Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for donating a surface-to-air missile system to the country that one former military general describes as a “life or death” capability amid continued assaults. The announcement that Canada will purchase a U.S.-manufactured National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for Ukraine came in a readout
Montreal police are investigating a hit and run downtown after a man was seriously injured while crossing Berri Street. The collision occurred at around 6 p.m. at the intersection with de Maisonneuve Boulevard, according to police. The driver was headed north on Berri. The pedestrian did not have the priority, police say, but the driver …
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The husband of a Nova Scotia woman who died after a seven-hour wait at the emergency department in Cumberland County said he felt they were “neglected” until “it was just too late.” Allison Holthoff, 37, of Tidnish, N.S., was a beloved mother of three, avid community volunteer, animal lover and deputy chief of the local
The federal agency charged with spearheading Canada’s response to COVID-19 approved a $120,000 initiative to purchase specially designed coins for its employees as an “everlasting expression of gratitude” for their work during the pandemic. The coins were to be distributed to all employees of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) as a token of thanks
Canada has finalized a long-awaited deal to replace its aging fleet of CF-18 fighter jets with 88 of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighters set to begin arriving in the coming years, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday. While the project budget is $19 billion, officials said in a technical briefing Monday morning that the cost
Whether it was heating your home or filling up your vehicle, Canadians saw gas and oil prices soar to record highs last year. 2023 will not be much different, say experts. According to a new Deloitte report that forecasts oil and gas prices, Edmonton City Gate, a benchmark crude oil in Canada, is expected to
Canadian LGBTQ2 community members and advocates say the past year has been difficult and scary amid a notable rise in hate crimes, threats and protests against drag queens and transgender people in particular. The solution, they say, is education and support from allies to counter homophobia and anti-trans hate — particularly baseless accusations of pedophilia
Brent Worrall found a community in his fellow trauma survivors. The 56-year-old from Vernon, B.C., was paralyzed by a motorcycle accident lawyer in 2011, but by then his life had already been severely impacted by years of abuse, broken bones, and drug and gambling addictions. On Monday, Worrall was in Humboldt, Sask., after travelling nearly …
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Unrest, high levels of violence and volatile political atmosphere can make travelling to certain places dangerous. Recently, some Canadian tourists in Mexico‘s Sinaloa state were barricaded in their hotels for several days after the arrest of a major alleged drug cartel leader led to violence in the region. To avoid such situations, the Canadian government
Two airports in Mexico’s Sinaloa state reopened Friday after violence sparked by the arrest of an alleged cartel leader and drug trafficker this week grounded flights and stranded tourists, but Canadians are still being advised to avoid travel to the region if possible. The airports in Culiacan and Mazatlan restarted operations at 10 a.m. local