Canada

Mazatlán mayor reassures Canadians and other visitors following cartel violence

MAZATLN, Mexico - The mayor of a Mexican city caught up in a wave of drug cartel violence last week wasted little time reassuring Canadians and other foreign visitors that his city is safe for travell...

Sheldon Spackman Jan 8, 2023

Ottawa pressed RCMP Heritage Centre for more outreach as part of expansion goal

OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP Heritage Centre in Saskatchewan says that after it completed a round of consultations on how it can transform into a national museum, the ball is now in Ottawa's court. "...

Jan 8, 2023

'Three Amigos' gather this week in Mexico City to talk North American excellence

WASHINGTON - Familiar North American irritants - U.S. protectionism, intransigence on continental trade, irregular migration - return to the fore this week as the so-called "Three Amigos" meet for a t...

Jan 8, 2023

Some Canadians set to return from Mexico's Mazatlan area as airports reopen

Some Canadian tourists in Mexico's Sinaloa state are packing their bags to return home after a wave of violence erupted in the region, shuttering airports and prompting an advisory to shelter in place...

Jan 7, 2023

Lobby group seeks public inquiry, release of video in Montreal man's jail death

MONTREAL - An anti-racism lobby group is calling on the Quebec government to launch an independent public inquiry into the jail death of an illegally detained Black man in Montreal following an alterc...

Jan 7, 2023

Japan PM visit could highlight LNG needs, as Tokyo pushes away from Russia and China

OTTAWA - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's first official visit to Canada will take place next week, as Tokyo looks to Canada to provide much-needed liquefied natural gas. Japan takes over the r...

Jan 7, 2023

'Senseless': After three years, mourners of Flight PS752 victims still seek justice

OTTAWA - Grieving relatives will mark three years since the Iranian military shot down Flight PS752 on Sunday by holding rallies across the country and pushing Ottawa to take a tougher stance against ...

Jan 7, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks climate change with King Charles

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he shared a call with King Charles that centred on environmental issues. Trudeau's office says he and the King discussed the COP15 biodiversity sum...

Jan 6, 2023

Pigeon with meth backpack caught in B.C. prison yard, says officers' union president

VANCOUVER - A prison union spokesman says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with drugs was captured last week at a B.C. correctional institution. John Randle, Pacific regional president of...

Jan 6, 2023

Advocates, police warn online 'sextortion' of youth is on the rise in Canada

Mounties in Metro Vancouver have issued a warning about a recent increase in "sextortion," saying police have received a "large number" of reports of money-motivated extortion targeting young girls an...

Jan 6, 2023