Category Archives: Canada

'Grossly exceeded': Fentanyl in air at Vancouver supportive housing offices
VANCOUVER - The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia supportive housing facilities that workers cannot escape "substantial exposure," even if they stay in their...
Jul 21, 2025

Health advocates urge Carney not to delay pledge for UN Global Fund fighting AIDS, TB
OTTAWA - AIDS activists are urging the federal government to quickly renew Canada's support for fighting infectious diseases abroad, warning delays will further hinder global efforts to combat key ill...
Jul 21, 2025

Missing Canadian girl found dead in New York state, U.S. officers say
Police in New York state say they have found a nine-year-old Canadian girl who went missing in northeastern New York dead. A news release from New York State Police says officers from the Warren Count...
Jul 20, 2025

Inmate, 26, dies following assault at Donnacona prison in Quebec
MONTREAL - Correctional Service Canada says a 26-year-old inmate has died at Donnacona Institution in Quebec. They say Sylvain Kabbouchi died today at the maximum-security institution west of Quebec C...
Jul 20, 2025

CP NewsAlert: 14-year-old arrested in fatal stabbing in Toronto parking lot
TORONTO - Toronto police say they have arrested and charged a teenage boy in connection to a fatal stabbing of a senior who was loading groceries into her car. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jul 20, 2025

'Full box of emotions': Rebuild progress slow in Jasper one year after wildfire
After 45 years in their Jasper home, it took mere minutes for Wes Bradford's quaint mountain abode to burn to a pile of ash. A year later, he and his wife are itching to rebuild. They've hired a contr...
Jul 20, 2025

Workplace assessment of RCMP watchdog found 'clear call for change,' documents show
OTTAWA - An independent assessment of the RCMP watchdog, prompted by an anonymous email from employees, uncovered concerns about favouritism, a lack of transparency, heavy workloads and "a toxic envir...
Jul 20, 2025

Trade top of mind as Canada's premiers are set to hold three-day meeting in Ontario
TORONTO - Tariffs and trade are top of the agenda as the country's premiers arrive in Ontario's cottage country for a three-day meeting that comes at a pivotal time for both Canada-U.S. and domestic r...
Jul 20, 2025

Settlement proposed in class-action lawsuit over B.C. solitary confinement
VANCOUVER - A proposed settlement of up to $60 million has been reached in a class-action lawsuit related to the use of solitary confinement in B.C. correctional facilities. The Quebec-based law firm ...
Jul 19, 2025

Historic Quebec scout camp to become conservation land, recreational tourism site
MILLE-ISLES, QUEBEC - The new buyers of a more than century-old Scouts camp site north of Montreal say the property will become a mix of conservation land and a recreational tourism site. Scouts Canad...
Jul 19, 2025