Driver charged in Ontario crash that left mother, 3 children dead
A 20-year-old driver has been charged in connection with a horrific crash that killed a mother and her three young daughters in Brampton, Ont. last week. Karolina Ciasullo, [...]
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Kenya wins UN Security Council seat
Kenya on Thursday evening won the Africa seat at the UN Security Council after garnering 129 votes against Djibouti’s 62 votes in the second round of voting. Some 191 [...]
Canada loses bid for seat on UN Security Council
Despite an intense and costly diplomatic push, Canada has lost its bid for a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council. Canada lost out to Ireland and Norway in a [...]
Retailers closing hundreds of Canadian locations in 2020
The Canadian retail sector was already in trouble before COVID-19, but the pandemic has left it on even shakier ground. The combination of forced closures, decreased consumer [...]
All four former officers involved in George Floyd’s killing now face charges
The former Minneapolis Police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck was charged with second-degree murder and the three other officers on scene during [...]
Military reports horrific conditions, abuse in Ontario nursing homes
A military report released Tuesday shed light on the “gut-wrenching” conditions of five long-term care homes in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Canadian [...]
COVID-19 wage-subsidy program to be extended beyond June, says Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government’s Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy will be extended beyond June, with more details to come next week. He [...]
Ceremony today for military members killed in helicopter crash
The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a [...]
Canada mass shooting leaves 16 dead in Nova Scotia
A man disguised as a police officer went on a shooting rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Sunday, killing 16 people, in the worst such attack in the country [...]
13 Canadian charity workers detained in Ethiopia
A group of 13 Canadians working with an Alberta-based charity group have been detained in Ethiopia amid allegations that the group was practising medicine without permission, [...]