Canada

Quebec doctors are providing virtual training for Ukrainian health-care workers

MONTREAL - A group of Quebec doctors are offering training on life-saving procedures to Ukrainians contending with the Russian invasion. McGill University in Montreal says the Steinberg Centre for Sim...

Mar 06, 2022

'Line between life and death': Cousins used trapping skills, body spray to survive

Thomas Barnett looked to the dark sky and prayed. He prayed for wood and to stay awake despite signs of hypothermia creeping through his body. He prayed to see the morning sun and feel its heat. He pr...

Mar 06, 2022

Nova Scotia Mounties should be compelled to testify at mass shooting inquiry: experts

HALIFAX - Public trust in the inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia almost two years ago would be undermined if the RCMP officers involved are not compelled to testify, legal experts ...

Mar 06, 2022

Trudeau set to depart for Europe today to meet with allies on Ukraine response

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to depart for Europe today to meet with allies about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Trudeau is scheduled to fly out of Canada this morning, ahead of meetin...

Mar 06, 2022

Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners

TOFINO, B.C. - A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need ...

Mar 06, 2022

Canadians advised by federal government to leave Russia while means available

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has updated its advice for anyone considering travelling to Russia. In a new post on the government's website, it says all travel to Russia should be avoided, and any ...

Mar 05, 2022

Canada imposes trade tariffs on Russia and Belarus

Canada imposes 35% tariffs on exports from Russia and Belarus, announces the shipment of new military equipment to Ukraine and deploys a new access route to welcome Ukrainians.Deputy Prime Minister Ch...

Mar 03, 2022

Tamara Lich's lawyer says judge who denied bail was a biased former Liberal candidate

OTTAWA - Tamara Lich, one of the most prominent organizers of the Ottawa convoy that gridlocked the city's streets for over three weeks, says the judge who denied her bail was biased against her cause...

Mar 02, 2022

Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate

The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate target for the first time since slashing its benchmark rate to its rock-bottom level at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The central bank increased it...

Mar 02, 2022

Liberals plan 'proactive' gun legislation soon

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the Liberal government will soon introduce new gun-control legislation.Mendicino told the House of Commons public safety committee Tuesday the bill...

Mar 01, 2022