Canada

Montreal's Mount Royal Park is getting a makeover. What would architect Olmsted say?

Montreal plans to fundamentally alter its lush, mountain playground. The decision to close one of two roads up Mount Royal Park is the latest twist in a century-old debate over how to balance conserva...

Sep 16, 2023

Alberta chief medical officer of health says added sites will be closed, sanitized

CALGARY - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says he has been made aware of additional daycare sites in Calgary where children have tested positive for E. coli. Dr. Mark Joffe issued a statemen...

Sep 16, 2023

High winds, flooding, power outages possible as hurricane Lee hits Atlantic Canada

Much of Atlantic Canada remains under various weather statements, watches and warnings, as a weakening but still powerful hurricane Lee brings high winds, heavy rain, and high coastal waves to the Mar...

Sep 16, 2023

Residents of Hay River, N.W.T., allowed to return home starting Saturday

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Residents of Hay River, N.W.T., are being allowed to return home on Saturday.Hay River's 3,500 residents will be able to come home starting at 9 a.m., with the evacuation order for...

Sep 15, 2023

Saskatchewan child advocate says pronoun policy for schools violates rights

REGINA - Saskatchewan's child advocate has released a report saying the province's pronoun policy in schools violates rights to gender identity and expression. Lisa Broda says in a 41-page report that...

Sep 15, 2023

Canada announces $5 million for Libya flood victims as death toll mounts

OTTAWA - Canada is announcing $5 million in aid for groups helping people in Libya who have been displaced by disastrous flooding. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said the money will h...

Sep 15, 2023

'Bunch of idiots': Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution

VANCOUVER - Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt "100 per cent frustrated" when she heard about a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown on the weekend, that police allege was committed by a man on day r...

Sep 15, 2023

Three Canadians sickened in France's botulism outbreak are from Quebec: PHAC

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed that the three Canadians who fell ill in a botulism outbreak in France are from Quebec. They're among at least 12 people who have suspected bo...

Sep 15, 2023

Defence in Ibrahim Ali murder trial suggests sex partner, killer not same person

VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme Court has put forward the theory that the person who had sex with the alleged murder victim may not be the one ...

Sep 15, 2023

Canada sanctions more Iran officials to mark one year since Mahsa Amini's death

OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials to mark the anniversary of a young woman's death that sparked global protests one year ago. Six senior regime officials are banned from entering C...

Sep 15, 2023