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Mounties, farmers pitched in to round up over 200 loose Alberta cattle
PICTURE BUTTE, Alta. – Mounties and farmers pitched in to round up over 200 cattle that apparently broke through a fence and roamed loose near a southern Alberta town on Sunday.
Transplant gives new face, scalp to burned volunteer firefighter, will restore normal vision
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday.
Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks
French President Francois Hollande said Monday the attacks in Paris targeted “youth in all its diversity,” killing at least 129. Here are some of their stories:
Man arrested on Parliament Hill, charged for carrying weapon, appears in court
OTTAWA – A Toronto man arrested for allegedly carrying a hidden weapon at the entrance to the Centre Block of Parliament was remanded in custody Wednesday.
Alberta to implement carbon tax in climate change policy
"CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL, IT IS CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY"
Human-rights complaint to be launched against the University of British Columbia
VANCOUVER – A former University of British Columbia graduate student plans to go the province's human rights tribunal over what she calls the school's broken and dysfunctional system for reporting and processing cases of sexual assault and harassment.
Canada opens refugee processing centre in Jordan, aims to see 500 people a day
AMMAN, Jordan – A trickle of Syrian refugees seeking to leave Jordan flowed into Canada's processing centre in Amman on Sunday, the first day of operations at what will eventually become the hub of much of the Syrian refugee resettlement program.
Liberals announce advisory board to quickly choose new independent senators
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government unveiled Thursday its plan for transforming the Senate into an independent, non-partisan chamber —the first major reform to the scandal-plagued upper house in 50 years and arguably the biggest change since its inception in 1867.
Guy Turcotte found guilty of second-degree murder in deaths of his kids
SAINT-JEROME, Que. – Guy Turcotte was found guilty on Sunday of second-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his two young children more than six years ago.
Parliament’s opening debate sees sparks fly between Liberals, Conservatives
OTTAWA – The promised new era of civility in Parliament is sounding a lot like a rehash of the federal election campaign.
Trump denies plans to visit majority-Muslim kingdom of Jordan, after anti-Muslim remarks
WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday denied an Associated Press report that he planned to visit the majority-Muslim kingdom of Jordan at the end of December.
Radio stations hungry for new Christmas songs but find few enduring hits
TORONTO – The sounds of the holiday season are pretty much the same from year to year: "Feliz Navidad," "Baby, It's Cold Outside" and "White Christmas" on constant rotation in supermarkets, department stores and coffee shops.
Feds defend request for right-to-die time extension, call opponents naive
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is telling the Supreme Court of Canada that those pushing for speedy implementation of right-to-die policies are naive about the legislative process.
Progress of RCMP puppies to be documented on Twitter and Facebook
HALIFAX – The RCMP have launched a cuteness offensive in Nova Scotia.
Two-time NHL scoring champion Moore was a force on star-studded Canadiens
MONTREAL – Dickie Moore was a gritty goal-scorer and playmaker on the Montreal Canadiens dynasty of the 1950s, even if he wasn't quite as famous as some of his legendary teammates.