Canada

As Canada stays mum, which Commonwealth countries will put the King on their money?

OTTAWA - Countries around the world whose currencies pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II now have a new monarch - and a decision to make about whether the King has a place on their money. Since...

May 3, 2023

Quebec premier heads to Charlevoix region to visit town hit hard by flooding

BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. - Quebec Premier Franois Legault will visit a town in the province's Charlevoix region hit hard in recent days by spring flooding. Legault is to visit Baie St-Paul today, about 9...

May 3, 2023

Three hurt after plane clips truck during landing, crashes at Langley, B.C., airport

LANGLEY, B.C. - A small plane has crashed at the regional airport in Langley, B.C., after hitting a pickup truck while landing, sending three people to hospital. Langley Township deputy fire chief Rus...

May 2, 2023

Two Canadians killed during battle in Ukraine, Global Affairs says

Global Affairs says two Canadians have been in Ukraine as tributes pour in for the men who were from Ontario and Alberta. Family and aid workers have identified Kyle Porter of Alberta and Cole Zelenco...

May 2, 2023

House unanimously supports system to alert public when Indigenous women go missing

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has unanimously backed a motion to declare the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls a Canada-wide emergency - and to fund a new system that would alert...

May 2, 2023

Securities Commission alleges fraud committed by B.C. crypto firm

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Securities Commission says a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform based in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island committed a multimillion-dollar securities fraud involving various digital cu...

May 2, 2023

Myles Gray's mother says conclusion of B.C. coroner's inquest marks end of chapter

Margie Gray says the end of a coroner's inquest into the death of her son has shown the public what she has known all along; that Vancouver police officers beat her son to death when he was vulnerable...

May 2, 2023

Federal gun bill proposals could make firearm system even more of a patchwork: expert

OTTAWA - A professor who has closely tracked the history of gun control says the Liberal government's latest moves could make Canada's complex firearm classification system even more complicated. The ...

May 2, 2023

Sudan evacuees 'went through hell' and Canada must help stop crisis: Joly in Kenya

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canadians evacuated from Sudan "went through hell" and Ottawa will do everything possible to help the country find peace. Joly is wrapping up a visit...

May 2, 2023

Expect long passport lineups this week, post-strike immigration backlog: ministers

OTTAWA - A federal minister is advising Canadians to expect long lines at passport offices this week as the public service resumes work following a 12-day strike. Families minister Karina Gould says t...

May 2, 2023