Canadian News
Tue, 9 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTTo rate wildfire danger, Britain looks to Canada
Amid record-breaking temperatures and destructive fires, U.K. researchers are developing a national wildfire danger rating system based on a Canadian system for determining forest fire risk. Canadian ...
Tue, 9 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTLawsuit alleges sexual abuse of former students and coverup at private Sask. Christian school
Sexual abuse was perpetrated — and covered up — by multiple officials at a private Saskatoon Christian school and adjacent church, say former students.
Tue, 9 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTIn fight against Bay du Nord oil project, environmental groups turn to courts and Norwegian public
Months after the Bay du Nord offshore oil project in Newfoundland was approved by the federal government, environmental groups are continuing their campaign against the project, taking their fight to ...
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:47:39 EDTHockey Canada dropped non-disclosure agreement with sex assault complainant
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 15:26:12 EDTTeenage Head's Gord Lewis found dead in Hamilton apartment, guitarist's son charged with murder
Hamilton police have charged a 41-year-old man with second-degree murder after guitarist Gord Lewis of the punk rock band Teenage Head was found dead Sunday.
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 06:00:00 EDTFamily launches lawsuit against West Edmonton Mall, Cineplex Entertainment following teen death
The family of a 16-year-old girl who died from hypothermia after being discovered unresponsive in the parking lot of West Edmonton Mall is suing North America’s largest mall and Cineplex Entertainme...
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 21:46:28 EDTVernon NDP MLA to face recall petition over health-care issues
The British Columbia government's handling of the health-care file has prompted a Vernon, B.C., resident to launch a recall campaign against her local MLA.
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 15:31:17 EDTNearly 9 million Canadians have uncashed cheques from the CRA — worth $1.4B
Canada's tax agency says nearly 9 million Canadians are owed some sort of government cash, and it's going to send out reminders starting this month to tens of thousands of people to let them know. Th...
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 18:03:23 EDTOntario ER closures not unprecedented, health minister says
Ontario's health minister said Monday that six hospitals had to close departments — including ERs — over the weekend, but argued that the situation wasn't unprecedented.
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 21:54:10 EDTSask. RCMP issue Amber Alert for 2 children who may be in United States
Police are looking for a 7-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy. Luna Potts and Hunter Potts are believed to be with Benjamin Martin Moore of Eastend, Sask., according to an Amber Alert issued at the...
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 17:51:22 EDTAs Manitoba gay, bisexual men become eligible for monkeypox vaccine, some worry about persecution
This week, some Manitoba men are eligible to receive the monkeypox immunization, but some advocates are worried about potential stigma attached to the illness, especially for members of the LGBTQ+ ...
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 11:45:50 EDTIranian-Canadians feel like '2nd-class citizens' as many continue to be stopped while travelling to the U.S.
Many Iranian-Canadians are unable to go to the U.S. and other countries, as their past mandatory conscription in Iran is getting flagged after a Trump-era legislation tagged one of the branches of Ira...
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 09:46:50 EDTNo mandatory masks in Ontario schools this fall, Education Ministry says
Masks won't be mandatory in schools this September, according to the Education Ministry.
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 14:25:39 EDTMother convicted of killing Phoenix Sinclair granted escorted outings from prison
A Manitoba woman who abused and killed her daughter in one of the province's most notorious crimes has been granted escorted temporary absences from prison.
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 09:40:56 EDTSask. woman who disappeared with son still detained in Oregon, facing charges in Canada, U.S.
Dawn Walker is facing charges of parental abduction and mischief in Canada, as well as charges related to a false passport in the U.S. She is detained in the U.S.
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 07:20:18 EDTOut-of-control fires have Newfoundland towns on edge as crisis moves into 3rd week
A state of emergency is still in effect for a string of central Newfoundland communities, while officials hope better weather conditions will help in the fight against two massive out-of-control fores...
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 12:58:59 EDTFederal government directs $2 million to women and girls in sport
The federal government is giving $2 million to Canadian Women and Sport to reduce barriers and retain women and girls in sport over the next two years.
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 08:00:00 EDTFormer Sask. private school students allege being 'coerced' into working on political campaigns
Some students who attended Saskatoon’s Christian Centre Academy (now called Legacy Christian Academy) say the leaders of the adjacent church that ran the independent school used religion to coerce t...
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 08:16:55 EDTWinnipeg-bound passengers given mats, left to sleep on floor at Toronto Pearson airport
After several flight delays, passengers flying out of Toronto's Pearson airport were made to sleep on the floor when their flights to Winnipeg were finally cancelled around midnight on Sunday morning....
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 07:00:00 EDTVerdict in Amanda Todd case spurs renewed calls to battle online sexual extortion
Parents and child protection experts are reflecting on Amanda Todd’s legacy and what must urgently happen to help keep kids safe online in the wake of a Dutch man’s conviction for sexually extorti...