Canada

Advocates say provinces should invest CERB savings in social welfare programs

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - At a time when anxieties were expected to run high for everyone, the Calgary Counselling Centre saw something surprising during the pandemic lockdown period: distress levels in thei...

Nov 01, 2020

Trudeau government eyes national declassification centre for historical spy documents

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is looking at ways to pry open Canada's neglected national security vaults, possibly through creation of a centre to declassify historical documents, a newly released m...

Nov 01, 2020

Suspect arrested in Quebec City stabbings that left two dead, five injured

QUEBEC -UPDATE: Quebec City police say the coroner has confirmed the identities of two people killed during a deadly sword attack on Saturday. Police say 56-year-old Francois Duchesne and 61-year-old ...

Tanner King Nov 01, 2020

Horgan's cabinet has many openings for newcomers and veterans after election victory

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan has several spots to fill in his cabinet after losing seven ministers who didn't run again but winning a New Democrat majority in British Columbia gives him advantages w...

Nov 01, 2020

Thousands of new COVID-19 cases in central Canada; Manitoba’s case count stays high

Ontario and Quebec are both reporting more than one thousand new COVID-19 cases, while farther west in Manitoba, officials again reported hundreds of new cases as its capital city gets set for tighter...

Oct 31, 2020

Father of man found dead three years ago offers $10,000 for information on death

The father of a Neo-Nazi turned renegade internet spammer whose body was identified this week -- years after it was found in a burnt-out vehicle -- said news of his son's death is not entirely unexpec...

Oct 31, 2020

Thousands of new COVID-19 cases in central Canada; Manitoba's case count stays high

Ontario and Quebec are both reporting more than one thousand new COVID-19 cases, while farther west in Manitoba, officials again reported hundreds of new cases as its capital city gets set for tighter...

Oct 31, 2020

Soldier dies during training exercise on Alberta military base: defence department

A Canadian soldier died Saturday after being shot during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta. The soldier suffered a gunshot wound late Friday night while taking part in live fire ...

Oct 31, 2020

'He was so sick,' says daughter of Saskatoon man who committed suicide in hospital

REGINA - Allan Landrie died alone on the floor of a locked hospital washroom that nobody opened for more than three days. The ailing 72-year-old, who had an unexplained illness on top of other m...

Oct 31, 2020

N.S. Mi'kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps

HALIFAX - The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs is alleging the federal Department responsible for fisheries is planning to seize gear and traps from moderate livelihood lobster fisheries in the ...

Oct 31, 2020