Category Archives: Canada

Court martial for N.B. soldier accused of serving cannabis-laced cupcakes can proceed
OROMOCTO, N.B. - A military judge has rejected an application to dismiss charges against a New Brunswick soldier accused of giving cannabis-laced cupcakes to a group of Canadian Armed Forces members t...
Aug 11, 2021

Saskatchewan man charged after landing helicopter at ice cream shop in small town
TISDALE, Sask. - Mounties say a man is in hot water for landing a helicopter to pick up a cool treat in a Saskatchewan town. RCMP say they received a complaint on July 31 that a helicopter had landed ...
Aug 11, 2021

August heat wave set to bake B.C., adding to wildfire concerns in southern regions
Heat warnings and special weather statements cover most of southern British Columbia as temperatures are forecast to soar through the weekend, magnifying anxiety about wildfire risk. Environment Canad...
Aug 11, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Admiral says he is returning as defence chief
OTTAWA - Admiral Art McDonald says he has decided to return to his position as commander of the Canadian Armed Forces after military investigators opted not to charge him following an investigation in...
Aug 11, 2021

More than 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses now stockpiled in Canadian freezers
OTTAWA - Canada has gone from being desperate for every dose of vaccine it could get to stockpiling millions of them in freezers across the country. Data on vaccine deliveries, distribution and inject...
Aug 11, 2021

Three people in hospital after polar bear attack near Nunavut community
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Three people are in hospital after they were attacked by a polar bear in Nunavut's Baffin region. RCMP say the three were badly injured but are expected to recover. Officers were di...
Aug 11, 2021

Former Indigenous relations minister says Premier Brian Pallister made right decision
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's former Indigenous relations minister says Premier Brian Pallister made the right decision not to seek re-election. Eileen Clarke says in a statement on social media that she feel...
Aug 11, 2021

Canada condemns China after court sentences Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Canada will continue to fight for the release of Michael Spavor after a Chinese court sentenced him to 11 years in prison. Garneau in a news confere...
Aug 11, 2021

Michael Spavor sentenced, Meng extradition hearing begins : In The News for Aug. 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 11, 2021 ... What we are watching in Cana...
Aug 11, 2021

Receipt of seniors' income supplement hinged partly on what agency handled their CERB
OTTAWA - An internal government document is shining a light on how low-income seniors were abruptly cut off from monthly federal payments based on which bureaucratic body handled their emergency benef...
Aug 11, 2021