Canada

Trudeau given glimpse of life in the Far North during tour of Arctic Bay

ARCTIC BAY, Nunavut - Sitting on a bed next to the oldest Inuit woman in northern Nunavut, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard and witnessed first-hand what life is like for the people of the Far Nort...

Aug 04, 2019

Veteran Liberal MP Denis Paradis won't seek re-election this fall

MONTREAL - Veteran Liberal MP Denis Paradis says he won't seek re-election in this fall's federal election. The Quebec MP says in a message published on Facebook that it's time to turn ...

Aug 04, 2019

'Most bizarre thing:' Thieves break into Edmonton Airbnb, do laundry, leave note

EDMONTON - A Vancouver Island couple had a bizarre experience in a downtown Edmonton Airbnb earlier this week. Rod and Kat Gordon, who arrived in the city Sunday, went out to visit family&nb...

Aug 04, 2019

One child a year dies after being stuck in hot car on average, Canadian study says

Accidents in which children die while stranded in hot cars may be more common than people realize, but the authors of a study probing the issue said there are numerous practical habits parents can ado...

Aug 04, 2019

RCMP sends divers to Manitoba river in hunt for men wanted in B.C. deaths

GILLAM, Man. - Mounties say divers will arrive in northern Manitoba tonight in the ongoing search for two British Columbia murder suspects. RCMP say in a news release that members of their underwater ...

Aug 04, 2019

RCMP divers set to search river near Gillam, Man., for two murder suspects

GILLAM, Man. - An RCMP dive team is in northern Manitoba to conduct an underwater search for two British Columbia murder suspects. Manitoba RCMP say members of the force's underwater recovery tea...

Aug 04, 2019

Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, N.B. lieutenant-governor, dies after cancer battle

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, the first Acadian woman to hold the office, has died after a battle with cancer, her office announced Friday. The 63-year-old native of Robe...

Aug 04, 2019

Ontario police investigate possible sightings of suspects in northern BC murders

Ontario Provincial Police have assigned a team of investigators to look into a spike in tips regarding two young men wanted in multiple murders in British Columbia. Police said Friday t...

Aug 04, 2019

Scientist says tropical fish documented by diver signal warming Atlantic waters

HALIFAX - A marine biologist is taking notice of stunning images of tropical fish photographed by an amateur diver in the warming waters off Nova Scotia's southern shore. Boris Worm of Dalho...

Aug 04, 2019

Freeland lands meeting with Chinese counterpart to talk about detainees

OTTAWA - The diplomatic tensions between Canada and China took what Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland styled Friday as a positive step after she finally landed a face-to-face m...

Aug 04, 2019