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Rejecting unproven claims the right way for inquiry heads to proceed: Murray Sinclair
OTTAWA - The commissioner presiding over the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act is rejecting a request from a lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizers to call witnesses over an unsubstan...
Nov 23, 2022
Committee announces plans for public space to commemorate Saskatchewan Hospital
The Saskatchewan Hospital Legacy Trail Committee announced a $750,000 fundraising campaign to raise money for a public trail. The committee envisions a paved trail that wanders along the North Saskatc...
Nov 23, 2022
Jury in Nunavut coroner's inquest makes recommendations to government, RCMP
POND INLET, Nunavut - A jury in a coroner's inquest that examined the suicide of a man following a standoff with police in Nunavut has recommended improving cultural and mental health supports and pol...
Nov 23, 2022
Trudeau elaborates on what Chinese 'interference' he discussed with Xi Jinping at G20
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered his most detailed explanation yet about what kind of "interference" he brought up with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting earlier this month. ...
Nov 23, 2022
Jewish groups 'horrified' by video showing Montreal driver hitting baby in carriage
MONTREAL - Jewish groups in Quebec say they are deeply disturbed and horrified after a driver was video-recorded hitting a baby in a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an ...
Nov 23, 2022
New-look Team Canada returns to Whistler for bobsled, skeleton World Cup
Canadian bobsledder Cynthia Appiah knows she's on the radar heading into a new season. The 32-year-old Torontonian grabbed attention last year, finishing third overall in the women's monobob world ser...
Nov 23, 2022
Lake Louise World Cup future cloudy, Canada's racers laud where they launched careers
If it is the last year of World Cup alpine ski racing in Lake Louise, Alta., after three decades there, Canada's team wants to make it memorable. The men open the international speed season with Frida...
Nov 23, 2022
Canadian-Israeli teen killed in Jerusalem attack while on his way to seminary
JERUSALEM - A rabbi with a seminary in Jerusalem has identified a 16-year-old Canadian-Israeli student as a person killed in one of two blasts that went off near bus stops in the city. Rabbi Refaen Ro...
Nov 23, 2022
More missiles hit as Ukrainians brace for 'worst winter' since Second World War
KYIV, Ukraine - Another barrage of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine Wednesday, dealing a setback to the country's struggle to restore its power network as winter sets in. "As we speak now, Russia h...
Nov 23, 2022
Quebec town tries cowboy tactics after crop-trampling cattle evade capture for months
QUEBEC - A small Quebec town is resorting to cowboy tactics to round up a herd of runaway cattle that have evaded capture for months and have been wreaking havoc in farmers' fields. The mayor of St-Sv...
Nov 23, 2022