Canada

B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and lower patient-to-nurse ratio

VICTORIA - British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health. The move is a key plank in the...

Apr 4, 2023

Romanian family's dream of life in Canada ended tragically in waters off Akwesasne

A Romanian family who had hoped to build a life near Toronto with their two Canadian-born children saw their dreams end tragically in the frigid waters off Akwesasne, Que., after fleeing a deportation...

Apr 4, 2023

Pet dog infected with avian flu for first time in Canada, federal government says

OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a pet dog has been infected with H5N1 avian flu for the first time in Canada. A news release from the agency says the dog in Oshawa, Ont., was infecte...

Apr 4, 2023

Defamation case against 'Freedom Convoy' lawyer resolved outside court, firm says

OTTAWA - A lobbying firm that filed a defamation lawsuit against a lawyer who represented "Freedom Convoy" organizers during a public inquiry says the case has been resolved out of court. The dispute ...

Apr 4, 2023

'At a crossroad': Canada's police chiefs request urgent meeting with premiers

WINNIPEG - The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is requesting an urgent meeting with Canada's premiers to discuss bail reform and the recent killings of officers. In a letter to Manitoba Premi...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 4, 2023

Trump makes history, pleading not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has reportedly pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Media reports say the ex-president entered the plea today in a heavily guarded New York ...

Apr 4, 2023

$55-million lotto winner in Sidney, B.C., plans to buy a new house with a dock

VICTORIA - Bookkeeper William Scott Gurney says he's sure he won't be back for another tax season. He doesn't have to after claiming the winning ticket on Tuesday for the $55-million Lotto Max draw on...

Apr 4, 2023

Winnipeg police say another woman's body has been found in a landfill

Winnipeg police are reporting the discovery of another Indigenous woman's body in a landfill. Police say the remains of Linda Mary Beardy were found Monday afternoon at the city-run Brady landfill in ...

Apr 4, 2023

Quebec calls for public inquests into police officer's killing, deadly Montreal fire

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is asking the coroner to hold public inquests into the killing of a provincial police officer and a deadly fire in Old Montreal. Provincial police Sgt. Maureen Breau w...

Apr 4, 2023

Average carbon rebates were higher than average carbon price costs in 2021: report

OTTAWA - A new report says rebates sent to most Canadians in 2021 far outstripped what they paid in carbon pricing that year. The annual report on the federal government's national price on pollution ...

Apr 4, 2023