Canada

Ottawa police seek exam answers following alleged paper pilfering

Ottawa police want the public's help with some vexing exam questions. The police service's criminal investigations unit is asking for assistance identifying two men who are allegedly responsible ...

May 08, 2020

Outside police agency to review how officers handled run-in with costumed worker

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An outside police agency is to investigate the actions of officers who forced a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume to the ground in southern A...

May 08, 2020

Canada Post celebrates 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe with one-of-a-kind stamps

OTTAWA-Canada Post unveiled two stamps in honour of the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe.The stamps showcase photos of Private Leo Major, wh...

May 08, 2020 (Photo Courtesy, Canada Post)

Despite jarring jobs numbers, Canada, U.S. charting different courses

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's a fundamental principle of life in Canada that no one should have to go to work if they don't feel safe doing so. Trudeau made the comments today a...

May 08, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:30 a.m. The federal government's emergency wage-subsidy program will be extended beyond its early-June endpoint. The p...

May 08, 2020

Strategic Council formed to identify sectors hit hardest by pandemic

OTTAWA-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that a strategic council has been formed to identify the hardest hit sectors in Canada.Trudeau opened this morning's address by acknowledging the 2 milli...

May 08, 2020

Nova Scotia families seek to certify class action against mass killer's estate

HALIFAX - A lawyer representing families of victims of a Nova Scotia mass shooting in a potential class action lawsuit says his clients are hoping to gain "a form of justice" ...

May 08, 2020

Former N.S. guard faces 13 charges including sex assaults at women's prison

TRURO, N.S. - A year-long police investigation has resulted in 13 criminal charges against a former correctional officer whose alleged assaults of inmates at a federal prison for women in Nova Scotia ...

May 08, 2020

Record breaking unemployment numbers for the month of April

OTTAWA-Record breaking unemployment numbers as the Canadian economy lost almost two million jobs in April, and the spread of COVID-19 forced businesses to shutter temporarily. Stats Canada says the na...

May 08, 2020

NewsAlert: Statistics Canada says nearly two million jobs lost in April

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy lost almost two million jobs in April, a record high, as the closure of non-essential services to slow the spread of COVID-19 devastated the economy and forced busin...

May 08, 2020