Canada

B.C. man freed from Syria after Lebanese mediation, feared being 'there forever'

BEIRUT - A British Columbia man detained in Syria since late last year became emotional Friday as he expressed his fears that he would never see freedom again. "I thought...

Aug 11, 2019

Canadian wage growth hits fastest pace since 2009, but economy sheds jobs

OTTAWA - Wage growth accelerated last month to its fastest clip in more than decade, according to numbers released Friday from Statistics Canada. The 4.5 per cent burst c...

Aug 11, 2019

Inuk woman bikes across Canada to raise awareness about Indigenous suicides

MONTREAL - Hannah Tooktoo, an Inuk mother from Nunavik, Que., descended from her bike Thursday, 55 days after pedalling across the country to raise awareness to the suicides that are ravagin...

Aug 10, 2019

Canadian 'so grateful' to be back in B.C. after eight-month detention in Syria

VANCOUVER - A Canadian man says he wrote a diary on the walls of his cell in Syria every day to keep his mind busy as he wondered whether anyone knew where he was. Kristian Baxter of Nanaimo...

Aug 10, 2019

Retired senior Mountie says answers could still come in B.C. homicides

Investigators should be able to provide some answers about three homicides in northern British Columbia even though two suspects in the case are believed to be dead, says a former RCMP assis...

Aug 10, 2019

Federal ethics watchdog investigates B.C. Liberal MP after complaint from Tories

OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido failed to update his public records when the Law Society of B.C. took control ...

Aug 10, 2019

NDP event billed as campaign gathering with Singh result of error: party

OTTAWA - An event that the federal New Democrats say was meant to be an "open house" for Jagmeet Singh's new B.C. constituency office was originally billed in an email in...

Aug 10, 2019

Montreal pet stores lose bid to suspend rules limiting them to sell shelter animals

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has rejected an application by Montreal pet store owners who sought to suspend a new city bylaw that bans the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits that don't come from sh...

Aug 10, 2019

Mayor in B.C. home town of murder suspects says the tragedy has spread worldwide

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver Island town that was home for two deceased murder suspects expressed her sorrow Thursday for the nationwide tragedy that resulted in five deaths. Port Alb...

Aug 10, 2019

'It's going to take awhile:' Manitoba town still on edge, searching for answers

GILLAM, Man. - People in a northern Manitoba town are grappling with questions about how a massive manhunt for two murder suspects from British Columbia ended in the unforgiving terrain near their com...

Aug 10, 2019