Canada

B.C. Attorney General David Eby announces bid to become premier

VANCOUVER - A high-profile New Democrat has announced his bid to become the next premier of British Columbia, saying he has secured the support of an overwhelming majority of his party colleagues in t...

Jul 19, 2022

Canadian Olympic Committee sees 'ample time' for 2030 bid as BC cities discuss doubts

VANCOUVER - The path for British Columbia to host another Winter Olympic Games remains uncertain as cities voice concern about its feasibility. Whistler and Vancouver city councils are both scheduled ...

Jul 19, 2022

Crown calls final witness in trial for Dutch man accused of extorting B.C. teen

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Crown prosecutors have called their last witness in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd before s...

Jul 19, 2022

Trudeau launches expanded oceans protection plan, with aim to reach more regions

BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new details about the federal government's $3.5-billion plan to protect the oceans and boost coast guard facilities on the world's long...

Jul 19, 2022

Ex-Mountie sticks by story denying responding to 2013 domestic attack by mass killer

HALIFAX - A former Mountie is standing by his account that challenges testimony the RCMP failed to respond to a domestic violence call in 2013 involving the Nova Scotia mass shooter. Troy Maxwell, a r...

Jul 19, 2022

Research survey finds Canadian lakes in increasingly hot water over climate change.

Canadian lakes are in hot water over climate change, a new research survey has concluded. "Canadian lakes are warming twice as fast as the rest of the lakes globally," said York University biologist S...

Jul 19, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rips Hockey Canada leadership over sex assault fund

BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's "hard for anyone" to have faith in Hockey Canada's leadership as revelations emerge about how the federation maintains a fund meant to part...

Jul 19, 2022

Hundreds of cases postponed over shortage of judges in Quebec's Nunavik region

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial court has cancelled an entire week of hearings due to a lack of judges in the province's northern region of Nunavik. The Justice Department says about 250 cases were postp...

Jul 19, 2022

Canada lacks clear funding, overall plan to commemorate treaties: document

OTTAWA - Many First Nations are preparing to mark significant anniversaries of their treaty relationships with the Crown in coming years, but a government briefing document says Ottawa has no plan to ...

Jul 19, 2022

Quebec City residents asked to avoid five swamped ERs amid staff shortages

Quebec City residents are being asked to avoid unnecessary trips to five emergency rooms that are struggling with staff shortages and overcrowding. The Centre hospitalier universitaire de Qubec says s...

Jul 19, 2022