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Canada should pause MAID for people with mental disorders: psychiatrists
Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country "incredibly concerned" about patients needing better access to car...
Dec 01, 2022

'We must all grieve their loss:' Winnipeg man accused of killing four women
WINNIPEG - Police allege a Winnipeg man charged with killing a First Nations woman this spring killed three other women around the same time. Of the latest three, two have been confirmed to be Indigen...
Dec 01, 2022

Canadian golfing great Mike Weir closes day at Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO - Canadian golfing great Mike Weir added another new experience to his storied career on Thursday. Gold confetti rained down as Weir pressed the button that formally stops trading for the day ...
Dec 01, 2022

Global Affairs calls in China ambassador over claims of secret police stations
OTTAWA - A Global Affairs Canada official says the department has called in China's ambassador numerous times over allegations that secret police stations are targeting that country's diaspora in Cana...
Dec 01, 2022

Applications open for dental care benefits touted by Liberals as inflation relief
OTTAWA, ON - The Canada Revenue Agency is now accepting applications from parents for the new children's dental benefit, which was put forward as part of the Liberal government's package of cost-of-li...
Dec 01, 2022

Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday ended an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said...
Dec 01, 2022

$51K worth of drugs confiscated in Lethbridge bust
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man is charged in connection to alleged drug trafficking activities.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it conducted a targeted traffic stop in the 300 block of 3 St...
Dec 01, 2022

Guerrero named Blue Jays' player of the year by Toronto baseball writers' association
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was named Blue Jays player of the year on Thursday in voting by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The all-star first baseman had a ....
Dec 01, 2022

B.C. Nisga'a totem on display at Scotland museum since 1930 is heading home
VICTORIA - The National Museum of Scotland says it will return a memorial totem pole taken nearly a century ago from the Nisga'a Nation in British Columbia. The museum says its board of trustees appro...
Dec 01, 2022

Hall of Fame goalie Roberto Luongo honoured to be recognized by Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Roberto Luongo knows there'll be a lot of emotions when he takes the ice in Vancouver Thursday night. After all, Rogers Arena has long held a special place for the former Canucks goalie. I...
Dec 01, 2022