Canada

Eight cases of salmonella linked to imported cantaloupes in B.C.

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Centre for Disease Control says there have been eight confirmed cases of a rare strain of salmonella in the province since mid-November. The centre says in a statement t...

Nov 15, 2023

Timeline: the prime minister's evolving statements on the war in the Gaza Strip

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was rebuked Tuesday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a strongly worded statement calling for an end to violence in the Gaza Strip. Here is a look...

Nov 15, 2023

What the jury didn't hear at the trial of the man accused in the London, Ont., attack

From alternate attack targets and extreme views on many populations to a near-resignation from a defence lawyer, there was plenty jurors at the trial of Nathaniel Veltman were barred from hearing as t...

Nov 15, 2023

Carbon price carve-out for heating oil muddied waters in Senate on other bill: Simons

OTTAWA - A Conservative private member's bill to exempt more fuel used by farmers from the carbon price is stirring up intense lobbying efforts in the Senate, and leaving the Liberals on the verge of ...

Nov 15, 2023

Freeland touts need for grocery competition after Loblaw, Metro post higher profits

More competition is needed in Canada's grocery sector as consumers grapple with higher food prices, said Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, after two of the country's largest grocers reported higher ...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 15, 2023

'Dances With Wolves' actor asks Nevada Supreme Court to drop all charges

LAS VEGAS - The lawyer for Nathan Chasing Horse has asked the Nevada Supreme Court to drop all charges against the former "Dances With Wolves" actor and self-described medicine man. Chasing Horse has ...

Nov 15, 2023

More competition needed in grocery to help stabilize food prices: Freeland

MASCOUCHE, Que. - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says more competition is needed in Canada's grocery sector as consumers grapple with the rising cost of living. Speaking at a press conference in M...

Nov 15, 2023

Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: court martial

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The prosecution at a military court martial says a former soldier who served in Afghanistan and Croatia should face severe punishment for using his military rank and uniform to...

Nov 15, 2023

Notorious clubhouse owned by Nanaimo, B.C., Hells Angels being demolished: Farnworth

NANAIMO, B.C. - A clubhouse that once belonged to a Vancouver Island chapter of the Hells Angels is being demolished, just weeks after a court ruling confirmed the B.C. government has the right to sei...

Nov 15, 2023

Historic wreckage of plane discovered near Kamloops, B.C.: report

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The wreckage of a plane that authorities believe is decades old has been found south of Kamloops, B.C. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that it was made aware of th...

Nov 15, 2023