Prime Minister Mark Carney says it’s “totally unacceptable” that members of the Israeli army fired shots near a diplomatic delegation, which included Canadians, in the West Bank on Wednesday. The federal government confirmed Wednesday that four Canadian personnel were part of a tour in the city of Jenin when members of the Israel Defence Forces…
Mitch Marner emerged from behind a sliding door at the Maple Leafs’ practice facility. His future with the team uncertain beyond July 1 as he churns towards unrestricted free agency, Toronto’s star winger was ready to bat away any talk of what might come next. It was what Marner didn’t say that stood out. Asked…
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team’s (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit says it has arrested and charged an Edmonton-area substitute teacher for child pornography related charges. The investigation began last month when ICE was tipped off by the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Crime Centre that Eric Matheson-Jones, 47, allegedly uploaded child sexual abuse material…
The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a “cultural element” in its new definition of Canadian content. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is holding a public hearing from May 14-27 in Gatineau, Que., that in part is looking at defining Canadian content. The CRTC has said that while it’s leaning away…
Eeli Tolvanen scored the shootout winner as Finland edged Canada 2-1 on Monday to hand the Canadians their first loss at the men’s world hockey championship. Patrik Puistola scored the game-tying marker for Finland at 7:01 of the third period. Juuse Saros stopped 37 shots. Ryan O’Reilly opened the scoring at 7:47 of the second…
A Chilliwack mother whose daughter went missing in 2021 says the B.C. government and RCMP’s E Division has told her it is working on developing a public assistance alert system for adults. Alina Durham’s daughter, Shaelene Keeler Bell, went missing in 2021. Her body was found in the Fraser River more than four months later….
Canada Post says it has received a strike notice from the union representing some 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week — for the second time in six months. The union informed management that employees plan to hit the picket line starting Friday morning at midnight, the Crown corporation…
Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse finished 0.05 seconds away from victory in the men’s 200 metres at the World Athletics Continental Tour’s Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo. The Markham, Ont., native was held off by 23-year-old American Robert Gregory, who won with a time of 20.24 (-2.0 m/s wind) on Sunday. WATCH l De Grasse edged…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after two CN rail trains crashed into each other early Sunday morning west of Edson, Alta. According to CN Rail spokesperson Ashley Michnowski, preliminary reports show the two trains sideswiped each other in a low-speed collision. RCMP say they responded to…
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it is going ahead with a cull of nearly 400 ostriches living in southeastern B.C. over fears of avian flu. It doubled down on its decision on Saturday, despite the local regional district passing a motion earlier this week saying it will not accept the birds’ carcasses at…
