Canada

Technical issue temporarily stops Canadian Forces Snowbirds from flight performances

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be unable to fly in planned air shows and flypasts until a technical issue is resolved. That means performances next...

Jun 24, 2022

'Heartbreaking': Afghan-Canadians say earthquake could make humanitarian crisis worse

Some Afghan-Canadians say they are worried Wednesday's magnitude 6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan could heighten the country's already dire humanitarian crisis. Afghan state media says the earthqua...

Jun 24, 2022

Liberals leave disability benefit bill in limbo as Parliament breaks for summer

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has not called their disability benefit legislation for debate before Parliament breaks for summer, despite promised action since 2020 and recent pleas from org...

Jun 24, 2022

Lifeguard shortages impacting pools, water programs across Canada

Municipalities across Canada are grappling with lifeguard shortages as city pools and beaches open for the summer. Municipal officials and a water safety organization say that's because COVID-19 measu...

Jun 24, 2022

Canadian left-wing politicians decry Roe v. Wade ruling as anti-abortion group cheers

Canadian left-leaning politicians are decrying the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, while a prominent anti-abortion group that holds sway within the Conser...

Jun 24, 2022

Protesters descend on U.S. Supreme Court to decry decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON - Protesters are massing outside the barricaded U.S. Supreme Court to decry the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that cleared the way for legal abortions in the Un...

Jun 24, 2022

Public inquiry in Nova Scotia seeking explanation from Ottawa about withheld notes

HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting wants to know why the federal Justice Department withheld for several months four pages of notes from a senior Mountie. In the handwri...

Jun 24, 2022

Hillier calls on Ottawa to provide aid to Ukraine, laments waning interest in war

OTTAWA - Retired general Rick Hillier is lamenting what he sees as waning Canadian interest in the war in Ukraine as public and political attention turns increasingly toward the rising rate of inflati...

Jun 24, 2022

Commonwealth leaders' summit officially opens Friday in Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin a series of closed-door meetings in Rwanda on Friday to try to bring Commonwealth countries onside with Canada's climate goals and its view of...

Jun 24, 2022

Former CFL player Joshua Boden to be sentenced for second-degree murder

VANCOUVER - A former Canadian Football League wide receiver convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is expected to be sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court today. Joshua Boden was found guilty last fall of s...

Jun 24, 2022