Defendant said Ahmaud Arbery was 'trapped like a rat' before slaying, investigator testifies
One of the three white men standing trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery said they had the 25-year-old Black man "trapped like a rat" before he was fatally shot, a police investigator testified Wednesday.
U.S. Capitol rioter gets 41 months in prison, longest sentence imposed so far
A former mixed martial artist filmed punching a police officer during the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol received a 41-month prison sentence on Wednesday, the stiffest punishment yet in the almost 700 criminal cases stemming from the siege.
Ontario doctor's obstruction charges dropped as husband pleads guilty over COVID-19 tracing
An Ontario doctor facing non-criminal allegations that she misled health officials about her contacts after she caught COVID-19 last Christmas has had all counts against her dropped, as her husband pleaded guilty.
N.L. government doesn't know who might have patient and employee data hit by cyberattack
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister John Haggie and Justice Minister John Hogan say patient information from the Central Health regional authority has been accessed as part of the cyberattack on the province's health-care system — but they don't know whether it's been stolen, or by who.
Annamie Paul officially quits as Green leader, will end membership in party
Annamie Paul has formally resigned as leader of the Green Party of Canada and says she will also end her membership in the party.
Ontario forest fires burned hectares of land larger than Greater Toronto Area in 2021
Ontario set a single-year record in 2021 for the area of land burned during the summer wildfire season, with over 793,000 hectares scorched mostly in the northwest — a span larger than the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and surpassing the previous high of 713,000 in 1995.
Scenes of remembrance: Honouring Canadian veterans and soldiers who sacrificed their lives
Commemoration ceremonies for veterans have been held across Canada to mark Remembrance Day and Indigenous Veterans Day as pandemic restrictions ease.
'I'm begging you: Get vaccinated,' Yukon premier implores public while announcing rise in COVID-19 cases
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, gave an update on the territory's COVID-19 situation Wednesday morning.
Rittenhouse sobs on stand, says 1st man he shot threatened to kill him, grabbed his gun
Kyle Rittenhouse testified at his homicide trial on Wednesday that the first man he shot and killed during a night of turbulent protests in Kenosha, Wis., twice threatened to kill him and later grabbed the barrel of his gun before he fired it.
NASA delays astronaut moon landing, plans to miss deadline
NASA on Tuesday delayed putting astronauts back on the moon until 2025 at the earliest, missing the deadline set by the Trump administration.