Canada

Quebecer Émile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, code name 'Beaver,' dies on front lines in Ukraine

MONTREAL - mile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, a 31-year-old Quebecer who recently died in Ukraine fighting Russian forces, volunteered on the front lines because he wanted to protect innocent women and children...

Jul 25, 2022

Man charged with killing Muslim family in London, Ont., to be tried elsewhere

LONDON, Ont. - The trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., will be held in a different city. An Ontario judge ruled Monday...

Jul 25, 2022

Anand calls out 'desecration' after Tomb of the Unknown Solider draped with flags

OTTAWA - The federal government is facing fresh calls to boost security at the National War Memorial after images surfaced showing someone draping flags on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Pictures an...

Jul 25, 2022

Feds seek dental care program ideas from industry, no details on shape it will take

OTTAWA - The federal government has asked the private sector to weigh in on how companies could play a role in Canada's national dental care plan. The Liberals set aside $5.3 billion over the next fiv...

Jul 25, 2022

Reaction to the Pope's apology for Catholic Church's role in residential schools

MASKWACIS - Pope Francis delivered on Monday an apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools, saying many Christians supported the colonization of Indigenous people. He made the...

Jul 25, 2022

Mountie says holding back gun details was 'no-brainer' in N.S. mass shooting

HALIFAX - The Mountie in charge of the investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting says it was a "no-brainer" for him to withhold details of the killer's guns nine days after the rampage. Chief S...

Jul 25, 2022

'Deplorable evil': Full text of the Pope's residential school apology

MASKWACIS, ALTA. - Pope Francis delivered an apology to Indigenous residential school survivors in Maskwacis, Alta., after a visit to the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School on Mon...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 25, 2022

Suspect in custody, several people shot in Metro Vancouver city of Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. - RCMP say "several people" have been shot and a suspect is in custody, after an early morning incident in the Metro Vancouver city of Langley that left a vehicle riddled with bullets. P...

Jul 25, 2022

Tamara Lich once again argues for freedom from jail at bail-review hearing

OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich is once again arguing to be released from jail after a justice of the peace denied her bail earlier this month. Lich was ordered to remain in jail to aw...

Jul 25, 2022

With ERs on the brink, doctors explain what patients should consider before they go

TORONTO - A health-care staffing crisis and another wave of COVID-19 are pushing emergency departments across Canada to the brink, with wait times hitting new highs and several hospitals recently bein...

Jul 25, 2022