Canada

B.C. diver shakes a leg with giant Pacific octopus, in 'mind-blowing' encounter

CAMPBELL RIVER - British Columbia scuba diver Andrea Humphreys' new acquaintance greeted her more like a long-lost friend, with extended arms, then a full-body hug, and finally a kiss, lip to tentacle...

Nov 06, 2022

WestJet experiencing system-wide outage causing cancellations, 'growing delays'

TORONTO - WestJet says a system-wide outage is impacting its operations, resulting in "growing delays" across its network and cancellations. The Canadian airline says its contact centre is unable to a...

Nov 05, 2022

Groups say Montreal cops should apologize to Black man suspected of stealing own car

Montreal police should apologize to a Black man who was handcuffed after officers suspected he was stealing his own car, civil rights groups said Saturday, as they raised concerns the incident marks a...

Nov 05, 2022

Former Ontario finance minister to run for federal Liberals in Toronto-area riding

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A former Ontario finance minister will be the federal Liberal candidate in an upcoming byelection in the Toronto area that's set to be called later this month. A statement from the...

Nov 05, 2022

Iran diaspora decry Montreal honour for urologist who shunned COVID-19 vaccines

OTTAWA - A group of Canadian physicians with roots in Iran are decrying a Montreal-based organization's plan to honour a Tehran physician who they accuse of spreading COVID-19 disinformation and uphol...

Nov 05, 2022

Most Canadians turn clocks back one hour this weekend

The majority of Canadians will be able to get an extra hour of sleep this weekend, as clocks go back with the end of daylight time. Daylight time started at 2 a.m. March 13, and will end at 2 a.m. on ...

Nov 05, 2022

Indigenous leaders from B.C. take international stage for a climate policy pitch

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - First Nations leaders from British Columbia are taking their environment and climate policy pitch directly to the international stage at a United Nations climate conference in...

Nov 05, 2022

Record high credit card debt in Canada

PRINCE GEORGE - A new report is shedding light on how much Canadians use their credit cards and how this is leading to record high debt. Equifax Canada says that the average credit card balance held b...

Nov 04, 2022

Some Saskatchewan community members sleeping with guns after stabbing rampage: chief

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The chief of a First Nation where there was a mass stabbing says some people are still sleeping with their guns as Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan gathered to call for immedi...

Nov 04, 2022

Mother of Quebec infant recovered from river after car crash has died of her injuries

LAVAL, Que. - Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say a mother who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that plunged into a river one week ago with her two children aboard has died of her injuries. La...

Nov 04, 2022