Canada

Whale researcher says orphan orca 'likely' seen off Vancouver Island at Friendly Cove

VICTORIA - A whale researcher says a lone young killer whale spotted surfacing Friday at Friendly Cove off the remote west coast of Vancouver Island is likely the orphan orca calf that was trapped in ...

Jul 06, 2024

Man in 60s dies after highway car crash in Centre-du-Québec

MONTREAL - A man in his sixties has died after a car crash on Friday afternoon in the Centre-du-Qubec region of the province. Provincial police say two drivers collided on Highway 55 in Sainte-Eulalie...

Jul 06, 2024

1 arrest, McGill University windows smashed in pro-Palestinian protest

MONTREAL - One person was arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest at McGill University on Friday night after Montreal police and city workers dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at Victoria Squa...

Jul 06, 2024

Heat wave expected to hit Vancouver Island, interior B.C. in the coming days

VANCOUVER - Heat warnings are covering more than two dozen regions in British Columbia as temperatures could creep into the low 40s in the coming days. Environment Canada says the worst of the heat wa...

Jul 06, 2024

'Dead to me': Alberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbook

Remi Laboucane says memories of being bullied were finally fading, memories so awful he switched schools. He was graduating from high school this summer, ready for life's next chapter, when he opened ...

Jul 06, 2024

City of Montreal says painting a house as an ad for Koodo is against the rules

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says the owner of a more than 100-year-old home has violated city rules by allowing it to be painted in neon colours as an ad for telecom company Koodo. A Toronto-based...

Jul 06, 2024

Juror dismissed for falling asleep during testimony at Coutts murder-conspiracy trial

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of the jurors hearing evidence in the murder-conspiracy trial surrounding the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., has been dismissed for falling asleep in the courtroom. Court of...

Jul 05, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters vow to fight on, as numbers dwindle at B.C. encampment

VANCOUVER - Pro-Palestinian protesters occupying university sites in British Columbia say they'll continue to act on campuses after a court injunction that led to the clearing out of a similar encampm...

Jul 05, 2024

Church must pay $104 million to victims of historical abuse in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Roman Catholic Church has been ordered to pay settlements totalling $104 million to 292 survivors of historical abuse in Newfoundland and Labrador, including those at the now in...

Jul 05, 2024

Quebec wants Supreme Court judge to recuse himself from Bill 21 challenge

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - The Quebec government is calling for a Supreme Court of Canada judge to recuse himself as the court deliberates whether to hear an appeal involving the province's secularism law, k...

Jul 05, 2024