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Toronto 'Walk with Israel' event held amid high security, faceoffs with protesters

Toronto 'Walk with Israel' event held amid high security, faceoffs with protesters

TORONTO — Thousands of members of Toronto's Jewish community marched down a major city artery on Sunday as part of an annual pro-Israel event that unfolded amid heightened security and protests along the route.
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B.C. looks into post-fire mushroom picking rush after First Nation reports conflicts

B.C. looks into post-fire mushroom picking rush after First Nation reports conflicts

British Columbia says it is not ruling out regulating wild mushroom picking after an Indigenous community said a rising number of foragers are infringing on its land, with one case involving alleged threats of physical violence and intimidation.
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Families, friends set to remember victims on anniversary of Manitoba bus crash

Families, friends set to remember victims on anniversary of Manitoba bus crash

The year that has passed since a bus crash killed 17 seniors headed to a Manitoba casino on a bright late-spring day has been one of grief, community support, a slow return to normal and, for some, a long road to recovery.
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Residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin

Residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin

MONTREAL — In Quebec's Laurentians region, a few kilometres from a wildlife reserve and just outside the town of Duhamel, lies a source of one of the world’s most sought after minerals for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries: graphite.
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Federal Court rejects bid to review not renewing licences of B.C. fish farms

Federal Court rejects bid to review not renewing licences of B.C. fish farms

VANCOUVER — A federal Court has rejected a bid by two First Nations and salmon farm operators to review Ottawa's decision to not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in the waters off British Columbia.
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Montreal City Hall reopens its doors after delays, increases to renovation costs

Montreal City Hall reopens its doors after delays, increases to renovation costs

MONTREAL — Montreal residents streamed back into the seat of municipal government for the first time in five years on Saturday as the historic City Hall building reopened to the public following prolonged and costly renovations.
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Calgary water conservation progress made as crews repair water main break: officials

Calgary water conservation progress made as crews repair water main break: officials

CALGARY — Calgary's water conservation efforts have improved but there's still a "high risk" of running dry as crews continue to repair a major water main break over the next five to seven days, city officials said Saturday.
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Police investigating 'suspicious' deaths of 2 seniors in Laval, Que.

Police investigating 'suspicious' deaths of 2 seniors in Laval, Que.

MONTREAL — Police north of Montreal are investigating what they describe as the suspicious deaths of a man and a woman in their 80s after they were found at a home in Laval, Que. on Friday.
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Animals on the lam: Welfare group documents exotic animal escapes, attacks

Animals on the lam: Welfare group documents exotic animal escapes, attacks

OTTAWA — A lot of Canadians have heard of Darwin, the Ikea monkey, who was found wandering a parking garage at the furniture chain's North York store wearing a shearling coat and a diaper.
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Canadian businessman Frank Stronach charged in sex assault probe spanning decades

Canadian businessman Frank Stronach charged in sex assault probe spanning decades

The man who rose to prominence in corporate Canada as founder of one of the country's largest auto parts makers now stands accused of five sex-related offenses involving more than one victim over multiple decades, police said Friday as they announced
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