Canada

Slim majority vote 'no' to electoral reform in Prince Edward Island referendum

CHARLOTTETOWN - A slim majority of Prince Edward Island voters have rejected a switch to a proportional representation electoral system, though it remains unclear how the province's new governmen...

Apr 25, 2019

Killer whales spotted in Vancouver harbour searching out seals: Ocean Wise

VANCOUVER - Several killer whales have been hanging out in Vancouver's harbour, entertaining onlookers and feeding on seals, sea lions and other cetaceans. Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, directo...

Apr 25, 2019

Family charged with staging hate crime has faced lawsuits, financial challenges

WINNIPEG - Family members who have denied police accusations that they staged an anti-Semitic attack at their Winnipeg cafe have faced financial troubles, including a six-figure la...

Apr 25, 2019

Consider climate impact on infrastructure suffering repeated flooding: experts

With key infrastructure in the Maritimes and Quebec again threatened by surging waterways, flooding experts say it's past time for fixes that consider worst-cas...

Apr 25, 2019

City of Ottawa declares state of emergency due to threat of flooding

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has declared a state of emergency over flooding along the Ottawa River and other waterways. In the declaration, the mayor's office says the water levels pos...

Apr 25, 2019

About one per cent of deaths in Canada medically assisted, Health Canada says

OTTAWA - Almost 7,000 Canadians have received medical help to end their lives since Canada legalized assisted dying three years ago. According to the latest interim report compiled by Health Cana...

Apr 25, 2019

Disappearance of woman, child treated as potential homicides: Calgary police

CALGARY - Police in Calgary say they're treating the disappearance last week of a woman and toddler as potential homicides. They say they have found no evidence that 25-year-old Jasmine Love...

Apr 25, 2019

Woman's angry health-care plea to Nova Scotia premier goes viral

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia mother who says she waited two years for her cancer diagnosis has released a viral, highly emotional video calling out Premier Stephen McNeil for not declaring a heal...

Apr 25, 2019

How court battle over 'Grabher' licence plate mirrors wider societal debate

HALIFAX - When Lorne Grabher bought a personalized licence plate for his father 30 years ago, he thought it would make for a fine tribute to his family's Austrian-German heritage. But the Nova Sc...

Apr 25, 2019

First Nations claim Lake Huron, Georgian Bay as landmark trial starts

TORONTO - A broken Crown promise to forever protect Aboriginal lands is at the heart of a novel Indigenous claim to the waters of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, an Ontario court heard Thursday. The two ...

Apr 25, 2019