Canada

May 11, 2023

A history of cuts to Alberta's firefighting budget, explained

As fires rage and thousands flee their homes, questions are being raised about past political decisions about the province's firefighting capacity.
May 11, 2023

Controversy after Quebec teachers replace Mother’s Day with celebration of parents

Teachers at La Chanterelle made the decision because several students don’t have a mother or father, while others are in foster homes
May 11, 2023

RCMP to begin field-testing body cameras ahead of national rollout

RCMP say the cameras can help increase trust between law enforcement and communities
May 11, 2023

One OPP officer dead, two others injured in shooting in eastern Ontario

Ontario Provincial Police say the shooting happened in a village east of Ottawa
May 11, 2023

Morning Update: Biden echoes Trump migration policy as number of asylum-seekers at the Mexican border swells

U.S. President brings in new rule to allow rapid removal of large numbers of migrants ahead of Title 42 expiration
May 11, 2023

Suspect in fatal stabbing of Edmonton mother and child had lengthy, violent record

A man suspected in a fatal double stabbing of an Edmonton mother and child was released on bail 18 days before the killings. Police said Thursday the suspect died in hospital.
May 11, 2023

1 OPP officer killed, 2 others injured in shooting in Bourget, Ont.

One Ontario Provincial Police officer has died, and two others were injured, after they were shot in the eastern Ontario community of Bourget in the municipality of Clarence-Rockland early Thursday morning.
May 11, 2023

U.S. call to screen for breast cancer at 40 reignites debate in Canada

Debates over Canadian mammography guidelines have raged for years, often pitting medical specialists who favour earlier and more frequent screening against the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
May 11, 2023

How cover crops have turned into a 'win-win' for P.E.I. potato farmers 

New research has found P.E.I. potato farmers are planting double the number of acres with cover crops before potatoes.
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