Canada

Fatal bat fungus White Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta

EDMONTON - A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta. White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that starves bats to death b...

Jan 12, 2023

Airlines, airports, transport minister to testify on holiday travel mess at committee

OTTAWA - From long hours waiting on hold to sleepless nights on airport floors and desperate scrambles to rebook flights and find missing bags, it was a holiday travel season that no one had on their ...

Jan 12, 2023

'A raw nerve': Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military

The Department of National Defence has awarded a grant to a University of Alberta professor to conduct a deep dive into the extent of white supremacy in the Canadian Armed Forces. Andy Knight, a profe...

Jan 12, 2023

Canada delivers more tanks to Haiti as police try pushing back Port-au-Prince gangs

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces delivered more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police in Port-au-Prince struggle to contain gang crisis. The tanks were purchased by the Haitian government and it is t...

Jan 11, 2023

B.C. escapee gets life without parole for 25 years over 'grotesque' murder

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the "grotesque" first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Van...

Jan 11, 2023

Canadian Army waiting for air-defence systems as Ottawa buys equipment for Ukraine

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government's plan to buy anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine is prompting questions about why such equipment isn't being bought for the Canadian Army. The Army has been wit...

Jan 11, 2023

Moncton, Halifax top list of fastest-growing urban regions, Statistics Canada says

MONTREAL - Statistics Canada says that Halifax and Moncton, N.B., were the fastest-growing urban regions in Canada last year. The agency said today that the Moncton metropolitan area grew by 5.3 per c...

Jan 11, 2023

Sri Lanka summons Canadian ambassador over sanctions of high-ranking officials

OTTAWA - Sri Lanka has summoned Canada's envoy over Ottawa's decision to sanction four high-ranking officials for alleged human-rights breaches. Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry issued a stateme...

Jan 11, 2023

Death near Quebec border highlights need for safe migration pathways: experts

MONTREAL - The recent death of a Montreal man from probable hypothermia as he tried to cross into the United States has exposed the dangers of irregular border crossings, which appear to be rising on ...

Jan 11, 2023

Alberta Opposition NDP calls for public input on plan to subsidize well cleanup

EDMONTON - Alberta's New Democrat Opposition wants public consultations on a government plan that would subsidize oil and gas companies to fulfil legal commitments to clean up old wells, a major propo...

Jan 11, 2023