Canada

Trudeau dons protective vest as security threat delays Toronto-area rally

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took extraordinary safety precautions at a major election rally west of Toronto Saturday, donning an armoured vest and appearing with a heav...

Oct 13, 2019

Power out, highways closed: Blast of early winter cripples southern Manitoba

WINNIPEG - An early blast of winter-like weather knocked out power and made travel nearly impossible in many parts of southern Manitoba on Friday. Heavy, wet sn...

Oct 13, 2019

Wood pulp, steel cables: Scientists study how to make ice roads last longer

The road should have been frozen solid, but it was anything but. When drivers tried to travel the Mackenzie Valley winter road in the Northwest Territories last March, it was an unpassable h...

Oct 13, 2019

Toronto Syrian restaurant that closed due to threats reopens

TORONTO - A popular Syrian restaurant in Toronto reopened Friday amid messages of support and media attention, just days after its owners said a flood of threats had forced them to close. Members of t...

Oct 13, 2019

Final debate behind them, federal leaders begin sprints to Oct. 21 voting day

OTTAWA - Party leaders entered the home stretch of the federal election campaign Friday, picking up the pace of their cross-country travel as they confronted listless poll numbers and a shri...

Oct 13, 2019

Rewards for good behaviour part of school-violence prevention: teachers' union

VANCOUVER - Hearing about the stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy outside a school in Hamilton has Darrel Crimeni grappling with questions of bullying and a lack of empathy that may also hav...

Oct 13, 2019

Mourners gather for slain teenager's funeral in Hamilton today

HAMILTON - Dozens of mourners drove muscle cars and motorcycles to the funeral of a 14-year-old stabbing victim in honour of the boy's love of classic automobiles. Many wore pink to tribute ...

Oct 12, 2019

Montreal demonstrators protest Turkish military invasion in northern Syria

MONTREAL - Demonstrators gathered in Montreal Saturday to protest Turkey's incursion into northeast Syria, warning of humanitarian disaster and U.S. strategic folly. Members of the Kurdish-C...

Oct 12, 2019

Manitoba Hydro unable to estimate how long some customers will be without power

WINNIPEG - Electricity is returning for many Winnipeg customers affected by an intense winter storm, but Manitoba Hydro says it can't even estimate how long it will be before power is restored to...

Oct 12, 2019

Final arguments begin in case of Quebec man charged in slaying of wife, stranger

ST-JEROME, Que. - Ugo Fredette had reached a breaking point the day two people including his ex-wife were killed, and his actions and decisions were fuelled by that break, his lawyer to...

Oct 12, 2019