Canada

Canadian soldier found dead in his quarters in Afghanistan: military

OTTAWA - A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has died in Afghanistan. The Defence Department says Master Warrant Officer Guy Adam Law was found dead in his quarters at the Canadian Embassy in Kabul ...

Mar 05, 2021

Trudeau holds firm on premiers' health-care funding demands, COVID-19 aid comes first

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will keep its spending focus on emergency aid and won't talk about long-term health-care funding until after the COVID-19 pandemic is...

Mar 05, 2021

Montreal-area immigration detainees on hunger strike over COVID-19 fears

MONTREAL - Several men at a Montreal-area immigration detention centre refused food this week to protest what they say are inhumane conditions at the facility and to try and secure their release.It's ...

Mar 05, 2021

'How am I going to get this chaos under control?' detective reflects on van attack

TORONTO - Inspector Graham Gibson never bought into the argument that autism prevented Alek Minassian from knowing that killing unsuspecting pedestrians on a crowded sidewalk was morally wrong. But de...

Mar 05, 2021

Desmond inquiry: therapist adds to long list of challenges that Lionel Desmond faced

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard testimony today from an occupational therapist who said Lionel Desmond had ...

Mar 05, 2021

Provinces revise vaccination timelines as Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine approved

Provinces are revising their immunization timelines as Health Canada approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine today.Federal authorities say the four vaccines that have been approved in Canada may ha...

Mar 05, 2021

Men convicted in Via Rail terror case received fair trial, Supreme Court says

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says two men convicted of terrorism offences received a fair trial even though the judge made errors in assembling the jury. The top court explained its reasoning ...

Mar 05, 2021

Walter Gretzky mourned in Ontario city he helped put on the map

BRANTFORD, Ont. - A small memorial has sprung up for Walter Gretzky outside the arena that bears his son's name in Brantford, Ont. The elder Gretzky died Thursday at the age of 82. Two hockey sticks -...

Mar 05, 2021

What you need to know about Johnson & Johnson's approved single-dose vaccine

Canada added a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to its pandemic-fighting arsenal on Friday, approving Johnson & Johnson's product a week after it was authorized in the United States.That gives Canada ...

Mar 05, 2021

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman full of praise for Walter Gretzky after death

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Walter Gretzky "embodied all that is great about being a hockey parent." Bettman released a statement Friday following the announcement of the death of Wayne Gretzky...

Mar 05, 2021