Canada

'Constant' fear in my house, U.S. woman testifies about impact of Quebec abduction

MONTREAL - A U.S. woman who was kidnapped along with her husband and smuggled into Quebec in October 2020 says she lives in constant fear she will fall victim to another crime. Sandra Helm delivered a...

Mar 16, 2023

Father-to-be and 'snow angel': Edmonton officers shot and killed on duty remembered

One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father and the other was called a "snow angel" for going beyond the call of duty to help people. Const. Brett Ryan, 30, and Const. Travi...

Mar 16, 2023

What to know about David Johnston, the new special rapporteur on foreign interference

OTTAWA - Former governor general David Johnston is the "eminent Canadian," as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put it, who will oversee investigations into foreign interference in Canadian elections. Wit...

Mar 16, 2023

Ottawa misses own deadline on inking deal with Quebec shipyard to build icebreakers

Ottawa has quietly missed its own deadline for finalizing an agreement with a Quebec shipyard so it can start work on Canada's next fleet of icebreakers. The federal procurement department said last s...

Mar 16, 2023

Yukon First Nation declares state of emergency over opioids 'terrorizing' community

MAYO, YUKON - A small Yukon First Nation says it's dealing with an "opioid emergency" that is terrorizing its citizens and families with violence, crime, overdoses and death. The Nacho Nyak Dun First ...

Mar 16, 2023

NDP calls on federal government to make caregiver credit a refundable tax benefit

OTTAWA - New Democrats are calling on the federal government to follow through with its promise to make a tax credit for caregivers a refundable benefit. NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo, who is the party's cri...

Mar 16, 2023

Quick quotes: Reaction to two Edmonton police officers killed on duty

EDMONTON - Two officers were shot and killed while responding to a family dispute at an apartment complex in Edmonton on Thursday. The officers have been identified as Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Co...

Mar 16, 2023

Foreign influence registry must not be 'overly broad,' senator warns as talks begin

OTTAWA - A senator says a prospective foreign influence registry must not be "overly broad" to avoid unfairly targeting members of the Chinese-Canadian community and other minority groups. Yuen Pau Wo...

Mar 16, 2023

Collision between minivan and truck leaves two dead, four injured in Quebec

SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-BEAUCE, Que. - A 12-year-old girl and a man in his 40s died Wednesday in a head-on collision between a minivan and a heavy truck in Quebec's Chaudire-Appalaches region. Emergency servi...

Mar 16, 2023

NDP praises David Johnston, as Tory, Bloc bemoan interference watchdog appointment

OTTAWA - Opposition parties continue to call for a public inquiry into foreign interference, but the NDP is welcoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's choice of a special rapporteur. On Wednesday, Trud...

Mar 16, 2023