Senators voted 52-29, with two abstentions, to pass Bill C-45, after seven months of study and debate.
SURREY, B.C. — A long-time tent encampment for the homeless in Surrey, B.C., could begin shutting down as supportive housing and shelter beds are opened up in the Vancouver suburb.
A Crown prosecutor has recommended that a schizophrenic Quebec man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a female university student be sentenced to two years in prison.
HALIFAX — A military officer has told a Halifax court martial she did not consent to sex with a military policeman charged with sexual assault.
Toronto police say a 57-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of a man who was apparently pushed in front of a train at one of the city's busiest subway stations Monday morning.
The annual Global Trends report from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees shows the world total of displaced people was 68.5 million last year.