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'We must demand change:' Canada's first black police chief supports demonstrations

WINNIPEG — Canada's first black police chief says he will be joining people to shine a light of hope "into the darkness of this moment" as anti-racism demonstrations take place around the world. "We must stand up. We must march.

Jun 5, 2020 4:29 PM Read more >

Crown, company drop charges against LNG pipeline opponents in B.C.

VICTORIA — Criminal and civil contempt of court charges have been dropped against those who were arrested in February for violating an injunction while fighting the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.

Jun 5, 2020 4:11 PM Read more >

Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara faces assault, break and enter, harassment charges

OTTAWA — Ontario MP Marwan Tabbara "stepped back" from the governing Liberal caucus Friday after multiple charges of assault, break and enter and harassment were laid against him.

Jun 5, 2020 4:04 PM Read more >

Kelowna, B.C., officer linked to violent arrest now on administrative duty: RCMP

KELOWNA, B.C. — An RCMP officer has been taken off patrol after being involved in a violent arrest that was captured on video by bystanders in Kelowna, B.C. Staff Sgt.

Jun 5, 2020 4:02 PM Read more >

Trudeau offers $14B to provinces for anti-COVID-19 efforts through rest of year

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he has offered provinces and territories up to $14 billion in new federal transfers if they work with Ottawa on a "safe-restart agreement" that will help Canadians return to more normal living withou

Jun 5, 2020 3:12 PM Read more >

N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman leads to questions on 'wellness checks'

FREDERICTON — A 26-year-old Indigenous woman from British Columbia who was fatally shot by police in northwestern New Brunswick was remembered Friday as a caring person as questions were raised about police conduct of so-called "wellness checks.

Jun 5, 2020 2:59 PM Read more >

Montreal man believes rough arrest caught on video was racially motivated

MONTREAL — A Montreal man says he's been left traumatized following an arrest by police north of the city in which he was allegedly dragged from a car by his hair and struck.

Jun 5, 2020 2:54 PM Read more >

N.W.T. First Nations community gets UN award for work on new national park

A remote community in Canada's North has been awarded a major United Nations prize for decades of work to help create a new national park and vast protected area.

Jun 5, 2020 2:33 PM Read more >

Quebec man who killed two people should have a chance to rehabilitate: lawyer

SAINT-JEROME, Que. — The defence lawyer for Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man convicted of two murders in 2017, told a courtroom Friday that his client will die in jail if sentenced to 50 years behind bars.

Jun 5, 2020 2:05 PM Read more >

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau joins anti-racism protest

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived at an anti-racism protest in Ottawa. It's one of multiple events in Canada today, following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutality in numerous American cities.

Jun 5, 2020 1:31 PM Read more >