Canada

B.C. pharmacists set to treat minor ailments, prescribe contraception starting June 1

VANCOUVER - Pharmacists in British Columbia will have more responsibilities starting June 1 in an effort to improve access for those without a family doctor and ease the stress on an overburdened heal...

May 31, 2023

Canada closing in on deal to get Stellantis battery plant back on track: Champagne

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says a deal that would save the $5-billion electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor is inching closer. The federal government, Ontario, Stellant...

May 31, 2023

Judge critical of police as Quebec man sentenced to eight years for killing spouse

SAINT-JRME, Que. - A Quebec man who slipped through the cracks of the justice and health systems was sentenced today to eight years in prison for the March 2022 killing of his spouse. Quebec court Jud...

May 31, 2023

Evacuation order issued for N.W.T. community as wildfire nears

SAMBAA K'E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - The Northwest Territories government says a community near the Alberta boundary is under an evacuation order due to a nearby wildfire. N.W.T. fire says the 980-squa...

May 31, 2023

More federal ministers could get security details as threats increase

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking at whether to expand security protection to cabinet ministers as more of them express concern for their safety and that of their families. Public Safety Mini...

May 31, 2023

Committee will oversee changes recommended by inquiry into N.S. shooting

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has appointed a retired appeals court justice to head a committee to oversee the changes recommended by the public inquiry into the April 2020 mass shoo...

May 31, 2023

Family of B.C. woman missing for 12 years issues statement after remains found

VANDERHOOF - The family of Madison Scott who went missing in Vanderhoof, B.C., 12 years ago says they've been "astonished" at the outpouring of support they have received since her remains were discov...

May 31, 2023

Bombardier warns Ottawa against going with Boeing on military plane contract

MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. says Ottawa would be making a mistake if it opts to go with Boeing in replacing Canada's aging military patrol planes. The Montreal-based business jet maker joined forces th...

May 31, 2023

Court of Appeal overturns ruling directing Ottawa to help repatriate men in Syria

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a judge's declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa's help to return home. In a ruling released today, a ...

May 31, 2023

Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

VANCOUVER - A series of letters from doctors raising alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital has placed British Columbia's largest health authority under scrutiny. The...

May 31, 2023