Around Canada

There’s no ambivalence about the coronation, or the monarchy, for New Brunswick politician Kathy Bockus.  The Progressive Conservative MLA for St. Croix and longtime ardent fan of the Royal Family will mark the crowning of King Charles III with a coronation tea in St. Stephen on Saturday. She even persuaded …

The World Health Organization has ended the global COVID-19 emergency, citing increased immunity, fewer deaths and less pressure on hospitals. But while the situation with the virus has improved worldwide, it has also exposed major issues with Canada’s health-care system. Crisis exposed flaws in health-care system that must urgently be …

The number of Albertans fleeing their homes continues to grow as out-of-control wildfires burn across the province, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.  Town of Edson, Drayton Valley among communities forced to evacuate. The number of Albertans fleeing their homes continues to grow as out-of-control wildfires burn across the province, …

The discipline decision highlights how vulnerable cancer patients and survivors can be to false promises of miraculous results, according to one academic. It comes less than a year after an Ontario oncologist lost his licence for giving cancer patients an unproven “side effect-free chemotherapy.”  Ontario discipline case highlights how false, …

A man originally from Manitoba has safely made his way out of Sudan with his family, but said the exhausting and terrifying journey happened without help from the Canadian government.  ‘My daughter can now tell the difference between an AK-47 and a PKM and a 12.7 just by the sounds …

A man is in hospital after being shot by Edmonton police following the stabbing of a mother and her 11-year-old child outside a school on Friday.  Officers shot and wounded suspect after 35-year-old woman and her 11-year-old child stabbed on Friday. A man is in hospital after being shot by …

Every summer, people from all over Canada and the world come to Dawson City, Yukon.  Some come to catch a glimpse of what the Klondike Gold Rush might have been like, while others come to take a break from the hustle of city life. Still others come to work. And …

Farmers are evacuating their animals as out-of-control wildfires burn around Alberta.  Thousands of evacuees have fled their homes, but many are trying to save their animals. With wildfires forcing thousands of Albertans to flee their homes, farmers are rushing to save their animals. Carol Swap, who lives north of Drayton …

Family members of a woman and her 11-year-old child who were stabbed and killed in Edmonton have gathered with flowers and photos at a park near the scene of the attack. Officers shot and wounded suspect after 35-year-old woman and her 11-year-old child stabbed on Friday Dozens of people gathered …

Edson, Alta., residents forced out of their homes due to an encroaching wildfire for the second time this fire season say they are experiencing an unfortunate sense of déjà vu. "I just couldn't believe we were having to do it again," one woman said Sunday. Evacuation orders remain in place …