Around Canada

As the deadline looms for Ukrainians to use Canada’s emergency visa, Nova Scotia is experiencing a final spike in new arrivals. Ukrainian nationals have until March 31 to come to Canada. Ukrainians rush to Canada ahead of emergency visa deadline With a deadline looming for Ukrainians to come to Canada, …

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is investigating after police discovered a man dead in Surrey on Sunday. According to a written statement from the IIO, police were called to a home in the area of 159A Street and 37 Avenue following reports of a domestic dispute. Police units …

Toronto police say a child was taken to hospital with serious, life-altering injuries after being bitten and dragged by a dog at a waterfront playground on Saturday. Officers were called to Little Norway Park, near Lake Shore Boulevard West and Bathurst Street, at about 10:15 a.m. A news release issued …

Click here to view the video A geomagnetic storm washing over Earth could spark a vivid display of auroras in the skies over Canada late Sunday night. Forecasters with NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) announced on Sunday that a G4 ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm arrived as the weekend drew to …

Hundreds of people, many of them international master’s students, gathered in downtown Vancouver on Saturday to protest a recent update to a program that offers a pathway to permanent residency. On Tuesday, the province announced updated guidelines for its provincial nominee program (PNP), which sees B.C. invite immigrants to fill …

For most of her career in Newfoundland,Lindsey Harrington did what she preached: she stayed on the island instead of finding work on the mainland. But life had other plans for her. When I was laid off, I felt forced to join the tradition of Newfoundlanders leaving the island for work. …

A Halifax senior says major issues selling her home of 50 years have become a cautionary tale for those in old duplexes around the city. Utility says property can’t be subdivided and sold without meeting plumbing standards. A Halifax senior says major roadblocks stalling the sale of the home she’s …

Former Conservative cabinet minister and MP for Labrador Peter Penashue was arrested Saturday after a long-simmering dispute Penashue claims is fuelled by illicit drug dealing and police inaction. Penashue says he smashed the windows out of a vehicle parked outside a Sheshatshiu home, in part, because of a dispute over …

A female killer whale that beached in northern Vancouver Island died on Saturday despite efforts by the community to push the mammal back into the water. Video of the incident, which occurred near the village of Zeballos on the island’s northwest coast, shows dozens of people trying to save the …

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney — a man whose efforts to reshape Canada earned both praise and controversy — will be laid to rest with a state funeral in Montreal today. State funeral begins at 11 a.m. ET at the Notre-Dame Basilica. CBC News Special: State funeral for Brian Mulroney …