Canada

Canadians worried about the state of provincial health systems: poll

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests the vast majority of Canadians have concerns about the state of the health-care system, particularly in Atlantic provinces where hospitals have struggled to maintain eme...

Sheldon Spackman Jan 27, 2023

B.C. to install earthquake warning sensors to give life-saving notice

VICTORIA - Up to 50 earthquake early warning sensors are being installed around British Columbia as part of a larger plan to protect people and infrastructure in a big quake. The sensors will be conne...

Jan 26, 2023

NDP says Alberta premier's prosecutor review flawed, calls for outside investigation

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's assurance of a thorough investigation into allegations of interference with Crown prosecutors is "an empty talking point" given new...

Sheldon Spackman Jan 26, 2023

House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - A First Nations house post is being returned to its home in British Columbia after 138 years, including spending the last two decades in storage at Harvard University in Massachu...

Jan 26, 2023

What you need to know about Canada's tank donation to Ukraine

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is sending four of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. Here is what you need to know: What are Leopard 2s? The Leopard 2 is a modern battle tank th...

Jan 26, 2023

Liberal MPs begin three-day caucus retreat with a focus on affordability

OTTAWA - Liberal members of Parliament began a three-day caucus retreat today, during which they are expected to strategize about their priorities before Parliament returns next week. The federal part...

Jan 26, 2023

Doctor shortage driving people away from Newfoundland town known for growth

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The mayor of the Newfoundland town of Bonavista says a doctor shortage is undermining years of his work turning the community into an internationally lauded example of rural growth ...

Jan 26, 2023

Ceremony for Quebec mosque attack to be held in prayer room where shooting occurred

QUEBEC - A commemoration to mark the sixth anniversary of Quebec's mosque shooting will be held for the first time inside the prayer room where six men were killed. The men were murdered by a lone gun...

Jan 26, 2023

Former Liberal minister Kirsty Duncan taking medical leave, will stay on as MP

OTTAWA - Liberal member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has announced that she is taking an immediate medical leave due to a "physical health challenge." Duncan posted a statem...

Jan 26, 2023

Canada donating four Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada will send four of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine "in the coming weeks." Anand announced the move this afternoon, making Canada the latest ...

Jan 26, 2023