Canada

Five years on, Danforth shooting vivid for those affected, gun control key issue

TORONTO - The passage of time can feel disjointed for Ali Demircan. It may have been five years since a gunman went on a shooting rampage through Toronto's Greektown, but the horror of what Demircan s...

Jul 21, 2023

Serious crimes unit takes over case of two missing B.C. children named in Amber Alert

SURREY, B.C. - Police have released more information about the woman alleged to have abducted her two children, who are the subject of an Amber Alert. RCMP say Verity Bolton was spotted by closed-circ...

Jul 20, 2023

Who knew what when? A timeline of the Bernardo case and controversial prison transfer

OTTAWA - The Correctional Service of Canada announced Thursday that a review found Paul Bernardo's transfer to a medium-security prison from a maximum-security penitentiary was sound and followed prop...

Jul 20, 2023

N.L. judge upholds Trudeau Foundation bid to have sex harassment suit heard in Quebec

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador says a sexual harassment case involving the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and a former Northwest Territories premier should be hea...

Jul 20, 2023

Trudeau cuts appearance in Belleville, Ont., short as protesters swarm motorcade

OTTAWA - An event for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was cut short in Belleville, Ont., today after nearly 100 protesters surrounded him and his motorcade. Trudeau was in the city to mark the seventh a...

Jul 20, 2023

Quebec police looking for Ukrainian refugee missing after going for swim in river

MONTREAL - A Ukrainian refugee who recently arrived in Quebec has gone missing after he went swimming in a river southeast of Quebec City. Laura Torres, who works with a group that helps immigrants se...

Jul 20, 2023

Netanyahu visit to Canada 'not on the table,' says PM Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is not currently planning to join the American president in inviting his Israeli counterpart for a visit. Trudeau is slated to speak with Israel's Prime ...

Jul 20, 2023

Families get boosted Canada Child Benefit through sizable cost-of-living adjustment

OTTAWA - Families eligible for the Canada Child Benefit are getting their July payments today, which includes a hefty cost-of-living adjustment. Most federal benefits and credits increased by 6.3 per ...

Jul 20, 2023

Ottawa working to prevent further wildfire tragedy after deaths: environment minister

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is doing everything it can to prevent further tragedy after wildfires claimed three lives last week. A nine-year-old boy fro...

Jul 20, 2023

Multiple homes threatened by growing St. Mary's River fire in southeastern B.C.

An evacuation order has been expanded and an evacuation alert has been issued for multiple homes in southeastern B.C., as the St. Mary's River wildfire continues to rage out of control. Late Wednesday...

Jul 20, 2023