Canada

B.C. Human Rights office's first public inquiry will examine white supremacy and hate

VANCOUVER - The first public inquiry from British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will examine white supremacy and the "disturbing surge of hate" during the COVID-19 pandemic. The c...

Aug 18, 2021

Lawsuit claims CN and CP railways at fault for sparking fire that wiped out B.C. town

VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways caused or contributed to the wildfire that destroyed the Village of Lytton, B.C. The B.C. Supreme Co...

Aug 18, 2021

Trudeau blames Taliban — not bureaucracy — for pace of evacuations from Afghanistan

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is blaming Taliban checkpoints rather than government bureaucracy and delays for what many see as the slow pace of Canada's effort to save former Afghan interpreters and their ...

Aug 18, 2021

Montreal man receives 18-year sentence for abusing African girl he brought to Canada

MONTREAL - A Montreal man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for bringing an eight-year-old girl from Africa to Canada and sexually exploiting her over a three-year period. The sentence was hand...

Aug 18, 2021

Eight-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace aging crossing in Metro Vancouver

RICHMOND, B.C. - An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obsolete crossing that has frustrated Metro Vancouver drivers for decades. The B.C. government announced the new tunnel con...

Aug 18, 2021

Arrest warrant out after suspect in attack on Muslim women no show in Edmonton court

EDMONTON - A judge has issued an arrest warrant for a man who failed to appear in court Wednesday on charges related to an attack on two Muslim women in an Edmonton parking lot. Richard Bradley Steven...

Aug 18, 2021

'No hope left': Afghans in Canada who lived under Taliban say regime can't be trusted

MONTREAL - Quebecer Fakhria Rezaie was seven years old when her family fled Afghanistan and says her memories from life under the Taliban are horrific. Rezaie, 29, says the Taliban's takeover of Mazar...

Aug 18, 2021

Quebec police officer shot during traffic stop in Beauce region, suspect at large

MONTREAL - A Quebec provincial police officer was shot during a traffic stop south of Quebec City this morning and the suspect remains at large. Provincial police spokeswoman Hlne Nepton says the fema...

Aug 18, 2021

Some evacuation orders downgraded as cooler weather brings wildfire reprieve to B.C.

Several days of showers and cooler weather have dramatically cut the wildfire danger in British Columbia, especially in the hard-hit southern Interior, but drought conditions are expected to return wh...

Aug 18, 2021

COVID-19 cases more than double in the Northwest Territories in one day

YELLOWKNIFE - Cases of COVID-19 have more than doubled in the Northwest Territories, rising to 74 cases Tuesday night from 34 a day earlier. There were 57 cases in the territory's Sahtu region - inclu...

Aug 18, 2021