Canada

Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag

HALIFAX - The deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct. 14, 2004, heightened concerns about crew fatigue and inadequate training, but 20 years later, key safety improvements have y...

Oct 14, 2024

NDP frustrations with B.C. Conservative campaign promises prompts McRib parody post

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democratic Party says it is responsible for a parody social media post that has B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad promising to bring back McDonald's McRib sandwic...

Oct 14, 2024

B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day. The plan includes reinstating provincial exams for Grade 10 and 12 students,...

Oct 13, 2024

Eby makes plea to Green voters to support NDP to help keep Conservatives from office

SQUAMISH, B.C. - New Democrat Leader David Eby is asking potential Green voters in British Columbia's Oct. 19 election to support his party instead to help keep John Rustad's B.C. Conservatives out of...

Oct 13, 2024

Liberals appoint Andrew Bevan as campaign head amid talk of MP revolt against Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the Liberal Party's new campaign chair, as some MPs reportedly band together to ask their leader to step down. Trudeau and the party say Andrew Bev...

Oct 13, 2024

Man dead after stabbing on downtown Montreal metro station platform

MONTREAL - Montreal police say a man is dead following a fatal altercation on a downtown metro station platform late Saturday. Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a 37-year-old man was stabbed in the uppe...

Oct 13, 2024

Nationwide recall issued for seasoned chicken and mushroom pasta sauce

A nationwide recall has been issued for the Rana brand Tagliatelle Seasoned White Chicken & Mushroom Sauce due to possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says consumer...

Oct 13, 2024

Familiar faces and angry voters: Will B.C. elect an Independent MLA?

Vicki Huntington says two things are critical to be elected as an Independent member of the legislature in British Columbia - trusted name recognition and an angry constituency. She would know. In 200...

Oct 13, 2024

A state divided: Wisconsin's political polarization fracturing families, friendships

WEST BEND - Mary Herrick has lived in Washington County, just outside of Milwaukee, for 50 years but during a recent lunch with a close friend there was an uncomfortable moment: Herrick said she was g...

Oct 13, 2024

Bill Vigars, campaign manager for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, dies at 78

WHITE ROCK, B.C. - Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78. His wife, Sherry MacDonald, confirmed the news in an interview, saying Vigars ...

Oct 12, 2024