Canada

Mass shooting inquiry to hear from senior Mountie granted special accommodation

TRURO, N.S. - The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia is expected to hear today from a retired senior Mountie who has been granted special accommodations to ensure he is not re-traumati...

May 26, 2022

Cheese not on the table in Canada-U.K. trade talks as Britain seeks market access

OTTAWA - The British foreign secretary has often been mocked for her preoccupation with cheese. It started eight years ago when Liz Truss expressed outrage in a speech to her party's annual conference...

May 26, 2022

Calgary man who admitted to participating in terrorism activity to be sentenced

CALGARY - A man who admitted to terrorism-related acts with the militant group Islamic State is to be sentenced today in a Calgary courtroom. Hussein Borhot, who is 36, has pleaded guilty to one count...

May 26, 2022

Canada donates $1 million to probe sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine

OTTAWA - Canada is committing an extra $1 million to help the international community investigate sex crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said Canada would give t...

May 26, 2022

The latest on the French-language Conservative leadership debate in Laval

LAVAL, Que. - Conservative leadership hopefuls are squaring off - in French - in the second official debate of the race, which is being held in Laval, Que. Here are the latest developments. All times ...

May 25, 2022

A broken country's broken heart: tempers flare in Texas, Congress after mass shooting

WASHINGTON - A well-known political renegade confronted the governor of Texas on Wednesday, jabbing an angry, accusatory finger at the political establishment he said is the reason Americans are once ...

May 25, 2022

B.C. launches Canada's first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched the country's first provincewide lung cancer screening program for residents who are at high risk of getting the disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the ...

May 25, 2022

Emergency alerts when severe weather happens can be improved: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says emergency weather alerts that are broadcast over the mobile network should be improved to make sure they're getting to the right people at the righ...

Greg Fry May 25, 2022

Democracy threatened if aggressive protesters make Canadians feel unsafe: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the safety of Canadians participating in democracy should never be jeopardized by the kinds of racist insults and threats of violence lobbed at people atten...

May 25, 2022

Court date for man who brought bags with inert explosives to Victoria airport: RCMP

NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The RCMP say a man who was carrying luggage with suspicious contents that led to the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday afternoon has been released from cus...

May 25, 2022