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Researchers hope wrongfully convicted database will lead to reforms, more releases

Researchers hope wrongfully convicted database will lead to reforms, more releases

OTTAWA — Students and staff at the University of Toronto law school are launching a new database this week documenting dozens of cases of wrongful convictions in Canada hoping to draw more attention to the problem.
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Jann Arden petitions Ottawa to ban live horse exports for slaughter

Jann Arden petitions Ottawa to ban live horse exports for slaughter

OTTAWA — More than 36,000 people have signed a petition calling on the federal Liberals to live up to their election promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter.
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Funding woes inspire $25,000 pitching competition for Black entrepreneurs

Funding woes inspire $25,000 pitching competition for Black entrepreneurs

VANCOUVER, Wash. — After immigrating to Canada from Kenya with dreams of starting her own business, entrepreneur Jackee Kasandy soon concluded that Canadian banks weren't keen on opening their vaults to folks like her.
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What's closed as eight provinces celebrate regional holidays today

What's closed as eight provinces celebrate regional holidays today

Eight of Canada's 13 provinces and territories are celebrating a regional holiday today. It's Family Day in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, while Manitoba is celebrating Louis Riel Day.
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'Helped me rejuvenate my soul:' Inmates in Yellowknife learn trapping, outdoor skills

'Helped me rejuvenate my soul:' Inmates in Yellowknife learn trapping, outdoor skills

YELLOWKNIFE — Inmates at the Yellowknife jail concentrate as they skin several squirrels, deftly moving their knives to remove the small animals' soft fur, then scraping the remaining flesh and fat away.
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Montreal police investigating after woman found dead, attack in nearby apartment

Montreal police investigating after woman found dead, attack in nearby apartment

Montreal police say a woman is dead and a man was seriously injured in a stabbing in the city's Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough. Police say they received a 911 call for an armed assault inside an apartment building around 1:30 p.m.
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Jury finds Quebec man guilty in abduction, extortion of N.Y. couple in September 2020

Jury finds Quebec man guilty in abduction, extortion of N.Y. couple in September 2020

MONTREAL — A Quebec man was found guilty of multiple charges on Sunday for his role in the abduction of a couple in their 70s from Upstate New York in September 2020.
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Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023

Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023

OTTAWA — Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of this year.
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Media mogul, former National Arts Centre president Peter Herrndorf dies, family says

Media mogul, former National Arts Centre president Peter Herrndorf dies, family says

TORONTO — Peter Herrndorf, lawyer, Canadian media mogul and the former president and chief executive officer of the National Arts Centre, has died at age 82.
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Volunteer's death spurs warnings that B.C.'s avalanche conditions are 'unforgiving'

Volunteer's death spurs warnings that B.C.'s avalanche conditions are 'unforgiving'

VANCOUVER — The avalanche deaths of two skiers in British Columbia's central Interior this month have prompted an emotional plea about this season's dangerous conditions from the head of a volunteer search and rescue team.
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