Canada

Edmonton's animal cruelty investigations unit example for other police services

EDMONTON, United Kingdom - It started with a puppy they named Tucker. In 2017, constables Ilka Cunningham and Ted Dyck with the Edmonton Police Service were sent to an animal cruelty call and found a ...

Dec 18, 2021

'Have to forgive:' Son of woman killed in crash caused by premier trying to move on

SASKATOON - Steve Balog says his mom didn't come from money but she knew how to give in kindness. One of the first times he remembers seeing her selflessness was when she pulled over to help a boy on ...

Dec 18, 2021

With child-care program Trudeau finds a model for influencing provincial policy

OTTAWA - If you had asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last year whether the federal government could have a stronger hand in provincial health matters, he says his answer might have been different. ...

Dec 18, 2021

Few inmates using flawed needle exchange program meant to protect against HIV: report

OTTAWA - Inmates' access to sterile needles in Canadian federal prisons continues to be severely limited, potentially exposing them to blood-borne infections including HIV and hepatitis C. A report co...

Dec 18, 2021

Dentists see pandemic stress in patients with more grinding, cracked, broken teeth

VICTORIA - Stress and anxiety connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is revealing itself in people's mouths, say dentists who report increasing cases of patients with cracked, broken and damaged t...

Dec 18, 2021

Housing for displaced flood victims high priority as military wraps B.C. assistance

VANCOUVER, Wash. - The mayor of a British Columbia community devastated by last month's floods says finding winter housing for displaced residents is his top priority with recovery efforts underway. P...

Dec 17, 2021

Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint

A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint. Eleanor Taylor of the group Aman Lara, an organization t...

Dec 17, 2021

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada and the restrictions being brought in to try to stem the spread of the Omicron variant: - Canada is bringing back a requirement for everyone entering the c...

Dec 17, 2021

Infant dies of COVID-19 in Montreal, hospital says baby was born healthy

MONTREAL - An infant has died of COVID-19 at a Montreal hospital. The Sainte-Justine children's hospital says the baby, who was less than two months old, died of the disease on Thursday. The hospital ...

Dec 17, 2021

Quebec woman who murdered stepdaughter must spend at least 13 years in prison

TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - A Superior Court judge has sentenced a Granby, Que., woman convicted of murdering her seven-year-old stepdaughter to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years. During ...

Dec 17, 2021