Canada

Alberta justice minister faces call to quit for phoning police chief about ticket

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is calling for the justice minister to resign because he phoned Edmonton's police chief with concerns about a traffic ticket. The Edmonton Police Service says Kaycee Ma...

Jan 17, 2022

Scientists study trajectory of meteorite that landed in B.C. in October

VANCOUVER - Scientistsstudying a meteorite that landed next to a British Columbia woman's head last year say it was diverted to that path about 470 million years ago. The small meteorite broke through...

Jan 17, 2022

B.C. premier 'feeling better every day' after treatment for throat cancer

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he is "less robust" but he's feeling better every day after completing 35 radiation sessions for throat cancer. Horgan posted the update on Twitter...

Jan 17, 2022

COVID-19 linked to death of four-year-old girl in Quebec City

QUEBEC - A Quebec City hospital announced today that a four-year old girl has died from causes linked to COVID-19. The CHU de Qubec-Universit Laval offered condolences to the family of the child but s...

Jan 17, 2022

Winter storm causing school closures, transportation disruptions in parts of Ontario

A winter storm of rare proportions blanketed much of southern Ontario with heavy snow Monday, causing widespread school closures and travel disruptions, at one point shutting down two major highways. ...

Jan 17, 2022

Nishnawbe Aski Nation calling on Ottawa, Ontario to better fund fire services

TORONTO - An organization representing First Nations in northwestern Ontario is calling on the federal and provincial governments to provide better fire prevention and protection funding in Indigenous...

Jan 17, 2022

Quebec may never get the full story behind COVID-19 care home deaths, coroner warns

Quebec coroner Ghane Kamel said Monday that grieving families may never get the full story behind the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19. Kamel...

Jan 17, 2022

Synagogues told "be vigilant" after Texas hostage siege; Toronto police boost patrols

OTTAWA - Jewish community leaders are advising Canadian synagogues to increase their level of vigilance in case of a "copycat" attack following a hostage taking at a Texas synagogue this weekend. Toro...

Jan 17, 2022

China's claim that Omicron came from Canadian mail dismissed as 'ludicrous'

OTTAWA - A claim by Chinese health authorities that the Omicron variant was introduced to a resident of Beijing through a piece of regular mail from Canada is being dismissed as ludicrous. A Chinese s...

Jan 17, 2022

Iqaluit sets up filling station with river water after complaints of fuel smell

IQALUIT, NUNAVUT - The City of Iqaluit has set up a water-filling station after traces of fuel were found in the Nunavut capital's drinking water last week for the second time in recent months. Iqalui...

Jan 17, 2022