Canada

A timeline of key events in N.S. missing kids investigation

The investigation continues into the disappearance of two young children from their home in rural northeastern Nova Scotia more than three months ago. Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, have not...

Aug 22, 2025

Fact File: Canadians can defend against home invaders, but force must be 'reasonable'

Assault charges laid by a local police service against a man in Lindsay, Ont. - whose altercation with an alleged home intruder left the intruder with life-threatening injuries - sparked public critic...

Aug 22, 2025

Health Canada approves updated Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for fall

TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and BioNTech and by Moderna for use this respiratory virus season. Moderna says it will manufacture vaccine doses for the Can...

Aug 22, 2025

B.C. chiefs say Cowichan title ruling 'monumental,' not meant to threaten homeowners

VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling a recent court decision on Aboriginal title on land along the Fraser River a "monumental" development, but says the case isn't about ...

Aug 22, 2025

Legal arguments heard in fitness hearing for Vancouver festival attack suspect

VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer for the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival earlier this year has concluded legal arguments about whether his client is fit to stand t...

Aug 22, 2025

A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know

The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Here are five things to know about ...

Aug 22, 2025

Canada joins call to protect Gaza journalists, allow foreign media

OTTAWA - Canada has signed onto a multi-country statement that demands Israel stop banning foreign journalists from entering Gaza and that local journalists be protected in the Palestinian territories...

Aug 22, 2025

Carney says he will travel to Germany next week to deepen ties

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will soon travel to Europe in a bid to deepen ties with Germany. He says he will be "picking up discussions" started with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz i...

Aug 22, 2025

Opioid deaths drop nationally, but rise in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador

MONTRAL - New federal data says apparent opioid-related deaths dropped by 17 per cent across Canada in 2024 compared with the prior year. But they rose in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Nor...

Aug 22, 2025

Supporters rally around B.C. ostrich farm after appeal court upholds cull order

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Supporters of a British Columbia ostrich farm say they will converge on the property after it lost a court appeal to stave off a cull of its flock that was infecte...

Aug 22, 2025