National News

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that a man can never again try to claim paternity of a child he fathered during a sexual assault.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Prosecution Service has revised its hate crimes policy, expanding definitions and guidance related to hate-motivated offences.

TORONTO — The House of Commons committee studying food prices is urging Loblaw and Walmart to sign on to the voluntary grocery code of conduct or risk having it legislated.

OTTAWA — An Ottawa youth facing several charges for an alleged plot against the Jewish community is now accused of conspiracy to commit murder through involvement with a terrorist group.

TORONTO — The RCMP in Ontario say they have arrested one person who allegedly communicated safeguarded information to a foreign entity or terrorist group with the intent to put critical infrastructure at risk.

Vancouver police say an officer has been told to remove a patch from his uniform that shows the Star of David.

OTTAWA — Every Canadian with a health card should be able to get free birth control and morning-after pills to ensure people have the right to do what they want with their body, federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says.

MONTREAL — The man charged with murder in a stabbing attack west of Montreal that left two women dead and a third seriously injured had a history of serious mental health problems and had recently been charged with assaulting a stranger in the neighb

OTTAWA — Reports of Alexei Navalny's death in a Russian prison are tragic and horrifying, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, offering his condolences to the opposition leader's family and all who champion his pursuit of justice.

Ottawa is considering alterations to its proposed clean-electricity regulations after consultations with industry, opening the door to more flexibility for individual power generators.