Canada

'It's the only option': Some Finnish people in Canada in favour of NATO bid

Some Finnish people living in Canada say they support Finland's recent historic decision to seek NATO membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Finnish parliament resoundingly rubber-stamped ...

May 18, 2022

Former RCMP officer testifies that warning tweet in N.S. mass shooting took too long

HALIFAX - A former RCMP officer told a Nova Scotia public inquiry on Tuesday that a tweet warning the public about the mass shooter driving a replica police vehicle should have been sent immediately a...

May 17, 2022

Alberta premier to learn fate Wednesday in party review of his job performance

EDMONTON - Albertans are to learn Wednesday whether Premier Jason Kenney has enough support from his party to keep his job - but political observers say whatever the outcome, it won't end the rancorou...

May 17, 2022

Ottawa interim police chief Steve Bell didn't ask feds to invoke Emergencies Act

Ottawa's interim police chief says he did not ask the federal government to invoke the Emergencies Act during the "Freedom Convoy" in February. The Liberals have said law enforcement asked for additio...

May 17, 2022

A report into Lytton, B.C., wildfire suggests more community fireproofing needed

VANCOUVER - A report on the wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton concludes the disaster couldn't have been stopped, even with an area-wide emergency response. The report, pub...

May 17, 2022

Liberals move to bar sanctioned Russians from Canada through immigration amendments

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is moving to ban Russians sanctioned over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine from entering Canada. The government tabled proposed amendments to federal immigration law in the...

May 17, 2022

West Montreal health board CEO will step down in July after scathing coroner's report

MONTREAL - The head of a western Montreal regional health authority will step down at the end of her mandate in July following a damning report from the Quebec coroner. The health authority made the a...

May 17, 2022

Research group says whales that turned up in Montreal haven't been seen since Sunday

MONTREAL - A marine mammal research group is reporting that the two minke whales spotted near Montreal last week haven't been seen for more than 48 hours. Robert Michaud of the group Reseau qubecois d...

May 17, 2022

Jury deliberating for second day at Quebec City Halloween 2020 murder trial

QUEBEC - Jurors are deliberating for a second day at the murder trial for the man accused of stalking the streets of Old Quebec City on Halloween 2020 and using a sword to kill two people and injure f...

May 17, 2022

Putin's ex-wife not immune from Canadian sanctions, as well as his alleged girlfriend

OTTAWA - A spokesman for the foreign affairs minister says Canada has not ruled out imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin's ex-wife Lyudmila Ocheretnaya. The Russian president's ex-wi...

May 17, 2022