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'Bunch of idiots': Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution

'Bunch of idiots': Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution

VANCOUVER — Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt "100 per cent frustrated" when she heard about a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown on the weekend, that police allege was committed by a man on day release from psychiatric detention.
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Ibrahim Ali's lawyer suggests person whose DNA was inside victim may not be killer

Ibrahim Ali's lawyer suggests person whose DNA was inside victim may not be killer

VANCOUVER — A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme Court has raised the possibility that the person whose DNA was found inside the victim may not be the one who killed the teenager.
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RCMP technology 'between contracts,' unavailable at first for Saskatchewan killings

RCMP technology 'between contracts,' unavailable at first for Saskatchewan killings

SASKATOON — A technology used by a specialized RCMP team to search for people in high-risk situations was not immediately available as Mounties responded to a stabbing rampage and the hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because it was held up unde
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E. coli outbreak spotlights daycare food safety, experts say

E. coli outbreak spotlights daycare food safety, experts say

TORONTO — An outbreak of E. coli that's sickened hundreds has shone a much-needed spotlight on food safety at daycares, experts said as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to consider further regulations in shared kitchens.
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Ng postpones 'Team Canada' trade mission to India amid strained relations

Ng postpones 'Team Canada' trade mission to India amid strained relations

OTTAWA — Canada is postponing a trade mission to India that federal Trade Minister Mary Ng had spent the past four months promoting as key to the government's Indo-Pacific strategy.
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Canada announces $5 million for Libya flood victims as death toll mounts

Canada announces $5 million for Libya flood victims as death toll mounts

OTTAWA — Canada is announcing $5 million in aid for groups helping people in Libya who have been displaced by disastrous flooding.
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Alberta government to help families affected by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

Alberta government to help families affected by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

CALGARY — The Alberta government will immediately give families a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak related to several Calgary daycares, Premier Danielle Smith said Friday.
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Three Canadians sickened in France's botulism outbreak are from Quebec: PHAC

Three Canadians sickened in France's botulism outbreak are from Quebec: PHAC

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed that the three Canadians who fell ill in a botulism outbreak in France are from Quebec.
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Policy gaps contributed to deadly gondola crash at Quebec's Tremblant ski resort

Policy gaps contributed to deadly gondola crash at Quebec's Tremblant ski resort

MONTREAL — A deadly collision between a gondola and a drill rig at Quebec's Mont Tremblant Ski Resort in July occurred, in part, because of incomplete procedures governing how construction equipment was to be moved on the property, a labour inspector
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Canada sanctions more Iran officials to mark one year since Mahsa Amini's death

Canada sanctions more Iran officials to mark one year since Mahsa Amini's death

OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials to mark the anniversary of a young woman's death that sparked global protests one year ago. Six senior regime officials are banned from entering Canada or having holdings in the country.
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