Canada

Liberal caucus to meet Wednesday as calls mount for Trudeau to resign

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberal caucus will meet on Wednesday as calls from MPs mount for the prime minister to step down. Two Liberal MPs told The Canadian Press that the meeting will take place in...

Jan 03, 2025

Canada pausing applications for parent, grandparent permanent residency sponsorships

OTTAWA - Canada will not accept new parent and grandparent permanent residency sponsorship applications until further notice, according to a ministerial directive. The directive published in the Canad...

Jan 03, 2025

Pierre Poilievre outlines goals, strategy, key players in Jordan Peterson interview

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave a lengthy interview to psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson, touching on his vision for Canada and how he plans to implement it. Here's...

Jan 03, 2025

Two more charged in brazen killing of daughter-in-law of late Montreal Mafia boss

MONTREAL - Montreal police say two more people have been arrested in the brazen daytime killing of a 39-year-old woman in front of her beauty salon in May 2023. Claudia Iacono, 39, was the daughter-in...

Jan 03, 2025

Yukon told of 'potential leak' from toxic pond at failed Eagle Gold mine

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it has been told there is a "potential leak" in a containment pond holding toxic water at the Eagle Gold mine, where millions of tonnes of contaminated rock were...

Jan 03, 2025

Rise in number of unhoused people seeking shelter in Montreal ERs as temperatures dip

MONTREAL - Montreal health authorities say a growing number of people experiencing homelessness are taking refuge in the city's emergency rooms to stay out of the freezing cold. Officials say the city...

Jan 03, 2025

Want to cut back on alcohol? You may see conflicting advice on low-risk drink limits

TORONTO - As some people try to cut down their drinking and embrace Dry January, they may look to Canada's health agencies for guidance - and find some conflicting advice. This week, the Canadian Inst...

Jan 03, 2025

'We've done the impossible': Calgarians get back personalized 1988 Olympic bricks

CALGARY - Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary's Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the ...

Jan 03, 2025

Museum of whale skeletons, painstakingly rebuilt over years, consumed by B.C. fire

It takes years to rebuild a whale. Just ask Jim Borrowman, co-founder of the Whale Interpretive Centre museum that housed numerous whale skeletons on the boardwalk of Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Islan...

Jan 03, 2025

Quebec emergency rooms reporting major overcrowding, some at more than 200% capacity

MONTREAL - Quebec is experiencing serious overcrowding in its emergency rooms after the holidays, with some major hospitals in Montreal operating at more than 200 per cent capacity. Around midday, Mon...

Jan 03, 2025