Canada

Expert details condo conflict resolution process after deadly Vaughan, Ont. shooting

TORONTO - An industry expert says it would have been rare for a court to force the sale of a condo owned by a man who went on to kill five people at his Vaughan, Ont. building Sunday night. York Regio...

Dec 21, 2022

Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2025

OTTAWA - One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing Wednesday. By...

Dec 21, 2022

Extreme cold in southern B.C. after heavy snow creates travel chaos

VANCOUVER - An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia's Lower Mainland on the heels of heavy snow that grounded flights, jammed roads and delayed ferries. Environment Canada warns tha...

Dec 21, 2022

Funeral for Ukrainian girl killed in hit and run will be held today in Montreal

MONTREAL - The funeral service for seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee Mariia Legenkovska will be held today in Montreal. Legenkovska, whose family moved to Montreal this year to flee the Russian invasio...

Dec 21, 2022

B.C. timber industry in throes of change, as premier warns of 'exhausted forests'

British Columbia's forest sector has "never been under greater stress," Premier David Eby says. There is an "inescapable recognition ... that change is needed to ensure our forest industry is sustaina...

Dec 21, 2022

Should Canada should produce more medicine amid ongoing shortages? Trudeau isn't sure

OTTAWA - As Canada faces an ongoing shortage of children's medications, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't know if ramping up domestic production of pharmaceuticals is the right approach to...

Dec 21, 2022

B.C. snow, cold Alberta temperatures cause significant flight cancellations: WestJet

CALGARY - WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight cancellations over the past three days. The airline says in a release that there were 210 can...

Dec 20, 2022

Officers cleared of wrongdoing in shootout with Toronto cop killer: SIU

Officers were justified in fatally shooting a gunman who killed three people, including a Toronto constable, earlier this year, Ontario's police watchdog said Tuesday. Sean Petrie, 40, had "embarked o...

Dec 20, 2022

Case manager who talked assisted dying with veterans no longer employed

OTTAWA - A Veterans Affairs employee who spoke to former Armed Forces members about accessing medical assistance in dying is no longer with the department, although the federal government would not sa...

Dec 20, 2022

Documents appearing to come from government sent to Muslim charity were forged: RCMP

OTTAWA - The RCMP is confirming that documents sent to the Muslim Association of Canada that appeared to be internal records of the Canada Revenue Agency and the Mounties are forgeries. The Globe and ...

Dec 20, 2022