Canada

'Forever hold onto that memory:' Family members remember victims in Winnipeg

Winnipeg police say they have charged Jeremy Skibicki, 35, with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of four women. One of the women has not been identified but police say they believe she...

Dec 2, 2022

'End this ongoing genocide:' Indigenous advocates call for change after women killed

WINNIPEG - The arrest of a man accused of killing four women, all believed to be Indigenous, shows vulnerable women and girls are subject to dangerous outcomes if governments don't work together to en...

Dec 2, 2022

B.C.'s COVID response praised for 'nimbleness,' calls to bolster public trust

VICTORIA - A review of British Columbia's COVID-19 response says despite being unprepared for the pandemic, the province showed "resilience, balance and nimbleness" during the emergency. That's despit...

Dec 2, 2022

Feds eyeing repatriation of 19 Canadian women and children held in Syria: document

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is looking at helping to secure the release of 19 Canadian women and children being held in northeastern Syria. The move comes just before supporters of the six...

Dec 2, 2022

Safe consumption forefront of countering the overdose crisis, prime minister says

RICHMOND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and new British Columbia Premier David Eby conferred about ways to counter the "horrific" drug poisoning epidemic. Trudeau told a crowd in Richmo...

Dec 2, 2022

Federal NDP leader says Alberta sovereignty act 'a distraction' from real problems

CALGARY - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Alberta's proposed sovereignty act is undemocratic and an unwelcome distraction from the struggles residents of the province are facing. After a meeting...

Dec 2, 2022

Inuit leader says he can't support bill creating national reconciliation council

OTTAWA - The president of a national Inuit organization says he cannot support federal legislation to create a national reconciliation council. The legislation which will create a board of directors t...

Dec 2, 2022

Ontario woman upset after encountering barriers when reporting sex assault in Quebec

MONTREAL - An Ottawa woman says her experience of trying to report a sexual assault that happened in another province led to a "convoluted" back-and-forth between police forces that has made her recon...

Dec 2, 2022

Shooting survivor objects to firearm coalition's 'disrespectful' sales promotion

OTTAWA - A mass shooting survivor and spokeswoman for gun-control group PolySeSouvient says it is "incredibly disrespectful" for firearm rights advocates to invoke the group's name in a merchandise sa...

Dec 2, 2022

'Major flaw': Judge blames police security plan in 2012 Quebec election shooting

MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge says the police security plan for Quebec's 2012 election night had a "major flaw" that permitted a gunman to carry out a deadly attack. Justice Philippe Blanger has a...

Dec 2, 2022