Canada

A look at officer shootings by police force in Canada in 2020

There were 55 police shootings that resulted in death or injury in Canada between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30 of this year. Of those, 34 were fatal. The Canadian Press tracked each shooting using information f...

Dec 21, 2020

Should police carry guns? Experts look at differences in foreign forces

Fifty-five people were killed or injured in police shootings in the first 11 months of this year and justice experts say there are lessons Canadian police forces can learn from those in other countrie...

Dec 21, 2020

Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, dubbed 'Christmas Star,' visible tonight

EDMONTON - A rare celestial event is making an already unique holiday season even more unusual, as what's been dubbed the "Christmas Star" is set to appear over Canada on Monday evening, brighter than...

Dec 21, 2020

Police shootings in 2020: The effect on officers and those they are sworn to protect

A photo and an urn sit on Christie Zebrasky's kitchen table.Each time the Winnipeg woman goes to eat, she imagines her daughter's face and wonders whether she'll ever know what happened in the moments...

Dec 21, 2020

Four of 55 reviews into police shootings completed in 2020; one officer charged

Experts say it takes time to properly investigate a police shooting - even when the public is calling for quick results - but details on the outcome must be more transparent. Of 55 police shootings th...

Dec 21, 2020

B.C. lacks plans for rising seas, flooding: coastal adaptation researcher

VANCOUVER - Parts of British Columbia could see massive losses if the province doesn't start planning for flooding as ocean waters rise and storms surge due to climate change, says a researcher at the...

Dec 21, 2020

For Nova Scotia mother of scallop fisherman, a painful wait for her son lost at sea

For Lori Phillips, waiting for news of a son lost at sea is painful, as she says closure could begin with his body's return from the Bay of Fundy.An aerial search continued Sunday for some sign of the...

Dec 20, 2020

Canada has 'significant' concerns about China: Defence Minister

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada and its allies have significant concerns about China, starting with its unpredictability, its refusal to play by the rules, and its expanding footpr...

Dec 20, 2020

Most Canadians optimistic about 2021 in light of COVID-19 vaccines: online poll

An online survey shows the majority of Canadians report feeling optimistic about the new year in light of the COVID-19 vaccines. A report commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies and condu...

Dec 20, 2020

'We've been there before:' National phone line launches to prevent overdose deaths

A new Canada-wide phone line aims to prevent deadly overdoses by connecting anyone who is alone and using drugs with peers who can quickly call for help if things take a bad turn. "People who have exp...

Dec 20, 2020