Canada

Off-duty Toronto police officer shot in leg by man wanted on Canada-wide warrant

TORONTO - An off-duty Toronto police officer was shot Saturday night in the leg after he recognized a man wanted for murder. Toronto police say the off-duty officer called for backup and a chase ensue...

Aug 4, 2024

Jasper residents whose homes were burnt by wildfire offered bus tours to view damage

Jasper residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire will be able to view the devastation first-hand as bus tours through the Alberta town begin Sunday. Emergency manag...

Aug 4, 2024

'A moral issue': Canadian funeral directors warn of unauthorized obituaries

HALIFAX - Funeral directors across the country are warning grieving families about a trend of third-party websites republishing obituaries for profit. Jim Bishop, the funeral director for Bishop's Fun...

Aug 4, 2024

Ottawa latest city to turn to AI to predict chronic homelessness

OTTAWA - How old are you? What is your gender? Are you Indigenous? Are you a Canadian citizen? Do you have a family? Those are just a few of the data points that a new artificial intelligence system w...

Aug 4, 2024

Canada again upgrades advisory for Israel to highest risk level

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada is again telling Canadians to avoid all travel to Israel, citing an unpredictable security situation due to ongoing regional conflicts. The advisory issued Saturday says...

Aug 3, 2024

Bus tours for Jasper residents whose properties were affected by fire to start Sunday

EDMONTON - Bus tours for evacuees from Jasper, Alta., to allow those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire to see the damage first-hand will begin on Sunday. Joe Zatylny with the Alberta...

Aug 3, 2024

Protesters demand stronger Canadian response to 'rigged' Venezuelan election

TORONTO - Around 300 people gathered in downtown Toronto outside the Ontario legislature today to protest the results of the disputed Venezuelan election and to demand a stronger response from Ottawa....

Aug 3, 2024

Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.

VICTORIA - Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British Columbia over the weekend in areas where major wildfires continue to burn in the Columbia, Ko...

Aug 3, 2024

Labour union vice-president endorses Tory candidate in federal byelection in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - The Conservative candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in Winnipeg has received an endorsement from the international vice-president of a major union in his bid to unseat the NDP in t...

Aug 3, 2024

B.C. makes flood plans for possible 'worst case' if landslide bursts from river

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the best-case scenario for a landslide blocking the Chilcotin River is a gentle clearing that doesn't take debris down the riv...

Aug 3, 2024