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Reported mobster and real estate developer shot dead in Montreal
MONTREAL - Tony Magi, a businessman with reported links to organized crime in Montreal, has been shot dead, according to multiple media reports. Police said they received a call shortly before no...
Jan 24, 2019
Hussen announces new pilot to boost immigration in rural and northern Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a pilot program to boost immigration in rural and northern communities struggling with labour shortages and population decline. The vast majority of&n...
Jan 24, 2019
Oaths on eagle feathers to be allowed in Manitoba RCMP detachments
WINNIPEG - The head of the RCMP in Manitoba says providing an eagle feather to people swearing oaths is a positive step toward reconciliation with Indigenous communities. Assistant Commissioner S...
Jan 24, 2019
Gunmen stole valuables, money during Canadian's kidnapping: Burkina official
Details are emerging about the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian mining company executive in Burkina Faso last week, as authorities continue their investigation. Jean Paul Badoum, an official with ...
Jan 24, 2019
Navy 'comfortable' with one temporary support ship: Commander
OTTAWA - The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy says he is "comfortable" having only one temporary support ship given the current timeline for the permanent vessels to start arriving. The federal go...
Jan 24, 2019
Banff's Sunshine ski resort accepts site guidelines despite grave concerns
BANFF, Alta. - An internationally known ski resort in Banff National Park has signed a new lease that includes a plan for future growth - despite having grave concerns with it. In a letter sent this w...
Jan 24, 2019
Nova Scotia's justice minister concerned over sex predator's release to U.S.
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister is expressing concern over a Parole Board of Canada decision to release a notorious convicted killer and sexual predator back to the United States. Mark Furey ...
Jan 24, 2019
RCMP to review arrests at B.C. pipeline blockade and create temporary detachment
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP will review the actions of officers who arrested 14 people at an Indigenous pipeline blockade in northwestern British Columbia, and will also erect a temporary detachment to ma...
Jan 14, 2019
RCMP to review arrests at B.C. pipeline blockade and create temporary detachment
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP will review the actions of officers who arrested 14 people at an Indigenous pipeline blockade in northwestern British Columbia, and will also erect a temporary detachment to ma...
Jan 14, 2019
Murder charge against senior with dementia who died last week withdrawn
CALGARY - The Crown says a second-degree murder charge against a Calgary senior accused in his wife's death has been withdrawn following his death. Fred van Zuiden was found unfit to stand t...
Jan 14, 2019
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