Canada

Day 3 of search for 5 Canadian service members after helicopter crashes into sea

OTTAWA - The search for five Canadian service members enters the third day today after a helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece during a NATO training mission. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jona...

May 01, 2020

Wet'suwet'en agree to deal with government over rights and title

SMITHERS, B.C. - Hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia say they will sign an agreement with the federal and provincial governments that affirms their ti...

Apr 30, 2020

Golf and camping: Alberta's emergence from COVID shutdown includes the outdoors

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. The gradual approach begins Friday with access to...

Apr 30, 2020

Reopened golf courses, campsites part of Alberta relaunch plan

EDMONTON - Alberta is planning to reopen dental offices and golf courses shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic as early as Monday. The government says boat launches are also to be made accessible and...

Apr 30, 2020

MPs issue mandatory summons for WHO's Bruce Aylward to testify before committee

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have issued a mandatory summons to Canadian World Health Organization expert Bruce Aylward, after he turned down repeated invitations to testify to a House of Commons co...

Apr 30, 2020

Judge rules against Quebec man accused of crimes against humanity

OTTAWA - A federal judge says there are reasonable grounds to believe a man living in Quebec was complicit in crimes against humanity in the former Yugoslavia. In a ruling today, Federal Cou...

Apr 30, 2020

Push on for Conservative leadership candidates as contest resumes

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates were dusting off their dormant fundraising plans Thursday as the race to replace Andrew Scheer officially resumed. The four contenders have two weeks left t...

Apr 30, 2020

Nova Scotians hit with second tragedy in two weeks after military chopper crash

HALIFAX - A province still reeling from a horrific mass shooting less than two weeks ago is now dealing with news that a military helicopter operating from a Halifax-based frigate crashed off Gre...

Apr 30, 2020

Global philanthropists, experts call for COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan

OTTAWA - Leading philanthropists and immunization experts say the world lacks the ability to properly manufacture, finance and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, even if one were found by the end of the y...

Apr 30, 2020

Feds to ban gun used in Montreal massacre, other assault-style rifles

OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to ban a variety of assault-style rifles, including the type used in the 1989 Montreal Massacre. During the fall election campaign, the Liberals said gun...

Apr 30, 2020