Canada

Quebec police watchdog investigating after man murdered at factory

MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a 36-year-old man was murdered at a factory in Lac-Megantic, Que., about 250 kilometres east of Montreal. The watchdog, called Bureau des enq...

Mar 28, 2022

Kenney interviewed by RCMP in criminal probe tied to party leadership race

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has been interviewed by RCMP as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership contest...

Mar 28, 2022

Experts say Quebec has entered a sixth wave of COVID-19 propelled by BA.2 subvariant

MONTREAL - Two public health experts say Quebec has already entered a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the BA.2 subvariant. While the province's public health director has been reluctant ...

Mar 28, 2022

Trudeau to visit Williams Lake First Nation following residential school probe

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit the Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia this week after the band said it found evidence that the remains of 93 chil...

Mar 28, 2022

Jesuits continue to investigate alleged sexual abuse in Quebec Mohawk community

MONTREAL - The Jesuits of Canada say they will continue to probe allegations of sexual abuse linked to a priest who once worked in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake outside Montreal. The decision foll...

Mar 28, 2022

Canada to offer language training, employment assistance to Ukrainians fleeing war

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will help Ukrainians arriving in Canada find a job and learn to speak English or French. Applications opened March 17 for a program to all...

Mar 28, 2022

Trudeau says Russian invasion of Ukraine spurs push to develop cleaner energy sources

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that while the Russian invasion may be driving up energy prices, it is still providing the impetus to drive the world towards developing greener energy sour...

Mar 28, 2022

New Brunswick man injured in attack on Ukraine military base returns home

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man who was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles two weeks ago has returned home. Twenty-four-year-old Hunter Francis...

Mar 28, 2022

A look at federal child-care deals signed with jurisdictions across Canada

Ontario has signed a child-care agreement with the federal government, making it the last jurisdiction to sign onto a national plan to bring $10-a-day child care to every province and territory by 202...

Mar 28, 2022

New emissions plan coming this week more specific than ever, Guilbeault says

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will show Canadians this week how many greenhouse gas emissions every polluting sector in the country will have to cut if Canada is to hit its latest cl...

Mar 28, 2022