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Montreal pet stores lose bid to suspend rules limiting them to sell shelter animals
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has rejected an application by Montreal pet store owners who sought to suspend a new city bylaw that bans the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits that don't come from sh...
Aug 10, 2019
Mayor in B.C. home town of murder suspects says the tragedy has spread worldwide
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver Island town that was home for two deceased murder suspects expressed her sorrow Thursday for the nationwide tragedy that resulted in five deaths. Port Alb...
Aug 10, 2019
'It's going to take awhile:' Manitoba town still on edge, searching for answers
GILLAM, Man. - People in a northern Manitoba town are grappling with questions about how a massive manhunt for two murder suspects from British Columbia ended in the unforgiving terrain near their com...
Aug 10, 2019
Domestic assault with gun nets man six years
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 34-year-old Lethbridge man, convicted of eight offences, including discharging a firearm at a person with the intent to wound, maim or disfigure, carrying a concealed weapon, pointi...
Aug 10, 2019 Lethbridge Court House
Munk Debates calls on federal leaders to sign up for foreign policy debate
OTTAWA - A proposed leaders' debate on foreign policy already has one confirmed participant, with Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer quickly accepting an invitation to participate in the ...
Aug 10, 2019
Andreescu downs Bertens to advance to quarterfinals at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu grew increasingly frustrated as her injured right shoulder forced her to sit out tournament after tournament for a large stretch of her breakout season. Turns out ...
Aug 10, 2019
22 tornadoes in Alberta so far this year
RED DEER, AB -- With summer not yet over, Alberta has already seen its busiest tornado season in 20 years.Our province has had 22 confirmed touchdowns in 2019, according to Environment Canada, includi...
Aug 10, 2019 July 14 tornado near Crossfield (Photo: Kyle Brittain)
California 'First Partner' puts focus on gender equality
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom was wrapping up a meeting with the president of El Salvador in April when his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, spoke up in fluent Spanish. What, she aske...
Aug 10, 2019
Canadian food supplies at risk if climate change not slowed, new UN report shows
OTTAWA - Canada will not be spared the impact of food shortages and price shocks if global warming is not kept below 2 degrees Celsius, a new report on land use and climate change suggests. ...
Aug 10, 2019
Syrians gradually integrating into Canadian society, latest report finds
OTTAWA - Syrians refugees admitted to Canada under the government's landmark resettlement program are slowly catching up to other refugee groups when it comes to finding jobs and connecting with their...
Aug 10, 2019