Canada

Ottawa urged to pause proposed B.C. port expansion, consider alternative plan

VANCOUVER - A plan to build a new shipping container terminal the size of nearly 144 football fields at a major Metro Vancouver port has sparked a rival proposal along with concerns for endangered orc...

Mar 13, 2022

Communication snafus plagued RCMP's response to Nova Scotia mass shooting: documents

HALIFAX - Repeated communication failures were partly to blame for the Nova Scotia RCMP's inability to stop a gunman from killing 22 people over a 13-hour span in April 2020, recently released documen...

Mar 13, 2022

Patrick Brown takes on his next political challenge: Running for Conservative leader

BRAMPTON, ONT. - Patrick Brown, the former member of Parliament who unceremoniously resigned as Ontario's Progressive Conservative leader and returned as Brampton's mayor, plans today to embark on his...

Mar 13, 2022

Quebec sugar shack owners say the COVID-19 pandemic saved the iconic industry

MONTREAL - Sugar shack owners across Quebec are reopening their dining rooms for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and strangely, they are crediting the novel coronavirus with r...

Mar 13, 2022

Experts cautiously optimistic as COVID-19 pandemic enters third year

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into a third year,many experts are expressing cautious optimismthat Canada has passed the need for lockdowns and the widespread safety protocols that marked much of ...

Mar 13, 2022

Peter MacKay announces he won't seek Conservative leadership in vote this September

Peter MacKay says he will not seek the leadership of the Conservative party when one is chosen this September. MacKay announced the news in a video message posted to social media on Saturday, saying h...

Mar 12, 2022

Hurricane-force gusts expected to hit N.L., as windy storm sweeps East Coast

HALIFAX - Powerful and potentially damaging winds and heavy precipitation are forecast to hit the East Coast over the weekend, with hurricane-force gusts expected in Newfoundland and Labrador. Environ...

Mar 12, 2022

Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic

VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...

Mar 12, 2022

Much of Canada moves their clocks forward for daylight time on Sunday

VANCOUVER - Most Canadians will move their clocks forward by an hour before going to bed Saturday night for daylight time. Yukon and most of Saskatchewan observe permanent daylight time and the premie...

Mar 12, 2022

Sturgeon Lake takes control of childbirth on-reserve for first time in 50 years

OTTAWA - When Kaleo Joseph Gary Rabbitskin burst into the world last month, his birth marked a turning point for his community. It was the first time in 50 years a baby was born in Sturgeon Lake First...

Mar 12, 2022