Category Archives: Canada

Trudeau to tell allies to stay resolute as Ukraine to at centre of NATO summit
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Canada will be reassuring allies of its commitment to the western alliance as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels to Washington, D.C., this week to take part in the NATO leaders'...
Jul 07, 2024

B.C. woman faces terrorism charges for travelling to Syria to join ISIS in 2015
VANCOUVER - Mounties in British Columbia say they have charged a 51-year-old woman with two terrorism-related offences after she reportedly travelled to Syria in 2015 to join ISIS. They say Kimberly P...
Jul 06, 2024

‘close associate’ of Quebec gang leader arrested by B.C. RCMP
MONTREAL - Police in Quebec City say a man suspected of having close ties to the leader of Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia has been arrested. City police spokesperson Pierre-Olivier Lvesque says...
Jul 06, 2024

Whale researcher says orphan orca 'likely' seen off Vancouver Island at Friendly Cove
VICTORIA - A whale researcher says a lone young killer whale spotted surfacing Friday at Friendly Cove off the remote west coast of Vancouver Island is likely the orphan orca calf that was trapped in ...
Jul 06, 2024

Man in 60s dies after highway car crash in Centre-du-Québec
MONTREAL - A man in his sixties has died after a car crash on Friday afternoon in the Centre-du-Qubec region of the province. Provincial police say two drivers collided on Highway 55 in Sainte-Eulalie...
Jul 06, 2024

1 arrest, McGill University windows smashed in pro-Palestinian protest
MONTREAL - One person was arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest at McGill University on Friday night after Montreal police and city workers dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at Victoria Squa...
Jul 06, 2024

Heat wave expected to hit Vancouver Island, interior B.C. in the coming days
VANCOUVER - Heat warnings are covering more than two dozen regions in British Columbia as temperatures could creep into the low 40s in the coming days. Environment Canada says the worst of the heat wa...
Jul 06, 2024

'Dead to me': Alberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbook
Remi Laboucane says memories of being bullied were finally fading, memories so awful he switched schools. He was graduating from high school this summer, ready for life's next chapter, when he opened ...
Jul 06, 2024

City of Montreal says painting a house as an ad for Koodo is against the rules
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says the owner of a more than 100-year-old home has violated city rules by allowing it to be painted in neon colours as an ad for telecom company Koodo. A Toronto-based...
Jul 06, 2024

Juror dismissed for falling asleep during testimony at Coutts murder-conspiracy trial
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of the jurors hearing evidence in the murder-conspiracy trial surrounding the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., has been dismissed for falling asleep in the courtroom. Court of...
Jul 05, 2024