Canada

Alberta set for 2023 election: one premier just got the job, the other wants it back

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's wood-panelled third-floor legislature office is bereft of bric-a-brac. There are no pictures, mementoes or books - only a small stack of Alberta sovereignty act bil...

Dec 29, 2022

Quebec to expand tracking-bracelet program for domestic violence suspects in 2023

MONTREAL - Twelve months ago Quebec became the first jurisdiction in Canada to launch a two-pronged tracking system for domestic violence suspects, and while victims' rights groups welcome the technol...

Dec 29, 2022

'Our language is still here:' Revitalizing Indigenous languages in the North

YELLOWKNIFE - From legislative chambers to classrooms, and on the radio and TV, Indigenous languages are spoken and heard every day across the North thanks to dedicated elders, teachers, translators a...

Greg Fry Dec 29, 2022

The tale of Bunbun, stranded at Vancouver airport, has a happy ending

VANCOUVER - It's been a chaotic Christmas for many travellers across the country, including one fluffy passenger who was separated from their family and stranded at Vancouver's airport. But a spokespe...

Dec 28, 2022

Health agency 'closely monitoring' COVID-19 in China, no mention of pre-flight tests

OTTAWA - The national public health agency says it's "closely monitoring" the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it's planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from Ch...

Dec 28, 2022

Canada, allies demand Iran submit to binding arbitration for downing of Flight PS752

OTTAWA - Canada is among four countries calling on Iran to agree to binding arbitration for shooting down Flight PS752 nearly three years ago. The group of nations - which also includes Britain, Swede...

Dec 28, 2022

Latest officer death heartbreaking, but expert says recent police deaths not a trend

OTTAWA - The death of Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala Tuesday marks the sixth police death in Canada since September, but an expert is warning the numbers do not represent a trend...

Dec 28, 2022

Recent arrests tied to spate of robberies and other crimes in Quebec City: police

Quebec City police say they think the recent arrests of several suspects will help solve a spate of robberies and other crimes in the provincial capital over the last few days. Police arrested five pe...

Dec 28, 2022

Canadian Army feeling squeeze of more demands, fewer soldiers

OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Army says his force is facing more demands at home and in Europe even as the number of soldiers under his command continues to shrink. Lt.-Gen. Joe Paul says the sque...

Dec 28, 2022

Investigation opened after death of inmate at Bordeaux jail in Montreal

MONTREAL - An inmate from Bordeaux jail in Montreal has died from injuries he sustained last weekend inside the provincial detention centre. Nicous D'Andre Spring, 21, died in hospital. Quebec provinc...

Dec 28, 2022