax credit status

OTTAWA — The federal government should increase the scope of tax credits being made available to help small news-media outlets survive, an independent panel of experts recommended in a report issued Thursday.
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A year after Danforth shooting, teens who lost friend grapple with anxiety

A year after Danforth shooting, teens who lost friend grapple with anxiety

TORONTO — They were eight care-free teenagers out celebrating a birthday when the bullets flew. The rampage that ensued on July 22, 2018, changed their lives.
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