Canadian News

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Assault, harassment charges against OPS officer stem from alleged intimate partner violence
CBC News has learned that recent criminal charges against an Ottawa Police Service officer relate to alleged intimate partner violence and involve a police-issued Glock pistol.

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
WestJet accused of tricky manoeuvre to deny dozens of passengers compensation after flight cancellations
Go Public has learned of more than 30 passengers who were denied compensation after WestJet cancelled flights and blamed safety-related maintenance. Flight data suggests the airline swapped in aircraft requiring maintenance shortly before those cance...

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
I left home to prove I was independent. Coming back was braver
When Jumol Royes left home for school in Ottawa in midlife, he sought independence. But being there taught him just how much he relied on the community he had back home.

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Farmers confront rising cost of fertilizer and fuel as spring seeding underway
Spring seeding is underway and as farmers spend long hours in the tractor planting their crops, they’re facing hefty increases to the cost of fuel and diesel. They’re already concerned about the 2027 crop year year too, since many will be making ...

Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
'It haunts my dreams': Heather Winterstein’s mother reflects on marathon inquest into Ontario ER death
Francine Shimizu-Orgar has frequent nightmares when her mind replays moments from the recent inquest into her daughter's death at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital. But if the inquiry, which the family pushed for, wasn't held, what happened to 24-ye...

Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario police investigating Senior Assassin game after unhoused man sprayed with water gun
Police in parts of Canada are warning high school students about the risks of playing a game that may have the public mistaking their water guns for real weapons. In one Ontario community, police are investigating students who appear to have targeted...

Sun, 10 May 2026 09:00:00 EDT
Casper the foster mom owl has raised hundreds of rescued owlets as her own
Casper is currently fostering four owlets, demonstrating important skills like flying, hunting, and fearing humans.

Sun, 10 May 2026 05:00:00 EDT
How a $500M Cape Breton drug bust helped inspire the film Little Lorraine
In late July 1990, in the waters off Nova Scotia and at a tiny Cape Breton wharf, a plot to unload around two-dozen tonnes of hash was foiled by RCMP, the coast guard and the military. A judge later called the plan "one of the largest conspiracies ev...

Sun, 10 May 2026 17:10:10 EDT
Search underway for snowmobiler missing near B.C.-Yukon border
Mounties are searching for a snowmobiler from Whitehorse who went missing near the British Columbia-Yukon boundary.

Sun, 10 May 2026 19:16:44 EDT
Doctors, medical students team up for special concert honouring women and mothers
The I Medici di McGill Orchestra, composed primarily of physicians and medical students, traded in their lab coats for musical instruments for Mother’s Day. The concert raised funds and awareness to advance endometriosis research.

Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
5 years after promising to restrict vaping flavours, it's unclear whether Canada will
The federal Liberals have said since 2021 they'll restrict vaping flavours nationwide, but now Canada’s health minister won’t say when or even if it will still happen — despite widespread expert advice a ban could help curb the country's stagge...

Sun, 10 May 2026 11:57:05 EDT
Canadian foursome battles to mixed relay bronze at World Triathlon Cup
It was a confident group of four Canadian athletes arriving for this week's World Triathlon Cup. On Sunday, they leaned on Tyler Mislawchuk's experience to earn a bronze medal in a hard-fought mixed relay in Chengdu, China.

Sat, 09 May 2026 20:40:50 EDT
Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash leaves bike dangling from B.C. traffic light
Police say a motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash near the Surrey-Delta border Saturday afternoon left a motorcycle dangling from a traffic light above a busy intersection.

Sat, 09 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
'Colonial thinking': Inuit criticize backlash to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s brand of bilingualism
Inuit are criticizing the prime minister's emphasis on the next governor general's bilingualism. They point out that the outgoing Governor General Mary Simon is also bilingual in English and Inuktitut.

Sat, 09 May 2026 15:47:40 EDT
Hockey icon Ernie 'Punch' McLean killed in northern B.C. crash
Ernie 'Punch' McLean led the Western Hockey League (WHL) New Westminster Bruins to four consecutive Memorial Cup finals and two championships between 1975-1978, and coached more than 100 players who later skated in the NHL.

Thu, 07 May 2026 20:57:53 EDT
One model train show, years of pride on the line
Supertrain, one of Canada's largest model train shows, drew more than 100 exhibitors to Calgary this year. Among them was Calgary Model Trainmen, showcasing an evolving railroad layout built over two decades. The club came hoping to win the best layo...

Sat, 09 May 2026 10:48:49 EDT
Toddler dies after being pulled from Ottawa River
A two-year-old child has died after being pulled from the Ottawa River Friday evening, police say.

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:52:22 EDT
Danielle Smith says working out differences with feds key to quelling Alberta separatism

Sat, 09 May 2026 15:49:22 EDT
Toronto FC welcomes Messi's Inter Miami at new-look BMO Field in World Cup dress rehearsal
An Inter Miami-Toronto FC match at the new-look BMO Field on Saturday provided a dress rehearsal for the FIFA World Cup next month.

Sat, 09 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Busy city life ground us down. Our move to the prairies gave us the quiet we needed
Shandean Reid and her husband worked hard to make a life as two young professionals, but her husband's constant work made it hard for him to spend time with their young daughter. A radical move from Jamaica to Canada, followed by settling in Saskatch...

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