Canada

'Political hit men': Emails detail anger over RCMP handling of border protests

There were complaints that Mounties were not doing enough at the Canada-U. S. border-crossing in Coutts, Alta., when protests erupted over COVID-19 pandemic policies. There were others saying the same...

Apr 14, 2023

'A reflection': Stampede tarp auction an indicator of Alberta's booming economy

CALGARY - The amount of money that was flowing freely at the annual Calgary Stampede canvas auction Thursday night was just the sort of gusher that Alberta's oil and gas industry likes to see. The eve...

Apr 13, 2023

NDP challenges Alberta Premier Smith to explain whether she shares 'extremist views'

EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says Premier Danielle Smith must explain whether she shares the "extremist views" of Calgary street preacher Artur Pawlowski and those of "her ke...

Apr 13, 2023

Akwesasne Mohawk Police seize two vehicles in relation to dead migrants investigation

MONTREAL - Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they have seized vehicles believed to be connected to the eight migrants whose bodies were recovered from the St. Lawrence River late last month. Police confirme...

Apr 13, 2023

Ash from Russia volcano causes flight cancellations in northwestern B.C.

TERRACE, B.C. - Some flights out of northern British Columbia are cancelled due to ash from a Russian volcano that erupted thousands of kilometres away. Air Canada says it is monitoring the ash cloud ...

Apr 13, 2023

B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. ...

Apr 13, 2023

Nunavut Inuit organization revokes enrolment of sisters, says first-of-its-kind case

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The organization responsible for enrolling Inuit under the Nunavut Agreement says it has removed twin sisters from its list in what is calls a first-of-its-kind case. Nunavut Tunnga...

Apr 13, 2023

After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles are recommended

HALIFAX - At the heart of the multi-volume report into Canada's worst mass shooting lies a recommendation calling for governments to replace 19th-century principles about law enforcement with a revise...

Apr 13, 2023

List of recent violent attacks on public transit in Canada

Some cities have increased police presence on public transit after a series of attacks. Here is a list of some of the high-profile acts of violence on buses, trains or around transit stops across the ...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 13, 2023

$14.7-million settlement in sex abuse class action against Montreal archdiocese

MONTREAL - A Montreal law firm says it has reached a $14.7-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought against the Montreal archdiocese. The lawsuit covered victims of sexual abuse since 1940...

Apr 13, 2023