Canadian News
Mon, 3 Oct 2022 04:01:48 EDTCanada significantly undercounts maternal deaths — doctors are sounding the alarm
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:01:00 EDTQuebecers head to the polls today to elect their next government
Mon, 3 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTWhy Torontonians are facing a 'staggering' spike in auto thefts — and what police are doing about it
Auto thefts are up nearly 45 per cent in Toronto compared with last year. A CBC News investigation is digging into why an increasing number of Torontonians are falling victim to thefts and what commun...
Mon, 3 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTPeople with lived experience of addiction are helping an Ontario city tackle its overdose crisis
Faced with growing overdoses in small towns and cities across northwestern Ontario, a new program is developed to connect people with lived experience of addiction to those still actively using drugs ...
Sun, 2 Oct 2022 16:09:30 EDTBridge leading to former residential school on Vancouver Island vandalized with racial slur
The Tseshaht First Nation is condemning an act of hate after a bridge leading to a former residential school in Vancouver Island was defaced with an anti-Indigenous slur on the National Day for Truth ...
Sun, 2 Oct 2022 14:04:04 EDTFacing foreign conflicts, domestic disasters, Canada's top soldier worries about readiness
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre says the Canadian Armed Forces is facing demands both foreign and domestic, as it grapples with equipment and personnel challenges.
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:56:05 EDTFiona unveils quirky finds on the beaches of P.E.I.
Sun, 2 Oct 2022 23:50:59 EDTAmbassador Bridge reopens after police close border crossing, citing suspicious package
The Ambassador Bridge, which links Windsor, Ont. to Detrot, will reopen shortly after police closed it Sunday evening, saying they were investigating a suspicious package.
Sun, 2 Oct 2022 19:15:38 EDTFederal minister calls Alberta minister's pushback to firearm buyback 'reckless'
The federal minister of public safety says Alberta's justice minister is engaging in "political brinkmanship" regarding Ottawa's assault weapon buyback program — and the RCMP's role in it.
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Sun, 2 Oct 2022 07:00:00 EDTThis remote First Nations community in Manitoba now has a grocery store to call its own
People living on a northern Manitoba Cree Nation are celebrating the opening of a new community-owned grocery store they say will give them independence and allow them to stop paying exorbitant prices...
Sun, 2 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTSome RCMP officers still aren't taking sexual assault claims seriously enough, watchdog says
The civilian watchdog agency overseeing the RCMP routinely takes Mounties to task for bungling sexual assault investigations, despite the RCMP's promises to do better.
Sun, 2 Oct 2022 04:00:31 EDTInside ERs at a breaking point, staff provide care while juggling shortages and closures
Many doctors and nurses across Canada have been calling for help for months, as the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed resources that they say were already stretched, and has led to an unparalleled wave of...
Sun, 2 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTNot sure who to vote for in the Quebec election? Here are some tools to help you decide
Whether you've not followed Quebec politics at all or are on the fence about who to vote for, here is some of our best election coverage to help you make a decision before you head to the polls Mond...
Sat, 1 Oct 2022 18:55:09 EDTDemonstrators in Canadian cities call for change in Iran after Mahsa Amini's death
Demonstrations were held in Canadian cities on Saturday in solidarity with people in Iran protesting over the repression of women's rights following the death of Mahsa Amini after she was detained by...
Sat, 1 Oct 2022 10:29:46 EDTFormer senator Don Meredith charged with 3 counts of sexual assault
Former Canadian senator Don Meredith has been charged by Ottawa police with three counts of sexual assault and one count of criminal harassment.
Sat, 1 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTFormer MPs find new paths and purpose after politics
'Losing sucks,' said Maryam Monsef, the former Trudeau cabinet minister who lost her seat in 2021. But like virtually every defeated member of Parliament before her, Monsef learned that losing isn't q...
Sat, 1 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTRunners, race organizers rethinking 'sacred' medal tradition
For many runners, the race isn't finished until they have that medal around their neck. But with mounting supply-chain problems and environmental concerns, some Ottawa-area event organizers are rethin...
Sat, 1 Oct 2022 07:00:00 EDTSask. government tells RCMP it will not support federal firearm buyback
Saskatchewan's Minister of Policing and Public Safety Christine Tell says she does not want provincial police resources involved in a federal firearm buyback program, a position the federal government...
Sat, 1 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTHow Quebec's 1995 referendum was a turning point for racist comments in political discourse that's still felt
Immigration has dominated political discourse in the last days and weeks of the campaign. Some see parallels between CAQ comments and former premier Jacques Parizeau blaming his 1995 referendum loss...
Sat, 1 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTAfter 3rd major storm in 5 years, Magdalen Islanders say they're on 'front line' of climate change
With the latest evidence of just how much damage one ferocious storm can wreak, many islanders hope political leaders can now see the urgency of the situation and just what it will take to save their ...