Canada

Winnipeg man pleads guilty to manslaughter over death of Saskatchewan RCMP officer

REGINA - A Winnipeg man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a Saskatchewan RCMP officer. Alphonse Stanley Traverse pleaded guilty to the charge in Regina Court of King's Bench for his r...

Sep 27, 2023

Witness of B.C. Sikh leader's shooting says the gunshots sounded like fireworks

VANCOUVER - The B.C. gurdwara where a Sikh separatist leader was gunned down has launched an investigation into how an American newspaper was able to view security camera footage of the June killing. ...

Sep 27, 2023

Rota debacle renews calls to examine history, including war crime records

OTTAWA - Canada could revisit calls to declassify documents about the presence of Nazi war criminals in the country, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday, as the fallout continued over Parl...

Sep 27, 2023

Justice minister says Liberal bail-reform bill will work, but he won't say how

OTTAWA - Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani says he is confident the Liberals' bail-reform bill will have an impact, but he says he cannot measure what that will be. Virani is appearing before the S...

Sep 27, 2023

Survivors of fishing boat sinking didn't think they had much time left: rescuer

MONTREAL - The three survivors of a fatal fishing boat sinking off the coast of Quebec Monday didn't think they would survive much longer when a search and rescue helicopter appeared, according to one...

Sep 27, 2023

What ever happened to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s most important relationship?

OTTAWA - The first mandate letters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave his cabinet ministers in 2015 said no relationship was more important to him, and to the country, than the one with Indigenous Peo...

Sep 27, 2023

A timeline of the E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary daycares and a central kitchen

CALGARY - More than 350 people, mostly children, have been infected in an E. coli outbreak linked to multiple daycares in Calgary. Here's a timeline of key developments in the outbreak: Aug. 31 to Sep...

Sep 27, 2023

B.C.'s projected deficit grows to $6.7 billion for 2023-2024 fiscal year

VICTORIA - Higher costs to fight wildfires and lower natural gas prices have forced a $2.5-billion addition of British Columbia's projected deficit for this fiscal year, boosting it to $6.7 billion. T...

Sep 27, 2023

Forestry contractors on helicopter that crashed, killing 2 near Prince George, B.C.

VANCOUVER - Forest products firm Canfor says hired contractors on their way to conduct field survey work for the company were on board a helicopter that crashed outside Prince George, B.C., killing tw...

Sep 27, 2023

Report says Alberta energy regulator followed rules in Kearl mine wastewater release

EDMONTON - A third-party report into the release of millions of litres of oilsands wastewater at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine has found Alberta's energy regulator followed all its rules and procedures in...

Sep 27, 2023