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'Elbows will come up': Trudeau meets face to face with Kenney and Nenshi in Calgary

'Elbows will come up': Trudeau meets face to face with Kenney and Nenshi in Calgary

CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau literally rubbed elbows with Alberta's premier and Calgary's mayor Wednesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic before making a major transit announcement and downplaying some of the premier's conce
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Former Montrealer among deceased in Florida condo collapse; three Canadians missing

Former Montrealer among deceased in Florida condo collapse; three Canadians missing

MONTREAL — The first Canadian victim identified in the collapse of a South Florida condominium is a former Montrealer. Ingrid "Itty" Ainsworth, 66, died in the collapse in late June along with her husband Tzvi, 68.
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Canada will support Haitians through 'difficult months' after Moïse assassination: PM

Canada will support Haitians through 'difficult months' after Moïse assassination: PM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on Wednesday, saying Canada would stand by the country and its people in tough times ahead.
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Climate change made B.C., Alberta heat wave 150 times more likely, study concludes

Climate change made B.C., Alberta heat wave 150 times more likely, study concludes

A recent heat wave in Western Canada that blew past records and contributed to hundreds of deaths could not have happened without climate change, an international group of scientists has concluded.
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Half of COVID-19 patients report symptoms after 12 weeks, says new PHAC review

Half of COVID-19 patients report symptoms after 12 weeks, says new PHAC review

OTTAWA — A new review by the Public Health Agency of Canada says more than half of COVID-19 patients might suffer from post-COVID syndrome for more than three months after testing positive.
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Man who killed girl, 13, in B.C. school sentenced

Man who killed girl, 13, in B.C. school sentenced

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A man who fatally stabbed a teenage girl at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2016 will not be eligible to apply for parole for 16 years, after a judge ruled the impacts of his actions have been "powerful and far-reaching.
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More businesses want proof of vaccination: lawyer

More businesses want proof of vaccination: lawyer

A Toronto-based privacy lawyer says an increasing number of Canadian businesses are considering putting policies in place that would require customers to provide proof of COVID-19 jabs before receiving service.
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'Haiti has been hell lately': Quebec Haitian diaspora reacts to president's killing

'Haiti has been hell lately': Quebec Haitian diaspora reacts to president's killing

MONTREAL — Quebecers of Haitian descent reacted with shock and worry on Wednesday to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.
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Ottawa plans to teach non-racialized Canadians about systemic racism in new campaign

Ottawa plans to teach non-racialized Canadians about systemic racism in new campaign

OTTAWA — The federal government plans to launch a national ad campaign aimed at making more white Canadians knowledgeable about systemic racism.
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Hungry caterpillars stripping trees in Quebec, Ontario and on Montreal's Mount Royal

Hungry caterpillars stripping trees in Quebec, Ontario and on Montreal's Mount Royal

MONTREAL — Biologists are tracking a bumper crop of hungry caterpillars that are eating their way through some of Quebec and Ontario's best-known green spaces, raining down excrement on the forest floor and leaving bald, leafless trees in their wake.
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