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Crown wants 40 years without parole for B.C. man who shot and killed 4 people in Penticton

There should be no eligibility for parole for 40 years for a former city worker who pleaded guilty to shooting four people to death in...

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Football pioneer Emmarae Dale meets her moment in history

Emmarae Dale has been part of big games her entire life. She knows what it’s like to have pregame jitters, both as a...

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Patients launch lawsuit over pending closure of Alberta opioid treatment program

Shane Monette describes his addiction to opioids as an obsession, a fatal attraction. A survivor of childhood abuse, he began using drugs and...

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Watching Friday’s jobs data for the dreaded K-shaped recovery

“We’re all in this together” has a friendly reassuring tone. Used by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and many others,...

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Canada suspends exports of military drone technology to Turkey

The federal government is suspending the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey while Ottawa investigates claims that it is being used...

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A Nova Scotian is saved from an opioid overdose by paramedics almost every other day

Eight years ago, Matthew Bonn watched his friend turn blue and become deathly quiet as fentanyl flooded his body. Bonn jumped in, performing...

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Police discover ‘how-to’ manual for drug trafficking operation during Winnipeg raid

Three men are facing charges of drug trafficking after Winnipeg police raided two homes and seized weapons, drugs, cash, jewelry and a “how-to” instruction...

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Seth MacLean died in July. Authorities buried him weeks later without telling his family

Seth MacLean’s family spent the last part of this summer pounding the pavement in downtown Toronto desperately searching for a loved one who...

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COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Ontario and Quebec

The latest: The Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) expires on Sunday, ending the income support program the federal government rolled out during the...

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The birth of a ghost town: Point Roberts has lost 80% of its business, hundreds of its residents

In a normal year, Point Roberts is a bustling place during the summer season, packed with B.C. tourists ready to spend their money...

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Toronto Public Health orders 3 restaurants to close to slow COVID-19 spread

Toronto Public Health has ordered three restaurants on King Street West to close to protect the public from COVID-19. In a news release on Saturday,...

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Why stock markets are up 44% amid the worst economic contraction in history

The economy is in a ditch, and millions of Canadian workers still find themselves unemployed or underemployed compared with where things were before COVID-19....

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RCMP investigate alleged assault at Red Deer anti-racism event

RCMP are investigating after an anti-racism event in Red Deer, Alta., on Sunday became violent when organizers say counter-protesters arrived.  Videos posted on social...

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Liberals pledge $1 billion for cities to buy motels, hotels for rapid-housing program

The federal Liberals plan to spend $1 billion over the next six months so cities and housing providers can buy properties being sold...

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RCMP raid Montreal-area condo linked to poison-laced letter sent to White House

RCMP officers searched a condominium in Saint-Hubert on Montreal’s South Shore on Monday in connection with ricin-laced envelopes sent to the White House as...

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‘That grin, that big heart’: Remembering Terry Fox, the Marathon of Hope and one day in Thunder Bay

“It’s not supposed to end this way,” Bill Vigars remembers thinking as he watched a plane carrying Terry Fox, his parents, Betty and...