Canada

One dead, one hospitalized, man in custody after shooting in B.C. church

VANCOUVER - A 25-year-old man is in custody following a shooting at a church in Salmon Arm, B.C., that left one person dead and sent another in hospital Sunday morning. Salmon Arm RCMP...

Apr 16, 2019

Quebec's Beauce region hardest hit by springtime flooding, province on alert

BEAUCEVILLE, Que. - Quebec's Beauce region has so far been the hardest hit by spring flooding affecting many parts of the province, Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Tuesday. Warm...

Apr 16, 2019

B.C. father killed daughters, attempted suicide, Crown argues at start of trial

VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer says a Vancouver Island father stabbed his young daughters dozens of times before attempting to kill himself on Christmas Day in 2017. Clare Jennings delivered her opening s...

Apr 16, 2019

N.L. Liberals deliver optimistic budget with provincial election looming

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador tabled an optimistic election-year budget Tuesday, taking stock of economic improvements since the provincial Liberals took office and resisting any tax hi...

Apr 16, 2019

Recipient in rare paired living liver donation thanks "angel" donor

TORONTO - One of the recipients of what's believed to be North America's first paired living liver donation is calling the stranger who saved his life "an angel." Fifty-four-year-old Muhammad Khan of ...

Apr 16, 2019

Canada Post forecasts continuing sector losses despite booming parcel deliveries

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will struggle to make a profit in coming years despite booming parcel delivery because of a continuing decline in letter mail, higher employee costs and billions in capita...

Apr 16, 2019

Mark Norman's lawyers target government over solicitor-client privilege claims

OTTAWA - Lawyers for Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and the federal government are back in court fighting over dozens of documents, including memos to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the country's top bu...

Apr 16, 2019

Century-old love letters found in Winnipeg building to be returned to family

WINNIPEG - Century-old love letters are being returned to a family after they were uncovered by a construction crew working on a historic building in Manitoba. The letters from 1918 and 1919 are addre...

Apr 16, 2019

Canada's emissions target gets further away as 2017 report shows increase

OTTAWA - Canada's greenhouse gas emissions edged up for the first time in three years in 2017, pushing the country even further away from its international climate change commitments. T...

Apr 16, 2019

New commemorative loonie recognizing gay 'equality' sparks concern

OTTAWA - A new commemorative loonie to be unveiled next week is sparking concern among academics and advocates who fear it could perpetuate myths about Canada's treatment of lesbian, gay, transge...

Apr 16, 2019