NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 12-2023

A cargo vessel carrying lithium-ion batteries has been ordered to continue to Alaska after a fire was reported in its cargo hold.

BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A sweeping purge of Chinese generals has weakened the People's Liberation Army, exposing deep-rooted corruption that could take more time to fix and slow Chinese leader Xi Jinping's military modernization drive amid geopolitica

Cleanup of the first of eight high-risk encampments began Friday morning.

Former employees of the party entertainer company say they are victims of stolen wages and misclassification. The federal lawsuit details claims of QAnon conspiracy theorist bosses and retaliation for discussing allegedly illegal practices with colleagues

Fifteen people are out of their homes after the foundation of small apartment building collapsed late Wednesday night in St. Thomas, Ont.

Ten people were rescued Thursday after a small plane crashed in a remote area of the Northwest Territories and they were stranded overnight.

The Federation autonome de l'enseignement (FAE) has reached a tentative deal with the Quebec government over collective agreements.

Provincial police have charged a Moroccan man after a series of bomb threats were made across the province and linked to similar incidents in Europe.

Canada's government is willing to sign off on multimillion-dollar settlement packages for Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig to compensate them for the near three years they were incarcerated in Chinese prisons, according to a new report.

A missing family of three were found in Lac Ste. Anne County, 90 kilometres north west of Edmonton, who were reported to be missing have been found dead. Parkland RCMP responded to the report that the Pelsma family was over due to attend a function and ha

Quebec provincial police are again pausing a search for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river north of Quebec City after today's efforts failed to locate her.

In an improbable confluence of geopolitical strife, childhood wonder and salty air, a Ukrainian watchmaker has repaired a 118-year-old town clock in eastern Newfoundland that hadn't told time in decades.

Researchers suspect euphoria and intimacy of season may be behind spike in cases

Miller said the government will start accepting applications for people with extended family connections to Canada, including parents, grandparents, siblings and grandchildren.

Before you go to the ER, call your pharmacist or 811, Quebec says.

Canada's annual inflation rate was unchanged last month, holding steady at 3.1 per cent as progress on tamping down price growth stalled.

Police will be able to hold undocumented border crossers - an area until now enforced by federal officials.

A team of international observers on Monday (18 December) slammed Serbian elections over a string of "irregularities", including "vote buying" and "ballot box stuffing", after the opposition accused the ruling party of committing voter fraud.

While Monday’s eruption was not unexpected, it was larger than volcanologists had been predicting and took place not far from an evacuated town and a power plant.

Jonathan Majors was convicted Monday of assaulting his former girlfriend after a two-week trial that the actor hoped would salvage his damaged reputation and restore his status as an emerging Hollywood star.

Announcing the change, the Vatican emphasised that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.

Attacks on ships around the narrow mouth of the Red Sea are increasing as Yemen's Houthi militia group makes good on its warning to disrupt global trade. Diplomatic and military experts say there may be little anyone can do about it.

Police have charged the estranged husband of a woman from Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula with first-degree murder in a case that stretches back seven years.

An 11-year-old boy has died days after being hit by a puck in the throat during a minor hockey league practice session on Tuesday in Saint-Eustache, northwest of Montreal.

A federal judge has dismissed a bid to avoid deportation by the semi-truck driver responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy in 2018.

US prosecutors say the pair sold birds that they shot on a reservation in Montana.

A Calgary man faces manslaughter charges after a man died following a road rage incident in northeast Calgary Tuesday afternoon.

After negotiators worked through the night, a new deal has been reached at COP28 which could sign the world's desire to move away from fossil fuels over the next few decades in an effort to address climate change.

The new federal dental insurance plan will be phased in gradually throughout 2024, with the first claims likely to be processed in May, government officials said ahead of a formal announcement scheduled for Monday morning.

A tomato lost for eight months on the orbiting lab has been located, absolving astronaut Frank Rubio of playful allegations that he ate it.

Countries clashed on Saturday over a possible agreement to phase-out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai, jeopardising attempts to deliver a first-ever commitment to eventually end the use of oil and gas in 30 years of global warming talks.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that the Northwest Territories education minister erred in refusing to allow students from five families to attend a French-language school.

Global News has obtained an extortion letter purportedly from an "Indian gang" as police in the region investigate threats targeting business owners.

Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the U.S. president's son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday his MPs are prepared to make "thousands of amendments" to legislation to keep Parliament sitting over Christmas if the Liberal government doesn't scrap its carbon tax.

An investigation is underway after two people died while waiting in the emergency room at Anna-Laberge Hospital.

An inmate housed directly across from Soleiman Faqiri the day he died said guards started beating Faqiri "as hard as they could" as soon as they were out of view of the hallway camera.

The father of a woman who was fatally shot in October by her former partner is urging senators to pass a federal gun-control bill without delay.

Prince Harry has been subjected to unlawful, unfair and unjustifiable treatment by the British government over the decision to take away his police protection when he is in Britain, his lawyer told London's High Court on Tuesday.

The province's River Forecast Centre issued flood watches for rivers and streams in Metro Vancouver, the South Coast and the Lower Fraser regions, while Vancouver Island and the Nicola and Similkameen regions are under high streamflow advisories.

CBC Toronto observed the personal information of three dozen people visible on shipping labels on display at a Toronto liquidation retailer that sells returned and overstocked items from Amazon and other online retailers. Now those customers are at risk o

These migrant workers moved to Baie-Saint-Paul, Que., with the dream of working in Canada. But when they lost their jobs, their closed work permits made them rely on a food bank.

Critics say Saskatchewan and Canada should ban fur farming for public health reasons and to prevent cruelty, but a pro-fur advocate says the industry is a proud Canadian tradition and an important part of the country's economy.

The marsupial that was missing east of Toronto since last week was found and captured early Monday and is set to go to the Oshawa Zoo for a health check up, police in Durham Region said.

Chow was one of nine people arrested in 2020 under the new national security law and says her mental health has suffered

Sian and Jeffrey Edwards had always assumed the 64lb projectile in their garden was a "dummy".

The British military earlier said there had been a suspected drone attack and explosions in the Red Sea, without elaborating.

Ukrainian officials on Sunday launched an investigation into allegations that Russian forces killed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers -- a war crime if confirmed -- after grainy footage on social media appeared to show two uniformed men being shot at close

Venezuela is holding a referendum on Sunday that could pave the way for it attempt to annex land in Guyana, which since 2015 has discovered significant offshore oil and gas reserves. The United States and Brazil are among the countries watching the Venezu

Defence Minister Bill Blair says a sense of urgency is behind the decision to sole-source a more than $10-billion deal to buy a fleet of new military surveillance planes.

A Saskatchewan woman who's been waiting months for breast biopsy says the province's decision to look to Alberta for help with breast cancer diagnostic procedures is a step in the right direction.

Canada’s health minister says he’ll act quickly to shut down a “loophole” after Health Canada approved the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches with no restrictions on how the product is advertised or sold.

While the thought of staying in a hotel for a month might sound like an expensive proposition, it may actually be cheaper than paying rent in Toronto.

Conservative MP Rachael Thomas has apologized after drawing criticism from other members of Parliament for asking Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge to answer questions in English at a committee meeting.