Canada

Fans say seeing Habs at home in final a once in a lifetime experience

MONTREAL - Even with the arena at a fraction of its capacity and despite their team trailing for more than 58 minutes, the fans at Montreal's Bell Centre were never quiet on Friday night. For some of ...

Jul 03, 2021

Confidential national security docs left on human rights lawyer's Halifax porch

OTTAWA - A human rights lawyer says documents that the Canadian government argues contain confidential matters of national security were shoved into his door frame, with no signature or password neede...

Jul 03, 2021

Canadiens fall to Lighting, down 3-0 in Stanley Cup final

The Stanley Cup will be in attendance at the Bell Centre for Game 4. The Montreal Canadiens are hoping they won't have to watch it handed back to the defending-champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Tyler John...

Jul 02, 2021

B.C. coroner says 719 deaths in a week during heat wave, but number could jump

VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says 719 sudden and unexpected deaths have been reported in the province during the historic heat wave, and that number over a seven-day period is unprecede...

Jul 02, 2021

Seven people dead, five escape house fire east of Calgary: RCMP

CHESTERMERE, ALBERTA - Seven people, including four children, have died in a house fire in a community just east of Calgary. The RCMP say two families were in the home in Chestermere when the fire hap...

Jul 02, 2021

Feds lay out beefed-up flight refund rules after gaps laid bare by pandemic

OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing new rules that would strengthen passengers' right to flight refunds, ensuring reimbursement following cancellations made for reasons outside the airline's ...

Jul 02, 2021

Evacuee fled barefoot from wildfire that destroyed most homes in Lytton, B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A woman who escaped a ferocious wildfire that destroyed the most of the village of Lytton, B.C., and surrounding First Nation communities says she didn't even have time to put shoes o...

Jul 02, 2021

Liberals keeping close eye on rapid-housing program revamp for future, Hussen says

OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of building affordable housing says projects left waiting cap-in-hand when the program they applied to ran out of funds will be at the front of the queue during...

Jul 02, 2021

Parties rake in millions in donations despite pandemic, padding campaign war chests

OTTAWA - Federal parties appear to have seen a drop in their fundraising in 2020, a year when the pandemic dented donations of all kinds. The Conservative return shows that the party pulled in more th...

Jul 02, 2021

Veteran Toronto police officer killed, other officer injured in 'deliberate act'

TORONTO - A veteran police officer has died after he was struck by a vehicle in "an intentional and deliberate act" that left another officer injured, Toronto police said Friday. Interim police Chief ...

Jul 02, 2021