Law & Order
Canada’s Supreme Court Says Inmate’s Rights Were Violated at Guantánamo
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that Canadian agents violated the rights of the only Canadian citizen held at the Guantánamo Bay detention center when they interrogated him there. But the ruling, the second concerning the man’s p...
Zakaria Amara, a man prosecutors say wanted to create a Canadian version of 9/11, was sentenced Monday to life in prison in Canada.
Police Make Arrest in Canada Pipeline Bomb Probe
An anti-energy industry activist convicted of bombing oil and gas wells a decade ago was arrested in connection with the investigation into a series of pipeline bombings in northeastern British Columbia, his lawyer said.
Fugitive banker can be extradited to Thailand
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday turned down fugitive Thai banker Rakesh Saxena's request to hear his case, ending one of the longest extradition fights in Canadian history.
Canada appeals to overturn South African refugee ruling
The Canadian government hopes to overturn a decision granting refugee status to a white South African who says he would face persecution at home, a spokesman for Canada's immigration minister said Friday.
No charges for Canadian woman who aided Jenkins
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian police said Friday that no charges will be filed against anyone who may have helped fugitive reality TV contestant Ryan Jenkins, who fled to Canada after being accused of killing his ex-wife.
Canadian police probe whether suspected killer Ryan Jenkins had help
Detectives are investigating whether Ryan Jenkins got help disposing of model Jasmine Fiore's body after he allegedly killed her and whether others helped him flee and hide, police said.
Thousands flee western Canadian wildfires
Emergency crews made slow progress Sunday to contain wildfires that have forced thousands of residents of a western Canadian community to flee their homes.
Canadian soldier killed in Afghan roadside blast
(CNN) -- A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed a female Canadian soldier and wounded four other troops, the Canadian military said Tuesday.
2 skiers killed in Canadian avalanches
Two skiers were killed at a resort in the Canadian Rockies in areas that were off limits because of the risk of avalanches, authorities said Thursday.
Weight-loss surgeon loses licence in sex scandal
A leading Canadian expert in bariatric surgery pleaded no contest yesterday to accusations that he sexually abused female patients over nearly a decade, leading a disciplinary committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons to revoke his medic...
Firecrackers shut down Montreal university, ammo found
A downtown Montreal university was locked down Thursday and swarmed by police as after reports of gunshots and an armed gunman on campus -- but it turns out that firecrackers were the culprit.
No charges for Mounties in Dziekanski Taser death
The four Mounties who were involved in the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport will not be charged, CTV British Columbia has learned.
McGuinty admits mistake in new driver restrictions
Premier Dalton McGuinty said "every once in a while, you step in it" in explaining his government's decision to back off limiting teenage drivers with a G2 graduated licence to just one other teen in their vehicle.
Another RCMP officer faces impaired driving charges, force admits
VANCOUVER — The RCMP's top B.C. spokesman blames an "internal communications breakdown" for his unit's failure to learn until yesterday that yet another officer is facing impaired driving charges, and that he cannot be sure other officers in the p...
Ship capsized without distress call; searchers scour waters for crew
There was no distress call from the cargo vessel. A routine voyage had gone catastrophically wrong, but the alarm was not raised until the Cap Blanc failed to turn up in port.
3-year old Oshawa boy dies of stabbing rampage wounds
The three-year-old boy caught up in a tragic domestic stabbing incident in Oshawa this past weekend has died in hospital.
Police release images in pipeline bombing investigation
The RCMP have released a series of images that they hope will lead to a break in the investigation into three recent explosions at EnCana natural gas facilities near Dawson Creek in northeastern B.C.
Ont. teens say proposed new driving rules unfairly treats them all as reckless
TORONTO — Young drivers in Ontario bristled Tuesday at a proposed law that would usher in some of the toughest restrictions in the country, including barring new motorists 19 and under from driving with more than one of their teenage friends at a ...
'I watched my girlfriend cut her brother's throat,' accused says on tape
CALGARY — Laughing at times, Jeremy Steinke casually recounted to an undercover police officer posing as a fellow prisoner how he and his 12-year-old girlfriend butchered her parents and little brother in their Medicine Hat home, an Alberta court ...