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A British news channel says it's consulting security specialists because one of its presenters has been the target of threats following an interview with controversial Canadian professor Jordan Peterson.Channel 4 news editor Ben de Pear said on Twitter that journalist Cathy Newman has been the subject of "vicious misogynistic abuse, nastiness, and threat" following the conversation, which he says is "an unacceptable response to a robust and engaging debate."1/2 Our @Channel4News onscreen journal

A British news channel says it's consulting security specialists because one of its presenters has been the target of threats following an interview with controversial Canadian professor Jordan Peterson.Channel 4 news editor Ben de Pear said on Twitter that journalist Cathy Newman has been the subject of "vicious misogynistic abuse, nastiness, and threat" following the conversation, which he says is "an unacceptable response to a robust and engaging debate."1/2 Our @Channel4News onscreen journal

YOLA, Nigeria — Two Canadians and two Americans who were kidnapped in Nigeria's north-central Kaduna state on Tuesday have been freed and are in good condition, police said Saturday.Police and a special anti-kidnapping squad rescued the foreigners in the Kagarko local government area Friday night after a massive manhunt, state police commissioner Agyole Abeh said."No ransom was paid. It was the efforts of the police through the directives of the Inspector General of Police that led to thei

Dozens of communities across Canada are hosting women's marches today, a year after the historic rallies that coincided with Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president.At least 38 communities across Canada are hosting marches, rallies or other events on the one-year anniversary of Trump's inauguration. That's even more than the original 30 or so events that were held last year.In Toronto, the "Defining Our Future" women's march planned to bring together marginalized communities in the city to

Thousands of Canadian women looked to the future while acknowledging the past on Saturday as they took to the streets for a second co-ordinated round of protest marches.The scenes in at communities coast to coast were reminiscent of the women's marches that sprang up around the globe a year ago this weekend in the wake of Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president.Fuelled by anger against his divisive policies and boasts of sexual misconduct against women, hundreds of thousands of people orga

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — An autopsy report says retired star pitcher Roy Halladay had evidence of amphetamine, morphine and an insomnia drug in his system when he died in a small plane crash in Florida last year.The Tampa Bay Times reports that an autopsy released Friday shows the former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies All-Star died from blunt force trauma with drowning as a contributing factor when he crashed his personal plane into the Gulf of Mexico near New Port Richey on No

PIKANGIKUM, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a remote northwestern Ontario reserve help with a housing shortage that the chief says is worse than ever.Trudeau said during a visit to Pikangikum First Nation that Ottawa is serious about working with the community to improve its housing.He said more and better housing in Indigenous communities is one of his government's priorities.Earlier in the day, Pikangikum Chief Dean Owen said the backlog of homes needing to be built on

OTTAWA — A federal transportation watchdog must take a fresh look at a consumer advocate's complaint on behalf of obese airline passengers, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.In a 6-3 decision Friday, the high court said the Canadian Transportation Agency failed to reasonably exercise its discretion in dismissing Gabor Lukacs's grievance about Delta Air Lines.Lukacs, a mathematician with an interest in the rights of Canadian air passengers, welcomed the decision, calling it a vindicatio

OTTAWA — The federal government has filed requests for panel reviews under NAFTA Chapter 19 to appeal final U.S. decisions to impose duties on imports of Bombardier C Series aircraft and softwood lumber from Canada.The notices follow the U.S. Department of Commerce's plans to impose duty rates of nearly 300 per cent on future imports of Bombardier's C Series aircraft, and the U.S. International Trade Commission's determination that softwood lumber imported from Canada is subsidized and hur

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Alberta Labour says it found no violations at a Lethbridge Burger King where an earlier public health inspection found evidence of foreign workers sleeping in the restaurant.Last week, Alberta Health Services ordered the franchise to remove all mattresses and furnishings and no longer let people stay, live or sleep on the premises.Alberta Health Services says the owner has complied with the order, which also flagged issues around cleanup from a burst pipe and storage of