Canada

Ukrainian Independence Day marked with exhibit showing life on front lines

OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada will today mark Ukraine's Independence Day with the launch of an immersive exhibition in Toronto created during the most violent phases of the war with Russia. ...

Aug 24, 2022

Château Laurier believes swap of famous Churchill portrait was by a 'professional'

OTTAWA - The Chteau Laurier says it's been able to narrow down a time frame of when it believes a famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was stolen from its walls: sometime between Christmas Day las...

Aug 23, 2022

Quebec provincial election campaign to begin Sunday, François Legault confirms

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the fall provincial election campaign will begin Sunday. He made the announcement today in a video uploaded to social media. Legault says campaigning wil...

Aug 23, 2022

MP says Ottawa underestimated Canadians' desire to travel again

CALGARY - A member of Parliament says Ottawa may have underestimated Canadians' desire to travel when planning for a return to normal following the end of most pandemic restrictions. Airlines and airp...

Aug 23, 2022

Temporary changes to EI made during pandemic are set to expire late next month

OTTAWA - Temporary changes to the employment insurance program made during the pandemic are set to expire soon, jeopardizing access to jobless benefits for automotive workers in Windsor, Ont., who exp...

Aug 23, 2022

Far more women than men not seeking re-election in Quebec's fall vote

QUEBEC - Far more women than men are saying goodbye to the Quebec legislature ahead of the fall election. Of the 34 members who have announced they won't be seeking re-election, 22 are women. That mea...

Aug 23, 2022

Ukraine investigating 28,000 Russian war crimes, including child deaths: ambassador

OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 war crimes, including the killing of 373 children, by Russian forces. Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv says the crime...

Aug 23, 2022

Renowned architect Moshe Safdie gifts archive and Habitat 67 condo unit to McGill

MONTREAL - Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is donating his professional archive to McGill University, including his thesis that led to the Habitat 67 apartment complex in Montreal. McGill says...

Aug 23, 2022

Quebec coroner investigates deaths of Inuuk women struck on Montreal highways

MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner is investigating the deaths of two Inuuk women in their 20s who were hit by cars within a 24-hour period over the weekend on separate Montreal highways. A spokesperson fo...

Aug 23, 2022

'We need to be more transparent': RCMP Commissioner Lucki says police must modernize

HALIFAX - Canada's top Mountie has told a public inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that the RCMP must become a more transparent organization. Commissioner Brenda Lucki is before the inqu...

Aug 23, 2022