Canada

Israel embassy claims Ottawa downgraded security, despite threats

OTTAWA - The Embassy of Israel in Ottawa says it feels at risk of violence after nearly three years of pushing Global Affairs Canada to increase its security. It is exceptionally rare for embassies an...

Oct 10, 2022

Campaigns in crisis mode as B.C. mayors pivot from parks and potholes to big picture

When Merlin Blackwell ran for mayor four years ago in the small community of Clearwater in British Columbia's North Thompson River valley, the issues were simple, to say the least. "It was, 'Are you g...

Greg Fry Oct 10, 2022

Historic drought behind B.C. wildfires, salmon die-off could continue, experts say

VANCOUVER - Thousands of dead fish, a prolonged wildfire season and intense water shortages leading to ice rink closures are all symptoms of record-setting drought in parts of British Columbia. The Lo...

Oct 09, 2022

Federal immigration committee to investigate allegations department misled a judge

OTTAWA - The House of Commons committee on immigration has called an urgent meeting to study allegations that the department misled a federal judge during a trademark infringement case, which former i...

Oct 09, 2022

Member of Parliamentary committee applauds Skinner's resignation from Hockey Canada

A member of Parliament says that more members of Hockey Canada's leadership group should resign. Sbastien Lemire said Andrea Skinner made the right decision to resign as Hockey Canada's interim board ...

Oct 09, 2022

53 year-old-man arrested after man injured in shooting at Quebec resort

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they have arrested a 53-year-old man in connection with a shooting at an upscale resort in the Laurentians region. Police say the man is scheduled to appear in ...

Oct 09, 2022

Quebec police watchdog investigating death of man who fled police hours after stop

MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog says it has opened an investigation after a man died several hours after being stopped by police for impaired driving. The Bureau des enqutes indpendantes said in a...

Oct 09, 2022

On U.S. campaign trail and beyond, Trump's familiar silhouette proving inescapable

WASHINGTON - He's the Kevin Bacon of modern American politics, a familiar shadow that seems to loom over or lurk behind virtually every major storyline playing out on the U.S. campaign trail and beyon...

Oct 09, 2022

Roadwork unearths remnants of 1800s Montreal zoo run by the 'Canadian Barnum'

MONTREAL - Long before the Plateau-Mont-Royal became one of Montreal's trendiest neighbourhoods, the area was home to a 19th-century botanical garden and zoo where Montrealers marvelled at the sight o...

Oct 09, 2022

Climate Changed: Communities on edge of catastrophe face choice of fight or flight

VANCOUVER - The idea of relocating his community isn't one that Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band in British Columbia's Nicola Valley thought he'd be considering when he was elected chief earl...

Oct 09, 2022