Canada

Alberta's high court won't change life sentence of man who killed seniors

EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed a sentence appeal of a man convicted of killing two Edmonton-area seniors. Travis Vader was convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of Ly...

Dec 14, 2019

Crown seeks life for man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer, pedestrians

EDMONTON - The Crown has recommended a life sentence for a man who struck an Edmonton police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside a Canadian Football League game. A jury ...

Dec 14, 2019

Vancouver homeless camp brings community, safety, home, says resident

VANCOUVER - Standing out in the rain on a path between tents in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park, Shane Redpath said he has no idea where he'll go if he's forced out of the homeless camp. Redpat...

Dec 14, 2019

Derailed train in Saskatchewan released 1.5 million litres of oil: TSB

LANIGAN, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says Monday's fiery Canadian Pacific Railway freight train derailment in Saskatchewan involved the estimated release of 1.5 million litres of oil....

Dec 13, 2019

From fourth place, Singh says he'd rather push Liberals than work with Tories

OTTAWA - The New Democratic Party is sitting in fourth place after the fall's divisive federal election and its leader Jagmeet Singh says he is not interested in partnering with the Con...

Dec 13, 2019

From fourth place, Singh says he'd rather push Liberals than work with Tories

OTTAWA - The New Democratic Party is sitting in fourth place after the fall's divisive federal election and its leader Jagmeet Singh says he is not interested in partnering with the Con...

Dec 13, 2019 (Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld)

AG can order remediation agreements in 'very rare circumstances,' says Lametti

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says the director of public prosecutions should be the one to decide whether a company should have access to a remediation agreement to avoid being pursued...

Dec 13, 2019

Two men, one woman killed in plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C.: coroner

GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Authorities say two men and one woman died in a plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C., on Tuesday after the pilot reported an equipment problem. The BC Coroners Service say...

Dec 13, 2019

Jody Wilson-Raybould says she's in discussions over Parliament Hill office space

OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons says he will evict Jody Wilson-Raybould from her current office space if she does not leave on her own. House Speaker Anthony Rota told the CBC today ...

Dec 13, 2019

Almost 14,000 Canadians killed by opioids since 2016: new national study

OTTAWA - New numbers released Wednesday show close to 14,000 Canadians have been killed by opioids over the last four years and more than 17,000 people have been hospitalized for opioid-related p...

Dec 13, 2019