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Canadian Navy sailor dead after a boat capsized in Bedford Basin

Canadian Navy sailor dead after a boat capsized in Bedford Basin

HALIFAX — The Royal Canadian Navy says a sailor has died in the Bedford Basin after a boat capsized. The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m.
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Trudeau meets with families of victims of deadly 2017 Quebec mosque attack

Trudeau meets with families of victims of deadly 2017 Quebec mosque attack

QUÉBEC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met with the families of six men who were killed at a Quebec City mosque, days before the anniversary of the 2017 attack. Eight years ago, on Jan.
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Carney secures three more ministerial endorsements

Carney secures three more ministerial endorsements

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney secured three more endorsements from cabinet on Saturday, with Defence Minister Bill Blair and Transport Minister Anita Anand backing Carney in statements on X and Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith ho
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B.C. climate activist to be deported Sunday without reprieve from minister

B.C. climate activist to be deported Sunday without reprieve from minister

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia climate activist facing deportation from Canada may still be allowed to stay in the country if the immigration minister steps in, but otherwise he's preparing to be returned to Pakistan Sunday.
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Quebec provincial police make arrest in Montérégie homicide investigation

Quebec provincial police make arrest in Montérégie homicide investigation

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police have opened a homicide investigation after a death in the Montérégie region of the province on Saturday. Police say they were called to a home in Saint-Anicet, Que.
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Some Century-brand tuna recalled because of undeclared wheat

Some Century-brand tuna recalled because of undeclared wheat

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall notice for two kinds of canned Century-brand flaked tuna.
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Man shot overnight, Montreal police transfer probe to Quebec police watchdog

Man shot overnight, Montreal police transfer probe to Quebec police watchdog

MONTREAL — Montreal police say they have transferred an investigation to Quebec's police watchdog after officers shot a man in his 20s overnight. Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc says officers were called to an apartment at around 1:40 a.
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'They love the game': Canadian who helped grow Kenya Ice Lions ready to retire

'They love the game': Canadian who helped grow Kenya Ice Lions ready to retire

The Kenya Ice Lions have hit the big league, and the Canadian who helped make it happen says now may be the time to hang up his whistle.
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Trump's sweeping pardon of rioters highlights differences in U.S., Canadian systems

Trump's sweeping pardon of rioters highlights differences in U.S., Canadian systems

OTTAWA — In one of his first acts upon taking office Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned or moved to dismiss the cases of some 1,500 people charged in the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021.
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Montreal’s unhoused try out for team Canada ahead of Homeless World Cup tournament

Montreal’s unhoused try out for team Canada ahead of Homeless World Cup tournament

MONTREAL — Fabrice Mugabe passes the ball beyond the opposition defender to Jean-Philippe Duré, who strikes it into the gloves of the goalkeeper, an intervention worker at the Montreal homeless shelter where both men are staying.
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