Canada

Ambush in Bourget, Ont., leaves one OPP officer dead and two injured

BOURGET, Ont. - One Ontario Provincial Police officer remains in hospital as the investigation continues into an ambush that left one officer dead and two injured. Officials say Sgt. Eric Mueller was ...

May 12, 2023

First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruling on a First Nations land title lawsuit says it did not prove it had rights to its entire claim area, although he suggested it may be time for t...

May 12, 2023

Study finds search for women's remains at landfill could take years, cost up to $184M

WINNIPEG - A search for the remains of two First Nations women at a Winnipeg-area landfill could take up to three years and cost $184 million, says a study examining whether a successful search is pos...

May 12, 2023

Suspect in stabbings of mother and child in Edmonton dies in hospital

EDMONTON - Police say the suspect in the stabbing deaths of a mother and child outside a school in Edmonton last week has died in hospital. The man was shot by police Saturday after a 35-year-old woma...

May 11, 2023

NDP leaves spring sitting at legislature facing turmoil in public housing management

VICTORIA - The New Democrat government in British Columbia started the spring legislative session promising more affordable homes for vulnerable people, but it ends the sitting amid turmoil over its p...

May 11, 2023

Canada to sanction Moldova groups aiding Russia, send judges to boost integrity

OTTAWA - Canada has set the stage with Moldova to start sanctioning people and companies based in that Eastern European country who are helping Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Jus...

May 11, 2023

Cattle seized from Quebec farm that was home to herd that went on the run for months

MONTREAL - Quebec's agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of fugitive cows that escaped last summer and went on the run for months. ...

May 11, 2023

Alberta regulator says Imperial Oil faces more water problems at Kearl oilsands mine

Imperial Oil is facing more wastewater problems at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta. The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued a notice of non-compliance to the company after chemicals associ...

May 11, 2023

As Liberals' grocery rebate bill becomes law, one-time payments will land this summer

OTTAWA - The Department of Finance says the grocery rebate the Liberals promised in this year's federal budget will be extended to eligible Canadians on July 5. That confirmation comes after Parliamen...

May 11, 2023

New fund aims to reimburse legal fees for victims of military sexual misconduct

OTTAWA - The military's independent sexual misconduct support and resource centre is now offering to help victims of misconduct pay for legal services. The centre will review applications to reimburse...

May 11, 2023