Canada

Woman recalls meeting future queen as eight-year-old in small-town Ontario

Eliette Levesque was just eight-years-old when she had her first brush with royalty, never realizing she had just met a future queen. In the fall of 1951, the then Princess Elizabeth and her husband P...

Sep 11, 2022

In Quebec, the Queen's death raises questions about future of the monarchy in Canada

MONTREAL - The mixed reactions in Quebec to the death of Queen Elizabeth II highlight the province's complex relationship with the monarchy. In the days after the Queen's death, incumbent Premier Fran...

Sep 11, 2022

Military ombudsman reports 10 vaccine-related complaints, no plans to probe mandate

OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman says his office has received fewer than a dozen complaints from service members about the Armed Forces' vaccine requirement, and that he has not found any issues w...

Sep 11, 2022

Fatigue, burnout hit spiritual leaders on the front lines of faith during pandemic

On Christmas Eve 2020, Rev. John Lemire got ready for work: two funerals and three masses. The Catholic priest in Timmins, Ont., felt "somewhat exhausted" after presiding at back-to-back funeral servi...

Sep 11, 2022

River mystery: what is killing the giant sturgeon of B.C.'s Nechako River?

VANCOUVER - Fisheries scientists in British Columbia have recovered the bodies, but have few other clues and no prime suspect. So what is killing the giant sturgeon of the Nechako River? Government sc...

Sep 11, 2022

Quebec election: Legault heads to CAQ stronghold as Anglade visits Laval

MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault will be campaigning in the Centre-du-Qubec region one day after his party released its costed platform. The incumbent premier is scheduled to h...

Sep 11, 2022

First the win, now the work: What Pierre Poilievre has to do next as new Tory leader

OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is waking up today as the new leader of the Conservative party, coming off a landslide win. Before he can take time to enjoy the victory, he has a list of things to do. The H...

Sep 11, 2022

Quick Sketch: Meet new Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre

OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre was already a familiar face in the House of Commons, where he is known for being a political pit bull. Now the longtime Ottawa-area member of Parliament will lead the Conserv...

Sep 10, 2022

Quotes about Pierre Poilievre's Conservative leadership victory

OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre was announced Saturday as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Here is a selection of quotes about Poilievre's win and from new leader himself. Poilievre: "We ...

Sep 10, 2022

Pierre Poilievre: A look at the new Conservative leader's key campaign promises

OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Saturday night, a definitive first-ballot victory after a campaign that focused on securing more "freedom...

Sep 10, 2022