Canada

Trial of Winnipeg serial killer expected to hear more testimony from police

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki is expected to hear testimony today from a police officer who examined video surveillance. Court has heard police collected vide...

May 13, 2024

Fire officials worry wind could push wildfire into B.C. town today

FORT NELSON, B.C. - A fire behaviour specialist with the B.C. Wildfire Service says an intense wildfire could hit Fort Nelson this morning, based on forecasts that have been calling for strong winds t...

May 13, 2024

McGill to ask for injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment on its grounds

MONTREAL - Lawyers for McGill University will be going to court today seeking an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment that has been on its grounds since last month. In a judicial app...

May 13, 2024

New pro-Palestinian encampment at Université du Québec à Montréal, organizers say

Montreal pro-Palestinian activists say they've set up a new encampment at the Universit du Qubec Montral, as nearby McGill University prepares to go to court to clear the protest camp that has been on...

May 12, 2024

Historians, First Nations leader question Quebec history museum concept

MONTREAL - The Quebec government's framing of a new museum to be dedicated to the history of the Qubcois nation is raising questions about how history is told and who it includes, two historians and t...

May 12, 2024

Wildfires rage on across Western Canada as B.C. town braces for return of high winds

The northeast British Columbia municipality where thousands have evacuated due to a nearby wildfire is bracing for worsening conditions as blazes rage near several communities across Western Canada. I...

May 12, 2024

Canada Post cracks down on Nunavut loophole to get free Amazon Prime shipping

Amanda Eecherk is worried her grocery bills will skyrocket after Canada Post closed a loophole that people across Nunavut were using to stock their pantries with items shipped for free through Amazon ...

May 12, 2024

RCMP boss expresses desire for new law to deal with threats against politicians

OTTAWA - RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme says he wants the government to look at drafting a new law that would make it easier for police to pursue charges against people who threaten elected officials. ...

May 12, 2024

Northvolt should turn Quebec into a major EV player. So why are people so unhappy?

MONTREAL - In late September, Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced his government had attracted the largest private manufacturing investment in the province's history, which he said would transfor...

May 12, 2024

Police announce arrest of fourth suspect in B.C. Sikh activist Nijjar's death

SURREY, B.C. - A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in last year's killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside of a temple in British Columbia. The province's Integrate...

May 11, 2024