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Ontario police watchdog investigating after man, 62, shot and killed by police

The province’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 62-year-old man who was shot by a Peel Region police officer in Mississauga on...

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Concerns grow that Iran will use downed Flight 752 to reopen ties with Canada

Iran’s efforts to resume diplomatic relations with Canada — while the country is under international pressure to release flight information and conduct a...

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It’s been 72 years since Thomas Falls was killed in custody. His family says it’s time for justice

When retired lance-corporal Thomas Falls died in solitary confinement at Montreal’s Bordeaux jail in 1948, 10 days after being severely beaten by police, there...

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Nursing home told families hospital wouldn’t accept sick residents during pandemic. That wasn’t true

The long-term care home where more people have died during the coronavirus pandemic than anywhere else in Ontario is facing new scrutiny. Families...

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Why crude oil trains keep derailing and exploding in Canada — even after the Lac-Mégantic disaster

When Melanie Loessl got a call from a friend on Feb. 6 that another oil train had crashed and burned near her community,...

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Small Alberta town’s Black Lives Matter demonstration draws hundreds despite racist backlash

Hundreds kneeled on Saturday to mourn victims of racism and police brutality. If it weren’t for the backdrop, the image could have been captured...

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Healing walks for Chantel Moore happening across province

Healing walks are being held across New Brunswick this weekend in memory of Chantel Moore, the 26-year-old Indigenous woman shot and killed by...

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Mi’kmaq chief says community member fatally shot by New Brunswick RCMP 

The chief of a Mi’kmaq First Nation in New Brunswick says an RCMP officer fatally shot one of his community members Friday evening....

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NHL hub cities: Which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic

When the NHL first announced plans in May to salvage its season, it “only” had the health limitations of a global pandemic to...

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Pandemic worsens Canada’s deadly opioid overdose epidemic

An epidemic of fatal drug overdoses across Canada is on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that harm-reduction workers and doctors say exacerbates...

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Dog that was on the loose after fatal attack in Nova Scotia is now dead

One person is dead in Middle Musquodoboit, N.S., in what police say was an attack by a dog that then went on the...

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Family of young black man killed in Brampton, Ont., says he was shot by police after calling 911 himself

D’Andre Campbell was known for his big heart and big dreams. He was one of eight siblings living with their parents in a...

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RCMP watchdog’s misconduct reports caught in limbo, stalling their release

The RCMP continues to mull over a number of high-profile investigations completed by its watchdog body involving allegations of Mountie misbehaviour — ultimately stalling their release and raising...

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How a school shooting in Saskatchewan became a catalyst for a new class of Dene teachers

Cora and Farris Lemaigre are making history on their Dene reserve in northern Saskatchewan. The cousins were just hired to teach at the...

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Anti-black racism protests, vigils take place across Canada

Canadians continued to rally and demonstrate against racism and police brutality on Saturday, a day after thousands attended protests and vigils across the country. The...

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NHL exec Kim Davis focused on pushing sport’s diversity agenda forward

Kim Davis lists off a range of emotions. They’re the ones she’s gone through since seeing the video of life slowly draining out...