Canada

International students navigate numerous barriers as they look to begin fall classes

VANCOUVER - A prospective student from Pakistan who will be enrolling in Vancouver's Simon Fraser University says she's "freaking out step-by-step" as she navigates hurdles to get her education, made ...

Jun 27, 2021

Collective bargaining deal reached in Quebec slaughterhouse labour dispute

MONTREAL - A labour dispute at a slaughterhouse near Quebec City that resulted in more than one million chickens being euthanized has come to an end. Workers at the Exceldor co-operative in St-Anslme,...

Jun 26, 2021

Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.'s southern Interior, chief says

CAWSTON, B.C. - The chief of an Indigenous Nation in British Columbia's southern Interior says two more Catholic churches in the region have burned in fires early this morning. Lower Similkameen India...

Jun 26, 2021

'Legacy horrific' but Ontario trucker's retrial more sensitive to victim: lawyers

EDMONTON - Lawyers say the retrial of a man to be sentenced next week for killing a woman in his hotel room 10 years ago is an example of how cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women and ...

Jun 26, 2021

Documents detail outreach, take-up of little-used federal victims benefit

OTTAWA - Newly released documents on a little-used federal benefit for parents of crime victims show an increase in aid being paid out after an overhaul of the program, but the rate of denied applicat...

Jun 26, 2021

Expert explains about the 'heat dome' hovering above B.C., Alberta and territories

Much of British Columbia, northern Alberta and parts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories are experiencing a "heat dome" that is expected to shatter high-temperature records over the next few days. ...

Jun 26, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Jun 26, 2021

UBC Faculty of Medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine is making a formal apology for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and it is committing to expand its response...

Jun 25, 2021

Officer suspended for inappropriate relationship dropped as Sajjan's assistant

OTTAWA - A reserve military officer who was ordered suspended from the Vancouver police three years ago for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate is no longer working for Defence Minister H...

Jun 25, 2021

At least four Canadians 'may be affected' by Miami building collapse: Global Affairs

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it has received preliminary reports of at least four Canadian citizens who "may be affected" by the collapse of a seaside condominium tower in Miami. The department...

Jun 25, 2021