Canada

Ice jam intel: How the Athabasca River ice buildup is flooding Fort McMurray

Ice jams can stretch for kilometres, reach several metres in height and cause rivers to rise in a matter of hours, says one river ice expert. An ice dam roughly 25 kilometres long&...

Apr 29, 2020

RCMP bid to be more transparent a work in progress, media experts say

OTTAWA - The fervent and sometimes frustrating quest for details of a Nova Scotia gunman's deadly rampage has rekindled concerns about the RCMP's traditional reticence concerning major criminal probes...

Apr 29, 2020

Calls for crackdown on public trade in police gear after N.S. shootings

HALIFAX - Whether it's the auctioning of police light bars or the availability of official RCMP decals, people familiar with the public trade in police gear say it's time...

Apr 29, 2020

Canadian military helicopter reported missing while operating in Mediterranean

OTTAWA - Defence officials are scrambling following reports a Canadian military helicopter has gone missing while participating in a NATO operation in the Mediterranean Sea. Greek TV says the helicopt...

Apr 29, 2020

Cargill beef plant to reopen next week after COVID-19 outbreak forced closure

CALGARY - Workers are to return Monday to a beef processing plant south of Calgary that was closed for two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill says its High River facility will restart ...

Apr 29, 2020

N.L. tells 'come from aways' to stay away after pandemic rules flouted

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is clamping down on travel to the province after reports of tourists arriving by ferry to view icebergs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief medical...

Apr 29, 2020

Ontario Conservative MPs pass motion demanding Sloan apologize for attack on Tam

OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan could face expulsion from his party's caucus over remarks he made questioning the loyalty of the country's chief public health officer. Sources tell ...

Apr 29, 2020

Doctors fret over surgery backlog after immediate COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA - Doctors say they're becoming increasingly concerned about how they're going to handle the swelling backlog of elective surgeries once the immediate COVID-19 threat has ebbed. Hospitals have p...

Apr 29, 2020

Manitoba to ease some COVID-19 restrictions starting in May

WINNIPEG - Many non-essential Manitoba businesses that have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic are to be allowed to reopen as of Monday. The Progressive Conservative government released a ph...

Apr 29, 2020

Soldiers get orderly training ahead of Quebec long-term care deployment

MONTREAL - Canadian Forces soldiers got a crash course in senior care Wednesday as members with no medical background or orderly experience prepared to deploy to Quebec long-term care homes harde...

Apr 29, 2020