Canada

Royal watchers preparing for a shorter, smaller coronation than one 70 years ago

Jamie Hill was four years old when his family walked over to a neighbour's home in Kitchener, Ont., to watch Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. The now 73-year-old doesn't remember much from the...

Apr 30, 2023

Alberta Premier Smith questions election role of Opposition leader Notley's husband

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is raising questions about Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley's husband and his role in the upcoming provincial election campaign. Notley's husband, Lou Arab...

Apr 29, 2023

Threatened Quebec caribou herd expecting up to 12 calves this year

MONTREAL - A caribou herd in Charlevoix, Que., could be heading toward a baby boom this year, providing a rare bit of good news for the province's decimated population. Caroline Hins, a biologist with...

Apr 29, 2023

Canada to continue air evacuations from Sudan, navy vessels on standby

OTTAWA - Efforts to bring Canadians home from Sudan will continue for as long as possible amid escalating violence and deteriorating safety conditions, federal Defence Minister Anita Anand said Saturd...

Apr 29, 2023

'If we don't understand, we can't really change': Studying Saskatchewan mass killer

RCMP may never fully learn why Myles Sanderson went on a deadly stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation, but they may be able to offer answers that some experts say could help victims' familie...

Apr 29, 2023

Families minister says Tory premiers touting child care should ask Poilievre for plan

OTTAWA - Provincial conservative premiers touting $10-a-day child-care deals with Ottawa is a welcome move, even if some of the leaders now campaigning on the deals were among the last to sign them, f...

Apr 29, 2023

'Phenomenal' logjam in the Canadian Arctic stores millions of tonnes of carbon: study

YELLOWKNIFE - Researchers say they have mapped the world's largest known cumulative logjam in the Canadian Arctic and it holds millions of tonnes of carbon, representing an important but understudied ...

Apr 29, 2023

TikTokers making six-figure incomes via app worried about potential ban

VANCOUVER - Ssonia Ong had no idea that a 25-second video she posted miming to music the story of her college love, her wedding, then her four children would go viral on TikTok. Three years later, wit...

Apr 29, 2023

Former secretary of state Clinton to join Liberal convention in Ottawa next week

OTTAWA - Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the first woman to run as a major party candidate for United States president, will headline the Liberal Party of Canada's national convention on Ma...

Apr 28, 2023

Baby found dead in Victoria parking lot died of natural causes: police

VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say an autopsy of a baby found dead in a parking lot Wednesday has concluded the newborn died of natural causes. A statement from the police department says they have loc...

Apr 28, 2023