Canada

'It's hard to think about them': Emotions run free as Canadians mark D-Day

COURSEULLES-SUR-MER, France - Joseph Edwardson couldn't hold back the tears. Exactly 75 years earlier, Edwardson and thousands of other young Canadian men had come ashore on this very beach in norther...

Jun 08, 2019

In the news today, June 6

Five stories in the news for Thursday, June 6 --- D-DAY ANNIVERSARY TO BE MARKED ACROSS CANADA Canadians will mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day in ceremonies across the country today - ...

Jun 08, 2019

Canadians urged to heed lessons of war in ceremonies marking D-Day anniversary

Canadians were urged to heed the eternal lessons of the Second World War as ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day were held Thursday in cities across the country. Veterans and dignita...

Jun 08, 2019

Nobel winner Mukwege says rape during war 'weapon of mass destruction'

MONTREAL - Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege said Friday that rape in armed conflict is a "weapon of mass destruction," the effects of which are felt for generations. In an interview with The...

Jun 07, 2019

Family remembers fiery spirit of Canada's oldest woman who died at 114

TORONTO - As Canada's oldest woman, Ellen "Dolly" Gibb's zest for life won her national attention. Once birthdays went into the triple digits, she would receive cards fro...

Jun 07, 2019

Aging Haida totem comes down during ceremony outside Royal B.C. Museum

VICTORIA - Dancers circled an aging totem pole that tells the story of a murdered Haida woman before it was hooked to a crane and gently lowered to the ground on Wednesday. The replica Haida mortuary ...

Jun 07, 2019

Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says a move to seek federal funding for the city's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired. She says reaction to a council committee's plan to approach the Defe...

Jun 07, 2019

Disciplinary probe of Quebec judge in hijab case on hold after bias alleged

MONTREAL - The disciplinary case against a Quebec judge who refused to allow a Muslim woman appear before her wearing a hijab has been put on hold again. Quebec court Judge Eliana ...

Jun 07, 2019

Ottawa's spring floods put last round of repairs to the test

OTTAWA - A new round of repairs is in store for pathways around Parliament Hill, after the second major flood in three years. Water levels on the Ottawa River remain a metre above normal and crews wor...

Jun 07, 2019

Meet the taxidermist who's building a bigger rack for Mac the Moose

MOOSE JAW, Canada - Moose Jaw's Mac the Moose isn't looking quite like himself. His antlers were removed Wednesday in order for bigger ones to be built so that he can reclaim the title of wo...

Jun 07, 2019