Canada

"I just had to try to help," says nurse who tried to save victims of London attack

Miranda Campbell and her family were driving home Sunday night when they pulled up to a line of cars stopped at a green light. Drivers were coming out of their vehicles, talking on their cellphones. M...

Jun 09, 2021

Federal targeting of Muslim charities amounts to prejudice: civil liberties coalition

OTTAWA - A national civil liberties coalition says a secretive division of the Canada Revenue Agency is unfairly targeting Muslim charities for audits based on flimsy reasoning, amounting to discrimin...

Jun 09, 2021

Military's failure on sexual misconduct feels like 'existential threat': HR officer

OTTAWA - The senior officer responsible for human resources in the Canadian Armed Forces says the military's repeated failure to address sexual misconduct in the ranks over the years has led to what f...

Jun 09, 2021

Flags fly at half-mast on Ontario government buildings for slain London, Ont., family

LONDON, Ont. - Flags are flying at half-mast on Ontario government buildings this morning in honour of five members of a Muslim family who were run down in what police describe as an intentional act o...

Jun 09, 2021

Woman says her mother put her up for adoption to avoid Kamloops residential school

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - Tina Taphouse has spent a lot of time lately reflecting on the impact the Kamloops Indian Residential School has had on her life's path. Taphouse didn't go to the sch...

Jun 09, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 8, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,502 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,843,0...

Jun 08, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 8, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. There are 1,395,410 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,395,410 confirmed cases (21,539 active,...

Jun 08, 2021

Bird of prey freed after misadventure behind grill of B.C. pickup truck

CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in British Columbia's Interior helped free a bird that was trapped behind the grill of a pickup truck. Police say a woman from the Williams Lake area told them she...

Jun 08, 2021

'Symbols of trauma': B.C. First Nation calls on Ottawa to remove day-school buildings

VERNON, B.C. - The chief and council of a First Nation in British Columbia are calling on the federal government to remove three former day school structures they say are symbols of trauma and pain. I...

Jun 08, 2021

Terror charges so soon after London attack would be unprecedented: experts

The killing of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., on Sunday has been denounced as an act of terrorism by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but it's possible the terrorism label will never b...

Jun 08, 2021