Category Archives: National
Mystery persists in Canada-U. S. border tragedy; accused human smuggler freed on bond
FARGO, N.D. — Efforts to identify four family members who died at the edge of Canada's frigid hinterland plodded along Monday as a U.S. judge released the man at the centre of what investigators say was an organized human-smuggling enterprise. Indo
Focus in U.S.-Canada border tragedy to shift Monday as accused appears in court
FARGO, N.D. — Under cover of darkness, strafed by bitter winds and obscured by a swirling blizzard, four people plodded through deep snow and deadly cold, aiming to cross an invisible threshold that held the promise of a better life. Believed
Canadian Trucking Alliance condemns protests by unvaccinated truckers
OTTAWA — A federation representing truckers across Canada has denounced a series of planned protests against the federal government's cross-border travel vaccine mandate, arguing such demonstrations aren't a safe or effective way of resisting the polic...
COVID-19: Quebec reopens stores on Sundays, Ontario logs fewer hospitalizations
MONTREAL — Sunday shoppers streamed back into Quebec stores for the first time in three weeks as a measure meant to curb soaring COVID-19-related hospitalization rates in the province came to an end amid declining patient numbers. The positive signs w...
How a golf game led to talks between the military and sex misconduct survivors
OTTAWA — Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Craig Baines admits he made a mistake by golfing with retired general Jonathan Vance last summer while the former chief of the defence staff was being investigated for alleged sexual misconduct. But i...
Canada flags unexplained illnesses for overseas staff to meet ‘duty of care’
OTTAWA — Canada's foreign ministry has advised staff serving around the world to watch for mysterious illness symptoms following unexplained health incidents among diplomats in Cuba and U.S. personnel in various countries. In September, Global Affairs ...
Northern border tragedy warns of new, unfamiliar immigration wrinkle for Canada, U.S.
PEMBINA, N.D. — For decades, the United States — long a beacon of freedom and prosperity for people around the world — has been fixated on what to do about the persistent flow of illegal migration at its southern border. But
COVID-19: Ontario, Quebec see dip in hospitalizations, but numbers remain high
Both Quebec and Ontario reported a drop in COVID-19-related hospitalizations on Saturday, but the numbers remained high in the country's most populous provinces, which have been hit hard by the pandemic's Omicron-driven fifth wave. Despite drops of 88...
‘Special partnership:’ Canadian loan of $120 million welcomed by Ukrainian president
OTTAWA — The president of Ukraine has thanked Canada for a $120-million loan aimed at bolstering his country's economy amid a hostile buildup of 100,000 Russian troops and hundreds of tanks and armoured personnel carriers along its borders. Volodymyr Z...
Ottawa beacon, pipe bands, town criers to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
OTTAWA — The Queen has made no secret of her affection for Canada, which she has visited 22 times during almost seven decades on the throne Now Canada is preparing to honour the 95-year-old royal — Canada's head of state
