Canada

Survey suggests 20 per cent of Canadians skipping meals to cut down on food costs

SASKATOON - Laurie O'Connor says more people in Saskatoon are struggling to get food for themselves and their families as prices in grocery stores rise out of reach. "We are definitely seeing an incre...

Greg Fry Oct 31, 2022

Testimony of former Ottawa police chief Sloly to continue at Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA - Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly is expected to continue his testimony this morning at the public inquiry investigating Ottawa's use of the Emergencies Act during "Freedom Convoy" prote...

Oct 31, 2022

Mischief trial set to start for Doug McCallum, outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - The outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C., is set to face a charge of public mischief at the start of a trial today, two weeks after his defeat at the polls. Doug McCallum lost by 973 votes in...

Oct 31, 2022

Vigil outside burned northern Manitoba home mourns loss of four kids

THOMPSON, Man. - Standing on slush under street lights in front of a charred and boarded-up home where a fire claimed the lives of four young children, a large crowd gathered in a northern Manitoba ci...

Oct 30, 2022

Canadian among injured in crowd surge that killed more than 150 in South Korea

A Canadian was among those injured in a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people in Seoul, South Korea, Global Affairs confirmed Sunday, while Korean Canadians said they were shocked by the disast...

Oct 30, 2022

Emergencies Act inquiry to hear from 'Freedom Convoy' protest organizers this week

OTTAWA - It was a scene of chaos and confusion in the upper tiers of the police service and local government when a convoy of big rigs and protesters arrived in Ottawa to demand an end to pandemic res...

Oct 30, 2022

Women, kids detained in ISIS camps should be repatriated to Canada quickly: expert

MONTREAL - A psychiatrist involved in efforts to support children of Canadian women detained in Syria after travelling to join the Islamic State is urging Ottawa to speed up repatriation efforts. Dr. ...

Oct 30, 2022

Search resumes for one-month old baby missing in river near Laval, Que. since Friday

MONTREAL - Police say the search for a one-month old child missing in the water off the shore of Laval, Que., just north of Montreal, has entered its second full day. The baby was in a vehicle with hi...

Oct 30, 2022

As election day approaches, voters in North Carolina hope for post-election peace

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - When it comes to the instability, discord and fears of violence that loom over the 2022 midterms, John Szoka has a simple solution: put people ahead of politics. It's hardly a new...

Oct 30, 2022

Chrystia Freeland, Melanie Joly among signatories to letter on Iranian women's rights

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly are among the key signatories to an open letter decrying Iran's record on women's rights. The letter, publishe...

Oct 30, 2022