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RCMP offer details about timeline for mass killing in Nova Scotia

RCMP offer details about timeline for mass killing in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia RCMP provided a partial timeline of what happened last weekend when a man posing as an RCMP officer killed 22 people before he was fatally shot by police on Sunday — a little over 12 hours after he started what would become
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COVID-19 will force feds to reconsider health-care funding, Trudeau says

COVID-19 will force feds to reconsider health-care funding, Trudeau says

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will have to consider increasing health-care funding after seeing the toll the novel coronavirus has taken on the country.
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Alberta's top court overturns oilsands project approval over Aboriginal concerns

Alberta's top court overturns oilsands project approval over Aboriginal concerns

EDMONTON — Alberta's highest court has overturned regulatory approvals for a $440-million oilsands project that would have encroached on land a First Nation considers sacred.
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Medical regulator revokes licence of Toronto neurosurgeon who murdered wife

Medical regulator revokes licence of Toronto neurosurgeon who murdered wife

TORONTO — A Toronto neurosurgeon who killed his wife two days after she filed for divorce lost his medical licence Friday, nearly a year after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in her death.
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Municipalities plead for emergency help to keep vital services going

Municipalities plead for emergency help to keep vital services going

OTTAWA — The voice of Canadian municipalities says communities across the country are facing a financial crisis due to COVID-19 that puts people at further risk.
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Canada's prison ombudsman calls COVID isolation 'extremely concerning'

Canada's prison ombudsman calls COVID isolation 'extremely concerning'

TORONTO — Measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country's prisons violate their human rights even if authorities are acting in the context of a public health emergency, Canada's prison ombudsman said on Friday.
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Expecting mothers to get financial help following omission: Qualtrough

Expecting mothers to get financial help following omission: Qualtrough

OTTAWA — Pregnant women will receive help from a key COVID-19 emergency-aid program and will be given a way to access federal maternity benefits even if they aren't working due to the pandemic, says Canada's employment minister.
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Quality issues with internationally sourced protective goods no surprise: Anand

Quality issues with internationally sourced protective goods no surprise: Anand

OTTAWA — Quality problems with medical supplies bought from other countries should not be a surprise given the global surge in demand, says Procurement Minister Anita Anand.
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Gangs changing tactics as closed borders, COVID-19 deal impact

Gangs changing tactics as closed borders, COVID-19 deal impact

VANCOUVER — Gangs and organized crime groups in B.C. are changing how they operate and run their illegal business due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, police forces say.
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Ties forged in fires of NAFTA talks were key to Canada-U.S. border deal: Hillman

Ties forged in fires of NAFTA talks were key to Canada-U.S. border deal: Hillman

WASHINGTON — The mutual understanding, diplomatic ties and personal relationships that were forged in the fires of the North American trade talks of 2018 have been essential to the success of a shared bilateral effort to manage the COVID-19 crisis, s
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