Canada

Quebec to distribute more than $3 million to police to fight domestic violence

MONTREAL - Quebec is distributing more than $3 million over three years to 11 police forces to fight domestic abuse. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault said today in a news release the money ...

Feb 21, 2022

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

OTTAWA - The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Monday, Feb. 21, 20...

Feb 21, 2022

Steve Fonyo, who lost leg to cancer and ran across Canada to raise funds, dead at 56

Steve Fonyo, who lost his leg to cancer as a child and ran a marathon across Canada to raise millions for cancer research, has died. He was 56. Fonyo's niece Melody Kruppa says Fonyo had what appeared...

Feb 21, 2022

Police lay hundreds of charges in Ottawa blockades as city begins clean-up process

OTTAWA - Silence and calm reigned on the streets of Ottawa for the first time in more than three weeks on Sunday as police continued their efforts to put a final end to anti-government demonstrations ...

Feb 21, 2022

MPs to vote tonight on government's decision to invoke Emergencies Act for blockades

OTTAWA - Designating no go zones within Canada's capital, ensuring tow trucks were available to remove vehicles from city streets and stopping the flow of money and goods keeping anti-government demon...

Feb 21, 2022

Journalism experts say threats to press during protests a wake-up call

In a video from Ottawa, a broadcaster stares at the camera in silence as protesters surround him and scream expletives, calling him a liar and bellowing "freedom." Near the U.S. border in Surrey, B.C....

Feb 21, 2022

B.C. prepares to remove some housing approval powers from local governments: minister

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is considering taking away some of the permit powers municipal governments have to approve housing construction in an effort to get more homes built in the p...

Feb 21, 2022

Ottawa police tell downtown businesses they can reopen after protesters clear out

Ottawa police are reassuring businesses that closed their doors during the three week occupation of the downtown core that they should now feel safe to reopen. They posted a tweet last night advising ...

Feb 21, 2022

Queen plans to keep working after testing positive for COVID-19

LONDON (AP) - The Queen tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace said, adding that she still plans to carry on working. The diagnosis prom...

Feb 20, 2022

Quebec police investigating deaths of two couples in separate incidents

MONTREAL - Police in Laval, Que., are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman in their 70s. Police in the Montreal suburb say the couple's son called 911 shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday, after ...

Feb 20, 2022