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Remains of toppled crane removed in Kelowna, B.C., most evacuations lifted
KELOWNA, B.C. - Evacuation orders have been lifted for all but one building in Kelowna, B.C., as crews have dismantled what remained of a crane that collapsed, killing five people. A statement issued ...
Jul 20, 2021
Challenges at southern border may be drag on efforts to reopen Canada-U.S. frontier
WASHINGTON - Border experts and political observers say the U.S.-Mexico border likely has a lot to do with why President Joe Biden is dragging his heels on reopening the frontier with Canada. The sout...
Jul 20, 2021
California synagogue shooting suspect pleads guilty
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A 22-year-old former nursing student pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges in connection with a deadly shooting at a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Pass...
Jul 20, 2021
Price tops list of talent Seattle Kraken can steal from Canadian teams in draft
The Seattle Kraken will get to choose from some of the NHL's biggest names as they pick their innaugral team on Wednesday. Clubs across the league scrambled to protect their assets with last-minute mo...
Jul 20, 2021
Government expects foreign states' wariness of mix-and-max vaccination to 'evolve'
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is sounding a note of hope that Canadians who mixed and matched vaccines will not have a problem crossing borders in the months ahead. While...
Jul 20, 2021
Montreal Canadiens name new head coach for AHL's Laval Rocket
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have named Jean-Franois Houle as the new head coach for the club's American Hockey League affiliate. Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin says in a statement that ...
Jul 20, 2021
Finance Department faces grilling by MPs over tax rules in sale of family businesses
OTTAWA - Parliament's legal expert says the Liberal government waded into uncharted territory when it decided to delay enacting tax rule changes on the sale of small businesses between family members....
Jul 20, 2021
4 companies on verge of settling US opioid lawsuits
The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of government lawsuits over the toll of opioi...
Jul 20, 2021
Liberals add $1.4 billion to climate change mitigation fund: McKenna
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada ...
Jul 20, 2021
Court of Appeal rules Mountie to be jailed for police chase before fatal shooting
WINNIPEG - A former Mountie will be going to jail after Crown prosecutors appealed a sentence for his actions during a police chase that ended with the shooting death of a man in northern Manitoba. Ab...
Jul 20, 2021