Canada

B.C. nurses finishing training to prescribe medication to battle addiction

VANCOUVER - Thirty registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in British Columbia are expected to complete their training this month to prescribe medication to those battling addiction to opi...

Feb 08, 2021

Man facing arson charge after fire at Canada Revenue Agency headquarters

OTTAWA - A 33-year-old Ottawa man was scheduled to appear in court Monday after being arrested and charged with arson in connection with what police say was a fire at the Canada Revenue Agency's headq...

Feb 08, 2021

Quebec man facing weapons charges after RCMP find weapons, homemade bombs

QUEBEC - A Quebec man is facing weapons charges after RCMP officers found about 10 homemade bombs as well as firearms, ammunition and weapons at his home. RCMP say in a news release that 47-year-old K...

Feb 08, 2021

Abusers from Mount Cashel Orphanage allegedly victimized boys in B.C., lawsuit says

VANCOUVER - A lawsuit alleges that a Catholic congregation shuffled abusive teachers from a notorious orphanage in Newfoundland and Labrador to two schools in the Vancouver area where more boys were v...

Feb 08, 2021

Food, supply flights grounded, operations halted as protest continues at Nunavut mine

Flights have been grounded and most operations suspended at an open-pit iron ore mine on Nunavut's Baffin Island as protesters continue to block the site's supply road and air strip. Hunters from Arct...

Feb 08, 2021

Federal government to release plan for sustainable development of ocean economy

OTTAWA - Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says Canada can get more out of its marine resources through a strategy that also protects ocean health. The federal government is beginning consultations...

Feb 08, 2021

Acadian group in N.B. praises life of Jackie Vautour, who resisted expropriation

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Acadian Society is paying tribute to Jackie Vautour as a symbol of the francophone minority's resistance to unjust expropriation of their lands. The 92-year-old Vautour d...

Feb 08, 2021

Montreal police confirm death of 15-year-old girl shot in car, suspects sought

MONTREAL - Residents of Montreal's northeastern St-Leonard neighbourhood expressed sadness and shock on Monday at news a 15-year-old girl had been shot to death in the area the night before. Half a do...

Feb 08, 2021

Ottawa lays out criteria for quarantine hotels as it inches toward new travel rule

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has listed its criteria for hotels seeking to participate in the mandatory three-day quarantine for returning travellers. The conditions posted online put t...

Feb 08, 2021

Michael White, convicted of killing pregnant wife, granted day parole for six months

TORONTO - An Edmonton man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and dumping her body more than 15 years ago was granted day parole for six months on Tuesday, with officials stressing the need to moni...

Feb 08, 2021