Category Archives: Canada
'Hold the line:' 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' criminal trial begins Tuesday
OTTAWA - As Tamara Lich was led away from supporters in handcuffs on the snowy streets of Ottawa in 2022, she threw a single phrase over her shoulder. "Hold the line," said the petite figurehead of th...
Sep 4, 2023
Saskatchewan First Nation to quietly mark anniversary of mass stabbing
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation will quietly gather today to mark the one-year anniversary of a mass stabbing. Some of the families affected by the tragedy are to retu...
Sep 4, 2023
Canada set to become strategic partner with ASEAN bloc, symbolizing trade progress
OTTAWA - Canada's status within the Indo-Pacific region is set to get a boost as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations prepares to make Ottawa its latest strategic partner when Prime Minister Jus...
Sep 4, 2023
Parents worried about new supervised drug-use site near Montreal elementary school
MONTREAL - Worried parents say they were blindsided by a decision to open Montreal's first supervised drug-inhalation facility less than 100 metres from their children's school. The building is nearin...
Sep 4, 2023
Fire on outskirts of Hay River gets significant rain, officials say
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Wildfire officials in the Northwest Territories say a community that's been evacuated for weeks due to a wildfire has received significant rain this weekend. Hay River's 3,500 resi...
Sep 3, 2023
First Nation, regional district in central B.C. Interior orders wildfire evacuations
VICTORIA - Weekend winds in British Columbia's central Interior resulted in increased wildfire activity and saw evacuation orders in remote areas north of Burns Lake. The Cheslatta Carrier Nation and ...
Sep 3, 2023
Quebec apple farmers want government help to deal with changing tastes and climate
MONTREAL - Quebec apple farmers are asking for government help to plant new varieties and modernize their orchards as they try to adapt to climate change and shifting consumer tastes. ric Rochon, pres...
Sep 3, 2023
Montreal Oratory says no fire or noise reported, believes social media video is fake
MONTREAL - A Montreal church says it believes a video appearing to show a fire on its front steps is completely fake. Danielle Decelles, a spokeswoman for Saint Joseph's Oratory, says no one at the ch...
Sep 3, 2023
Police investigating after shooting at Ottawa wedding leaves two dead, six injured
Ottawa police say a shooting at a wedding has left two men dead and six people injured. They say shots rang out at 10:21 on Saturday night outside the Infinity Convention Centre, where the victims wer...
Sep 3, 2023
How Tamara Lich transformed from spokeswoman to symbol of 'Freedom Convoy' movement
OTTAWA - It's a sunny July day at an outdoor hockey rink outside North Bay, Ont. An acoustic guitar player belts out a ballad about freedom. An adoring crowd sings along. Tamara Lich, mounted on the b...
Sep 3, 2023