Canada

'Catastrophically' injured van attack survivor, 92, thankful to be alive

TORONTO - Aleksandra Kozhevnikova doesn't remember being hit by the van that careened through north Toronto and mowed down pedestrians on a busy thoroughfare last April. Nor does the&nb...

Apr 22, 2019

Canadians in Sri Lanka told to exercise extreme caution after bombings

OTTAWA - Canadians in Sri Lanka are being warned to exercise a high degree of caution after a series of bombings on Sunday killed nearly 300 people, including dozens of foreigners. Global Affairs Cana...

Apr 22, 2019

PEI Green party candidate Josh Underhay and son killed in canoeing accident

CHARLOTTETOWN - With only a few days before voters were to go to the polls in Prince Edward Island, the Green party suspended all campaigning Saturday after the sudden death of one of its ca...

Apr 22, 2019

P.E.I. Greens suspend activities after tragedy in campaign's final days

CHARLOTTETOWN - With the provincial election campaign drawing to a close in P.E.I., Green party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker has suspended all canvassing and other events today as the party grie...

Apr 22, 2019

Bodies of three mountain climbers recovered after last week's Banff avalanche

BANFF, Alta. - The bodies have been recovered of three renowned mountain climbers who were believed to have been caught in a large avalanche in Banff National Park last week. Efforts to find the men -...

Apr 22, 2019

Sandbagging efforts in high gear in Quebec, New Brunswick flood zones

MONTREAL - More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stacking sandbags as officials warn that flood waters are likely to keep rising this week due to warming temp...

Apr 22, 2019

Grassy Narrows worries about fate of Trudeau Liberals' promised treatment home

OTTAWA - The chief of a First Nation in northwestern Ontario long-plagued by the debilitating impacts of mercury contamination says he is worried about the fate of a federally promised ...

Apr 22, 2019

In the news today, April 22

Three stories in the news for Monday, April 22 --- FLOOD WATERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING IN QUEBEC, N.B. More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stackin...

Apr 22, 2019

Elizabeth May's wedding dress a 'walk through a garden' on Earth Day

VICTORIA - When Elizabeth May walks down the aisle, she'll be dressed for her wedding along with Earth Day. The Green party leader and British Columbia entrepreneur John Kidder will exchange wedd...

Apr 22, 2019

'No answers:' Canadians react to Sri Lanka bombings that killed hundreds

TORONTO - A spokesman for an organization representing Sri Lankan-Canadians says he has "no answers" in the wake of co-ordinated bomb attacks in his homeland that killed at least 207 people and i...

Apr 21, 2019