Canada

Manitoba RCMP lay charges against corrections officer in death of inmate

WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP say they have charged a corrections officer in the death of a 45-year-old inmate at the Headingley Correctional Centre. RCMP say William Ahmo from Sagkeeng First Nation died o...

Jan 21, 2022

NDP calls on government to give emergency one-off payment to desperate seniors

OTTAWA - New Democrats want the federal government to give the most cash-strapped seniors a one-off emergency payment to help them pay for basics, including food and rent. Rachel Blaney, the NDP's spo...

Jan 21, 2022

Man pleads guilty to ammunition-related charge linked to Nova Scotia mass killer

HALIFAX - One of three people accused of supplying ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020 has pleaded guilty to a single charge. Chris Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Nova ...

Jan 21, 2022

Prime minister calls freezing deaths of four near U.S. border mind-boggling, tragic

Canada is doing all it can to stop people from risking their lives by crossing the border illegally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau was responding to the deaths of a family that tr...

Jan 21, 2022

Severe weather, hours of walking: Court documents detail deadly trek to U.S. border

EMERSON, MANITOBA - Dressed in new winter jackets, balaclavas and insulated rubber boots, a group of Indian citizens walked hours in the prairie darkness through fields of knee-deep snow hoping to get...

Jan 21, 2022

O'Toole's flaws must be part of Conservative election report: Sen. Batters

OTTAWA - The Conservative senator ousted for spearheading an effort to review Erin O'Toole's leadership says a forthcoming report of the party's election loss must confront its most serious flaws - in...

Jan 21, 2022

$28-million class-action settlement in sex abuse case against Clerics of St-Viateur

MONTREAL - Lawyers say a $28-million settlement has been reached for more than 375 sexual abuse victims of Quebec-based Catholic religious order the Clerics of St-Viateur. Montreal law firm Arsenault,...

Jan 21, 2022

Canada gives $120M loan to help bolster Ukraine against Russia threats

OTTAWA - Canada is giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy and aid as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the lo...

Jan 21, 2022

Coroner to probe second death this month of Montreal homeless person in frigid cold

MONTREAL - A second person experiencing homelessness in Montreal has died this month after spending the night outside in frigid temperatures. Ambulance service spokesperson Sbastien Coulombe says a 91...

Jan 21, 2022

Federal program to rapidly build homes goes past target, again

OTTAWA - A federal program aimed at quickly creating new affordable housing units has once again surpassed its goal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the rapid-housing program has now created more t...

Jan 21, 2022