Canada

'A no from me': Ali refuses to hear B.C. murder victim's father ahead of sentencing

VANCOUVER - A man convicted of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl has repeatedly told a pre-sentencing hearing that he didn't kill her, after refusing to listen to his interpreter during an i...

Jun 6, 2024

Good Earth light bars recalled due to fire, burn hazards

Health Canada and Good Earth Lighting are recalling some rechargeable LED motion-activated light bars because they pose a fire and burn hazard. The affected light bars are 12 inches long and were sold...

Jun 6, 2024

McGill says protesters are occupying administration building, set up barricade

MONTREAL - McGill University says protesters are occupying the main administration building on its downtown campus. Pro-Palestinian protesters have been encamped on the campus's lower field since late...

Jun 6, 2024

Tory MP says he misspoke after NDP MP accuses him of making anti-Indigenous comment

OTTAWA - A Conservative MP apologized in the House of Commons today after an Indigenous colleague from across the political aisle called him out for linking an offender's criminal record to his race. ...

Jun 6, 2024

Key points from report into RCMP response to Saskatchewan mass killing

REGINA - RCMP released a report Thursday into how Mounties responded to a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan. Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and in th...

Jun 6, 2024

182 deaths linked to B.C. unregulated drugs in April, 14,500 deaths in eight years

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Coroners Service says 182 people died in April from drug overdoses. A statement from the service says the toll represents a 24 per cent decrease in deaths from April 20...

Jun 6, 2024

Drones, dogs, helicopters and ground crews search for missing mountaineers in B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. - The search and rescue team in Squamish, B.C., says helicopters, groundcrews, drones and avalanche dogs are involved in the search for three mountaineers missing for nearly a week. A s...

Jun 6, 2024

Disaster survivors bring pleas for climate change action to Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - Meghan Fandrich's voice shakes as she recalls grabbing her five-year-old daughter and fleeing their home as flames descended on the village of Lytton, B.C., in 2021. Darryl Tedjuk is quiet as...

Jun 6, 2024

MPs calling out hate while disparaging Israel criticism 'duplicitous': Muslim groups

OTTAWA - Muslim groups say all political parties need to work harder to stamp out Islamophobia in Canada, and allow more space for people to criticize Israel without being painted as antisemitic. The ...

Jun 6, 2024

Quebec adopts law to fine people who intimidate, harass politicians

QUBEC - Quebec's legislature has adopted a law that includes fines up to $1,500 for anyone who intimidates or harasses a politician. The Coalition Avenir Qubec government has said the law is necessary...

Jun 6, 2024