Canada

More Canadians have been approved to leave Gaza through Rafah crossing with Egypt

More Canadians have been approved to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt. A new document published by Gaza's General Authority for Crossings and Borders shows 165 names unde...

Dec 03, 2023

Conspiracy theories are popular in Canada, especially among conservatives: poll

OTTAWA - The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969. They may sound like bizarre state...

Dec 03, 2023

'They're functioning:' Toronto scientist's relatives released from Hamas captivity

TORONTO - Ten-year-old Ofri Brodutch had barely been released from weeks of captivity by Hamas in the Gaza Strip before she began talking about her next trip to Canada. But her uncle, Israeli-born, To...

Dec 03, 2023

Atmospheric river storm to bring heavy rain to southern B.C., Environment Canada says

VICTORIA - Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it's calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday. The agency says the storm will bring heavy rain and snow at...

Dec 03, 2023

Quebec police investigate death of man acquitted last year in organized crime murder

LAVAL, Que. - Quebec provincial police are investigating after a man who was acquitted last year of murdering an organized crime member was shot dead north of Montreal late Saturday. Provincial police...

Dec 03, 2023

Naloxone: What to know about the opioid overdose-reversing drug, free across Canada

HALIFAX - Health Canada has called the opioid crisis one of the most serious public health threats in recent history, and an addictions specialist says everyone can play a part in helping reduce the d...

Dec 03, 2023

Father, 13-year-old son victims in Richmond, B.C. double homicide, investigators say

RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 13-year-old boy and his father were the victims in a double homicide in the suburban Vancouver city of Richmond. IHIT ...

Dec 02, 2023

Quebec teachers leaning on each other as negotiations to end strike grind on

MONTREAL - The president of a striking Quebec teachers union says she hopes intense negotiation sessions with the government will continue all weekend as the two parties try to reach an agreement. The...

Dec 02, 2023

At first-ever health day at UN climate summit, Canadian doctors push for action

TORONTO - As global leaders prepare to meet for the first dedicated health day at a UN climate summit, Canadian doctors plan to use the platform to push for a new federal office dedicated to addressin...

Dec 02, 2023

Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Michael Keough has to pause in the middle of his phone call from Newfoundland and Labrador's largest jail to cough and wipe his eyes - there's black mould on the wall where the phon...

Dec 02, 2023