Canada

U.S. canoeists besieged by grizzly on Northwest Territories canoe trip rescued

YELLOWKNIFE - Mounties say a pair of American travellers had to rescued from the Northwest Territories wilderness after a grizzly bear destroyed their canoe. RCMP say they got...

Jul 17, 2019

Toronto man who lost family in Ethiopian plane crash testifies at US Congress

A Toronto man who lost his family in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia called Wednesday for a stronger aircraft approval process in the U.S. and said more people would die if that typ...

Jul 17, 2019

Interviews with family of highway shooting victim heard in Calgary court

CALGARY - The trial of an Alberta youth accused of firing a gun at a German tourist on a highway west of Calgary is having to rely on police interviews done with the family after he was shot...

Jul 17, 2019

'Told to shoot:' Trial begins for Alberta youth in shooting of German tourist

CALGARY - There was conflicting testimony in court Monday about whether a youth charged in the shooting of a German tourist on an Alberta highway may have acted on his own or was ordered to ...

Jul 17, 2019

Search for missing Quebec businessman, son stretches into fifth day

MONTREAL - A sonar-equipped provincial police boat explored a deep reservoir Monday for signs of a missing helicopter carrying a Quebec entrepreneur and his teen son who haven't been heard from since ...

Jul 17, 2019

Anglican Church rejects same-sex marriage amendment; will not add policy to national laws

The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly voted down a proposal to bless same-sex marriage across the denomination, with its newly elected leader acknowledging the disappointment the decision w...

Jul 17, 2019

Search continues as Quebec entrepreneur, teen son now missing for one week

MONTREAL - The search for a missing Quebec businessman and his teen son who haven't been heard from in a week continued today as search and rescue teams focused on a narrowed search area. Businessman ...

Jul 17, 2019

Public Health Agency probes matter at National Microbiology Laboratory

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada said Monday it is taking steps to expeditiously address an "administrative matter" at the National Microbiology Laboratory after it advised the Mo...

Jul 17, 2019

Seamus O'Regan faces calls to visit Attawapiskat during state of emergency

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan is facing calls from the federal NDP to visit the northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat First Nation. Earlier this month, the community declar...

Jul 17, 2019

Former head of RCMP in Saskatchewan named province's lieutenant-governor

OTTAWA - A former head of the RCMP in Saskatchewan has been appointed the province's new lieutenant-governor. Russell Mirasty becomes Saskatchewan's 23rd vice-regal representative. He takes over ...

Jul 17, 2019