Canada

Police issue warning after B.C. senior loses $7.5 million in cryptocurrency scam

BURNABY, B.C. - A senior from Burnaby, B.C., was scammed out of more than $7.5 million dollars in a cryptocurrency ruse, prompting the latest warning from police about cryptocurrency-based fraud schem...

Apr 27, 2023

A timeline of the deadly stabbing rampage at James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASKATCHEWAN - Eleven people were killed and 17 were injured during a stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., last year. My...

Apr 27, 2023

Streaming giants required to contribute to Canadian content as Bill C-11 passes

OTTAWA - A federal bill that will force digital platforms like Netflix and YouTube to contribute financially to Canadian content is on the cusp of becoming law. The Liberals' online streaming bill pas...

Apr 27, 2023

Canada urges UN to include women in looming talks that could give Taliban legitimacy

OTTAWA - Canada says the United Nations' controversial move to enter dialogue with the Taliban must include women, as the organization mulls recognizing the terrorist group as the government of Afghan...

Apr 27, 2023

Supreme Court won't hear appeal from city in Quebec that failed to stop 2012 fire

OTTAWA - A city in Quebec has exhausted its legal avenues to avoid paying thousands of dollars in damages after it failed to deploy enough firefighters to prevent a fire from ravaging a building. Cana...

Apr 27, 2023

Forcible restraint by police among factors in Myles Gray death, pathologist says

BURNABY, B.C. - A forensic pathologist says a "perfect storm" of factors led to Myles Gray's death, including his extreme exertion and the Vancouver police actions to restrain him. Dr. Matthew Orde to...

Apr 27, 2023

B.C. New Democrat MP Randall Garrison says he will not be seeking re-election

OTTAWA - Longtime British Columbia NDP Randall Garrison says he will not seek re-election in the next federal vote. The representative for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke on Vancouver Island announced his dec...

Apr 27, 2023

Health minister denies interfering in arm's-length drug-price agency before committee

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says he has not exercised any undue political pressure on the independent federal agency that regulates the price of patented drugs on its efforts to lower me...

Apr 27, 2023

'Difficult' Surrey, B.C. police decision on RCMP or municipal force Friday: minister

VICTORIA - British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Surrey residents will know Friday who will police the Metro Vancouver city, the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service. Farn...

Apr 27, 2023

Police say they're worried about mother after newborn found dead in Victoria lot

VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say they are worried about the welfare of a new mother whose baby was found dead. Officers and an ambulance were called Wednesday night to a report of a baby found in a p...

Apr 27, 2023