Category Archives: Canada

Trudeau pitches strong ties to Mexico's new leader Claudia Sheinbaum amid U.S. tumult
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the election of Mexico's next president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and pitching closer ties between the two counties as they ponder the future of North Ame...
Jun 03, 2024

Royal Regina Rifles statue to be unveiled at Juno Beach to mark D-Day's 80th year
REGINA - A statue depicting the Canadians who fought Nazi Germany 80 years ago will have a permanent home near the beaches they stormed on D-Day. The Royal Regina Rifles statue is to be unveiled Wedne...
Jun 03, 2024

Expert to testify in Winnipeg trial about mental state of admitted serial killer
WINNIPEG - An admitted serial killer's mental state is expected to be the focus of a murder trial that resumes in Winnipeg. Jeremy Skibicki, who is 37, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in...
Jun 03, 2024

Lanny McDonald brings Stanley Cup to Calgary police officer who helped save his life
CALGARY - Former Calgary Flames co-captain and Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald surprised a city police officer who helped save his life earlier this year by paying him a visit with the Stanley Cup...
Jun 03, 2024

Police halt pro-Palestinian encampment at Quebec's City's Université Laval
MONTREAL - Quebec City police say they have forced protesters to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment that was being set up on the grounds of Universit Laval. The force said today that three people ...
Jun 02, 2024

Plastics plant owner asks for time to comply with federal orders to end benzene leaks
OTTAWA - The owners of an Ontario plastics plant that's been emitting dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene say they need more time to comply with federal rules. In mid-May, Environm...
Jun 02, 2024

Canadian, Chinese defence ministers meet in Singapore as tensions rise over Taiwan
OTTAWA - The Canadian and Chinese defence ministers met in Singapore this week, marking the first in-person meeting between those officials in years. Bill Blair sat down with Admiral Dong Jun on Frida...
Jun 02, 2024

'Rotten rock': Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineering
The Abbot Pass hut stood for decades in a rugged saddle between two iconic peaks, overlooking the limpid turquoise of Banff National Park's Lake Louise - a destination for alpinists from around the wo...
Jun 02, 2024

A CBSA strike could soon snarl border traffic. Here's what you need to know
OTTAWA - Just as the summer travel season gets into gear, Canadians and visitors could find themselves waiting in long lines at the border - delays that could also deal a blow to the economy. It all d...
Jun 02, 2024

Ten years after Moncton shootings, RCMP still struggling with supervisor training
HALIFAX - Almost 10 years after a disturbed man with a rifle killed three Mounties in Moncton, N.B., the RCMP have yet to fully implement a key recommendation from a 2014 review aimed at preventing su...
Jun 02, 2024