Новости за 17.05.2017

A jury has found Ian Bush guilty in one of Ottawa's most shocking homicide cases.

The federal government has released a discussion paper on how it plans to impose a national carbon tax that would ensure a carbon price of at least 11 cents a litre on gasoline by 2022 but will include flexibility for provinces working towards their own plans.

Injustice 2 offer a hefty package of storytelling and brawling packed with enough content to satisfy button-mashing newcomers and obsessive competitive players alike.

The Justice Department has appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential co-ordination between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election.

A live webcast from a nest in Langley, B.C. is giving people a rare glimpse of a newly-hatched northern spotted owl.

U.S. president Donald Trump began May in relatively low-key fashion, and even celebrated a legislative victory. Now, just over halfway into the month, his own blunders and reported indiscretions threaten to derail his presidency.

Imagine a day when the familiar bird calls of spring are no more. This could become a reality in the face of climate change, new research suggests.

A day after two journalists were arrested at a collision scene, Hamilton police are not explaining what led to their detention and in the case of one of the journalists, charges.

A trapeze artist whose husband is famed daredevil Nik Wallenda is planning her own stunt high above Niagara Falls.

Scientists have come up with one more reason to be amazed by Tyrannosaurus rex. The huge carnivorous dinosaur took a bite with an awe-inspiring force equal to the weight of three small cars, enabling it to crunch bones with ease.

After winning a historic three seats in last week's provincial election the Andrew Weaver and the B.C. Green Party will hold the balance of power in the new legislature. How they leverage it remains to be seen.

Efforts to find Jeremy the snail a compatible mate have backfired after its two suitors instead opted to copulate with each other.

Venerable French fashion house Chanel is facing an online backlash for offering an accessory that critics say appropriates the cultural heritage of Australia's Aboriginal people for profit.

Squeezed between the hockey hotbeds of Toronto and Montreal, Ottawa can sometimes feel like Canada's overlooked NHL city. But the Senators' improbable playoff run has once again revealed a loyal fan base that goes (politely) all out.

The winning design for a memorial to the victims of communism in downtown Ottawa has been chosen.

Parks Canada is pulling all the fish out of Johnson Lake in Banff National Park to stop the spread of whirling disease to nearby Two Jake Lake and Lake Minnewanka. Whirling disease is caused by a parasite that affects trout, salmon and whitefish.

Stock markets around the world have plunged amid questions about Donald Trump's ability to follow through with his main economic policies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to turn over to Congress records of U.S. President Donald Trump's discussions with Russian diplomats in which Trump is reported to have disclosed classified information.

Masoud Jahani was “shocked” when he lost a fight to overturn a distracted driving ticket he got for plugging his cell phone into a charger while stopped at a North Vancouver intersection in 2015.

Ford plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce across North America and Asia this summer, but most job cuts are expected to be voluntary.

With just six weeks left before his retirement as Canada's top cop, the issue of workplace harassment is book-ending the tenure of RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson.

A retired RCMP assistant commissioner who led a review of the police response to Justin Bourque's deadly shooting rampage in Moncton, N.B., in 2014 testified Wednesday that no one took command during the "chaos."

The number of opioid prescriptions filled in Ontario has jumped by five per cent in two years — up to 9.2 million prescriptions in 2015-2016, according to data released by the province's health advisory.

After months of hype and preparation, the City of Montreal’s 375th anniversary is here. We'll be tracking the events throughout the day.

Chelsea Manning has been released from a U.S. military prison after serving seven years of a 35-year sentence. The former military intelligence analyst was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified government material to WikiLeaks.