Canada

Monday will be a federal holiday to mark Queen's state funeral: What does this mean?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared Sept. 19 a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral in London. Some provinces are closing schools and select workplaces, w...

Sep 14, 2022

Text message campaign targets Quebec MP Alain Rayes, who left Conservative party

OTTAWA - A member of Parliament who quit the Conservative caucus says Pierre Poilievre's office sent a text message to party members in his Quebec riding asking them to encourage him to resign. Alain ...

Sep 14, 2022

Don't blame schools for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: provincial health officer

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should ...

Sep 14, 2022

Chair of N.S. shooting inquiry worries budget constraints could tether RCMP watchdog

HALIFAX - The chairman of Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry has raised concerns that budget constraints could end up tethering investigations by the watchdog agency that oversees complaints against ...

Sep 14, 2022

What to expect from Ottawa's memorial service and parade to honour the late queen

OTTAWA - The bells at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa will toll on Monday as the nation bids farewell to the late Queen Elizabeth. Memorial events in the capital will recognize the queen's long life...

Sep 14, 2022

'Prepared to wait all night': Long lines as Queen Elizabeth lies in state

LONDON - People joined a lineup that stretched for kilometres along the south bank of the River Thames today to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth as she began lying in state. Equipped with sleepin...

Sep 14, 2022

Ottawa has lost control of $150M program reimbursing veterans' cannabis: audit

OTTAWA - An internal audit by Veterans Affairs Canada suggests Ottawa has all but lost control as it shells out hundreds of millions of dollars each year for veterans' medical marijuana. Quietly publi...

Sep 14, 2022

RCMP apprehension unit wasn't searching for Sask. suspect before stabbing rampage

OTTAWA - RCMP say a special unit dedicated to apprehending fugitives was not actively searching for a Saskatchewan man they say is responsible for a stabbing rampage that left 11 people dead and 18 ot...

Sep 14, 2022

Quebec election: Liberals to correct costed platform after underestimating debt

MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberals today removed their costed platform from their website after a media report noted its debt figures were off by $12 billion. La Presse reported that the Liberals underest...

Sep 14, 2022

Some Indigenous leaders concerned about reconciliation with new monarch

Some Indigenous leaders and community members say they're concerned about making progress on reconciliation with King Charles III. Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey says the Queen's death last week w...

Sep 14, 2022