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Witness heard sputtering from Ontario family's plane before Nashville crash: report

Witness heard sputtering from Ontario family's plane before Nashville crash: report

A preliminary report from U.S.
Brian Mulroney's casket arrives at Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica for state funeral

Brian Mulroney's casket arrives at Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica for state funeral

MONTREAL — An RCMP honour guard carried the flag-draped casket of Canada's 18th prime minister into Notre-Dame Basilica on Saturday as the state funeral for Brian Mulroney got underway in Montreal.
Kate's diagnosis could prompt others to get tested, seek treatment: cancer society

Kate's diagnosis could prompt others to get tested, seek treatment: cancer society

TORONTO — The sharing of a cancer diagnosis from Catherine, the Princess of Wales, could be positive for those going through their own cancer journey or people who need to be more aware of the disease, says an executive with the Canadian Cancer Socie
COVID vaccines don't cause cancer. But false claims persist in sea of misinformation

COVID vaccines don't cause cancer. But false claims persist in sea of misinformation

Anyone who spends even a moderate amount of time online has likely come across social media posts falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to human health.
Brian Mulroney's state funeral: A closer look at the former prime minister's legacy

Brian Mulroney's state funeral: A closer look at the former prime minister's legacy

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was re-elected in 1988.
Borrow a bee colony? West Vancouver library loans out pollinators

Borrow a bee colony? West Vancouver library loans out pollinators

VANCOUVER — Patrons at the West Vancouver Memorial Library are abuzz over a loan program of mason bees that come with their own "bungalow.
Two men have been arrested and charged in the shooting that left one person dead

Two men have been arrested and charged in the shooting that left one person dead

The Alberta RCMP's Major Crime Unit is investigating a shooting that left one person dead at an apartment building in Red Deer.
'We have to try': Ottawa, Manitoba commit $40M to search landfill for slain women

'We have to try': Ottawa, Manitoba commit $40M to search landfill for slain women

WINNIPEG — Families of two slain First Nations women received word Friday that the federal and Manitoba governments are putting up $20 million each to help search a landfill for the women's remains.
'Speedy recovery': Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales

'Speedy recovery': Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales

Canadians are wishing the Princess of Wales a speedy recovery after she announced she has cancer.
Maritime body approves new environmental protections for shipping in Canadian Arctic

Maritime body approves new environmental protections for shipping in Canadian Arctic

The international body that regulates shipping has approved new environmental protections for the Canadian Arctic expected to reduce emissions that hasten the melting of Arctic sea ice.