Canada

'Vital' victims of crime ombudsman job still vacant after nine months

OTTAWA - The federal government has now left a key victim-rights watchdog role vacant for more than nine months. There has been no federal ombudsman for victims of crime since Oct. 1, and the Departme...

Jul 04, 2022

Prominent Radio-Canada personalities urge broadcaster to fight CRTC N-word decision

MONTREAL - Dozens of prominent Radio-Canada personalities are urging their employer to fight back against a recent CRTC decision ordering the public broadcaster to apologize over the on-air use of the...

Jul 04, 2022

Air Canada criticized and Atlantic Canada health-care: In The News for July 4, 2022

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Monday, July 4, 2022 ... What we are watching ...

Jul 04, 2022

Graffiti artist completes world's tallest mural in downtown Calgary

CALGARY - It looms on the edge of downtown a stone's throw from the Calgary Tower, a splash of colour amid aging buildings, railway tracks, parkades and a steady stream of traffic. It's billed as the ...

Jul 04, 2022

Police clear and reopen area around scene of B.C. bank shooting

SAANICH, B.C. - Police in Saanich, B.C., say they've cleared and reopened the area around a local bank that was the scene of a deadly shooting last week. Saanich police issued a tweet saying the crime...

Jul 03, 2022

Parks Canada cancels camping event in Montreal amid criticism over unhoused people

MONTREAL - Parks Canada's decision to hold a series of events dubbed learn-to-camp in the heart of Montreal is facing backlash after groups working with people without a home said they represent a dou...

Jul 03, 2022

People planning to attend AIDS conference in Montreal still struggling to get visas

MONTREAL - International AIDS organizations say people from Africa, South America and Asia who are planning to attend a major AIDS conference in Montreal are still struggling to get visas from the Can...

Jul 02, 2022

Missing 13-year-old Edmonton girl found alive in Oregon, 41-year-old man arrested

EDMONTON - Police say a 13-year-old Edmonton girl missing for more than a week has been found alive in the United States. She was located following a week-long search that began when she was seen arri...

Jul 02, 2022

B.C. RCMP identify twin brothers as B.C. bank shooting suspects

VICTORIA - RCMP in British Columbia say they've identified twin brothers as the suspects behind a shooting at a bank in Saanich earlier this week. Mounties spokesman Cpl. Alex Brub named the men as 22...

Jul 02, 2022

Woman held hostage during B.C. bank shooting experiencing roller-coaster of emotions

Shelli Fryer was wide awake at 2:54 on Canada Day and hoped the stack of messages piling up in recent days could help her close her eyes. The 59-year-old Langford, B.C., woman said she's been having t...

Jul 02, 2022