Canada

Email shows Lucki initially against naming firearms used in N.S. mass shooting

HALIFAX - RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki initially recommended the federal government not share information on the types of guns used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting - a stance she apparently shifted...

Jul 11, 2022

Two police officers remain in hospital after a shootout outside a B.C. bank

VICTORIA - A police officer is out of intensive care after being injured in a shootout outside a British Columbia bank nearly two weeks ago. A statement Monday says two Saanich police officers remain ...

Jul 11, 2022

Scan of residential school grounds begins near Port Alberni, B.C.

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A Vancouver Island First Nation says the first phase of scanning for unmarked graves has begun on the grounds of a former residential school near Port Alberni, B.C. The Tseshaht F...

Jul 11, 2022

More than 100 health-care professionals challenge rejection of psilocybin access

Shannon McKenney has had a severe migraine for about 1,500 days in a row. "I have trouble sleeping and I have trouble staying asleep," the musician from Burnaby, B.C., said during a recent phone inter...

Jul 11, 2022

Kenney wants federal climate plan on agenda at premiers' meeting in B.C.

VICTORIA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he'll be raising the alarm over the federal government's emissions reduction plan when he meets with Canada's premiers over the next two days. Kenney says ...

Jul 11, 2022

N.S. killer's abuse of spouse had roots going back generations, inquiry hears

HALIFAX - Domestic violence extended back generations in the family of the man who carried out the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia, a document released Monday by a public inquiry reveals. The summar...

Jul 11, 2022

State Dept. backs up Canada's decision to return Nord Stream 1 turbines to Germany

WASHINGTON - The federal government has found a powerful supporter for its decision to allow a natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe to resume operations. The U.S. State Department says it ba...

Jul 11, 2022

Notorious Hells Angel Maurice (Mom) Boucher, jailed for killing 2 prison guards, dies

MONTREAL - Maurice (Mom) Boucher, the former Quebec biker boss imprisoned for murdering two prison guards, has died at age 69. Correctional Service Canada says Boucher died of apparent natural causes ...

Jul 11, 2022

Patrick Brown says no decision to seek re-election in Brampton until family consulted

OTTAWA - A spokesman for disqualified Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown says he won't be making any decisions about running for re-election as a Greater-Toronto-Area mayor until he has t...

Jul 11, 2022

Survey suggests Canadians stance on free speech is swayed by their political views

A new survey suggests there is a strong relationship between a person's political perspective and their views on free speech in Canada. Respondents who lean right were more likely to believe there sho...

Jul 11, 2022