Canada

Father says transfer of search for two missing N.L. fishers to RCMP is 'premature'

MARY'S HARBOUR, N.L. - The father of a missing fisherman is asking the coast guard to resume a full search effort in hopes of recovering his son and one crew member of a nine-metre boat that went miss...

Sep 20, 2021

Canadians heading to the polls to choose next federal government

OTTAWA - Canada's first-ever pandemic election culminates today as Canadians from coast-to-coast go to the polls to choose the 338 members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons. Elections Canad...

Sep 20, 2021

200 Afghans, including female students and dancers, make daring overland escape

OTTAWA - Dozens of female Afghan students have escaped the Taliban with the help of a Toronto-based charity and are heading to Saskatoon after a daring land journey lasting weeks. Nearly 100 girls hav...

Sep 20, 2021

B.C. health authority issues alarm over nurse shortage in Fort St. John

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A British Columbia health authority says it is facing a severe nursing shortage in a northern city as staff face criticism from COVID-19 protesters. The Northern Health Authority...

Sep 19, 2021

Quebec Premier tells party's youth wing Quebec voters elected a nationalist party

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault delivered a nationalist speech to his party's youth wing today, capping off a weekend-long convention where he touted cohesion in the face of the COVID-19 pan...

Sep 19, 2021

Debris located 'likely' from fishing boat with two crew missing off Labrador

MARY'S HARBOUR - Searchers have located a blue storage tub that the joint rescue co-ordination centre says is likely debris from a nine-metre fishing boat that went missing with two men on board off L...

Sep 19, 2021

Imams ask Conservative candidate to quit over poor follow-up on apology for posts

ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The Canadian Council of Imams says the Conservative candidate in Nova Scotia's Central Nova riding must resign because his apology for Islamophobic media posts was an insincere atte...

Sep 19, 2021

Snowbird season: Canadian retirees hope for prompt COVID booster shots in U.S. south

WASHINGTON - Canadian snowbirds will be watching closely this week, suitcases at the ready and RVs full of fuel, to see if the United States finally eases the travel restrictions preventing them from ...

Sep 19, 2021

Quebecer Edith Blais talks writing and moving on after 450 days as hostage in Africa

MONTREAL - Almost 250 days into her 15-month captivity in Mali, Edith Blais realized her life was no longer her own, and she didn't know if she'd ever get it back. Separated from her travelling compan...

Sep 19, 2021

Party leaders to make final appeals to voters ahead of tomorrow's election

OTTAWA - Candidates are making their final appeals to voters today ahead of tomorrow's federal election. The three main party leaders have packed schedules as they try to reach as much of the electora...

Sep 19, 2021