Canada

Canadian navy not asked to join British coalition to protect Strait of Hormuz

OTTAWA - Canada has no plans to contribute a ship to Britain's nascent navy coalition to defend international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Cana...

Jul 25, 2019

Artists' work reduced to ash after fire destroys shared Winnipeg studio

WINNIPEG - Shawna Dempsey did not believe it when she received a text saying a warehouse used by more than two dozen artists as a studio space had gone up in flames. Dempsey asked if it was ...

Jul 25, 2019

Fourth body recovered from site of Labrador plane crash, three still missing

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The RCMP say a fourth body has been recovered from the Labrador lake where a float plane carrying seven men, including the pilot, crashed July 15. Cpl. Jolene Garland said dive...

Jul 25, 2019

Alberta RCMP apologize for poor investigation into Indigenous woman's death

EDMONTON - The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who disappeared nine years ago and whose killer has never been found.Amber Tuccaro was 20 y...

Jul 25, 2019 Amber Tuccaro

RCMP investigating photo of B.C. murder suspect's alleged Nazi paraphernalia

Mounties say they are investigating a photograph of Nazi paraphernalia allegedly sent by one of the suspects in three British Columbia deaths to another user on a video game network. Sgt. Ja...

Jul 25, 2019

Two teens thought to be missing now suspects in three northern B.C. deaths

SURREY, B.C. - A nationwide manhunt was on Tuesday for two teenagers labelled by police as suspects in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia. RCMP said they believe&nb...

Jul 25, 2019

Steeltown or Hatetown? Hamilton tops country in hate crime reports

TORONTO - Hate crimes were reported relatively more frequently in Hamilton last year than in any other city in the country, according to new data from Statistics Canada. As in previous years, the city...

Jul 25, 2019

AFN chief vows to influence party platforms in advance of federal election

FREDERICTON - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on members to lobby all parties in an effort to influence political platforms ahead of the federal election in October. "Wi...

Jul 25, 2019

Canada and Europe make deal to work around blocked World Trade Organization

OTTAWA - Canada and the European Union have formalized a deal to set up a substitute appeals body for trade disputes, working around the United States' refusal to allow new appointments to one that al...

Jul 25, 2019

Twisted weather: Alberta ahead of average tornado count at 17 so far this year

EDMONTON - Alberta storm chaser Chris Kiernan has hardly had a moment's rest since the start of the tornado season last month. "This season has been quite more active," said Kiernan, who is based out ...

Jul 25, 2019