Canada

UPDATE: Sipekne'katik RCMP continue with firearms investigation

Update: This RCMP update on March 27, 2023 is relating to a previous story published by the Canadian Press on March 26, 2023. INDIAN BROOK, N.S. - Sipekne'katik RCMP is continuing with the firearms in...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 26, 2023 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Military under fire as thousands of troops face lost cost-of-living allowance

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is under fire for its plan to cut thousands of troops off a cost-of-living allowance without much notice. The military announced last week that about 7,700 Armed For...

Mar 26, 2023

Biden's visit an 'authentic' expression of Canada's importance to U.S.: ambassador

WASHINGTON - The federal Liberals aren't the only ones declaring U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Ottawa a triumph for Canada-U.S. relations. U.S. envoy David Cohen describes Biden's visit as an au...

Mar 26, 2023

Two-time organ recipient designs Green Shirt Day logo five years after bus crash

Brandy Hehn was a regular in the kidney dialysis unit at the Regina General Hospital when the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened five years ago. Sixteen people died and 13 were injured after a...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 26, 2023

'Nothing to come back to,' says Ukrainian woman in Canada, her beloved home destroyed

IRPIN, Ukraine - Oleksandra Verovkina and her son, Danylo, would stroll half a block through the back alley behind their apartment to a large forest. They would walk hand in hand beneath the tall tree...

Mar 26, 2023

As economy faces potential recession, Liberals to release 'tricky' budget Tuesday

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are set to unveil a budget on Tuesday intended to showcase their plans to keep Canada competitive amid the clean energy transition while supporting Canadians who are stru...

Mar 26, 2023

P.E.I. Green Party wasn't ready for election, may lose seats from 2019: experts

CHARLOTTETOWN - As the Prince Edward Island election approaches its final week, the Green Party is fighting to hold onto its historic gains from the last provincial vote - a battle some experts say co...

Mar 26, 2023

These are the three things you should expect in the federal Liberals' upcoming budget

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is expected to release its budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year on Tuesday. Here's a look at three big things to expect: Investments in the clean economy Ottawa i...

Mar 26, 2023

Millennials dominate insolvencies as credit card, student loan, CERB tax debts add up

Insolvency trustee Doug Hoyes encounters a lot of Canadians with money troubles, but he's become particularly sympathetic to the plight of young people who find themselves financially underwater. For ...

Mar 26, 2023

Huge, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in N.S. Acadian community now up for sale

ST. - A huge, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church that has been a landmark to the Acadian community in southwestern Nova Scotia is up for sale. St. Bernard Church officially closed last summer as the ...

Mar 25, 2023