Canada

Organizers say Rolling Thunder rally ends Sunday, police say no long-term occupation

OTTAWA - The Rolling Thunder rally is set to wind down today after arriving in Ottawa Friday afternoon, bringing large crowds to a downtown core that's still tense after the three-week-long occupation...

May 01, 2022

Quebec provincial police issue warning after report of polar bear in Gaspé region

MADELEINE-CENTRE, Que. - Quebec provincial police are warning people in the town of Madeleine-Centre to stay in their homes after a report that a polar bear was spotted in the area. The town, located ...

Apr 30, 2022

Some N.S. university towns are eyeing camera surveillance to deter student mischief

HALIFAX - The mayor of Wolfville, N.S., says her town is looking at adding surveillance cameras in a residential area near Acadia University in response to "continuing and escalating" property damage ...

Apr 30, 2022

'Rolling Thunder' protest expected to continue in Ottawa after Friday arrests

OTTAWA - The "Rolling Thunder" protest in Ottawa clashed with police leading to several arrests Friday after a small convoy of vehicles attempted to make their way toward Parliament Hill. Many of the ...

Apr 30, 2022

B.C. Liberal leader hopes to gain a seat in legislature through byelection

VANCOUVER - Voters in an upscale Vancouver neighbourhood will head to the polls today in a byelection that could put the new leader of the British Columbia Liberals back in the province's legislature....

Apr 30, 2022

Former Tory MP Leona Alleslev misses fundraising deadline for leadership race

OTTAWA - Former Conservative MP Leona Alleslev says she has failed to raise the thousands of dollars needed to make it as a candidate in the party's leadership race Alleslev announced she was no longe...

Apr 29, 2022

MPs debate Keira's Law to require judicial training on domestic violence

OTTAWA - Judges will have to undergo regular training on domestic violence and coercive control if a bill known as Keira's Law passes through Parliament. It is named in honour of four-year-old Keira K...

Apr 29, 2022

B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdose

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has ditched a controversial plan forcing youth to undergo treatment for up to seven days after an overdose and will now develop a new strategy with First Nations groups. M...

Apr 29, 2022

Man charged in Quebec Halloween sword attack was suffering from delirium: doctor

QUEBEC - The man accused in Quebec's Halloween 2020 stabbing attacks that left two people dead was in a state of psychosis and suffering from delirium, a psychiatrist testifying for the defence said F...

Apr 29, 2022

Day 11 of search: First Nation calls for Amber Alert to help find Saskatchewan boy

RED EARTH CREE NATION - Indigenous leaderswere urging police Friday to issue an Amber Alert for a five-year-old Saskatchewan boy missing for 11 days. Red Earth Cree Nation, the Prince Albert Grand Cou...

Apr 29, 2022