Category Archives: Canada

Top court turns down family's request to seal material found in van attacker's home
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to keep some information barred from public view in the Toronto van attack case. Family members of Alek Minassian, who killed 10 people whe...
Aug 05, 2021

Police investigate slaying of man, 32, gunned down in home on Montreal's south shore
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police are investigating another fatal shooting with possible links to organized crime in the Montreal area. Longueuil, Que., police say a man was shot at least one time inside his r...
Aug 05, 2021

Decathlon medal in sight for Warner, senior benefits cut off : In The News for Aug. 5
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. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Aug 05, 2021

Seniors cut off from income supplement after receiving emergency benefits
OTTAWA - Chris Sherlock is facing possible eviction because of unanticipated clawbacks to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors. The 65-year-old resident of British Columbia's Cowichan Valley d...
Aug 05, 2021

Meng Wanzhou's lawyers claim U.S. is a 'repeat misleader' in her extradition case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei's chief financial officer say the United States has acted in bad faith in the extradition process of Meng Wanzhou and the British Columbia Supreme Court should stay proc...
Aug 05, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Aug 04, 2021

Feds say 82,000-plus doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to be sent to Trinidad and Tobago
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced it will send more than 82,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago. International Development Minister Karina Gould sai...
Aug 04, 2021

Canada welcomes first of Afghan refugees who supported Canadian military mission
OTTAWA - The first planeload of Afghan refugees who supported the Canadian military mission in Afghanistan has arrived in Canada. The federal government is not saying how many refugees were on board t...
Aug 04, 2021

Damage estimate for fire razed town of Lytton, B.C., reaches $78 million
VANCOUVER - The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the damage caused by the wildfire that wiped out most of village of Lytton, B.C., is $78 million. The bureau says in a statement there has been abo...
Aug 04, 2021

Alberta's top doctor apologizes for causing 'confusion, fear or anger' on COVID-19
CALGARY - Alberta's top doctor is apologizing for causing "confusion, fear or anger" after communicating the province's plan to eliminate remaining public health measures. In a column sent to various ...
Aug 04, 2021