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Terrorism in Canada: A timeline of plots, attacks, and allegations
Four members of a Muslim family are dead and one child is in hospital after a hit-and-run in London, Ont. Sunday, in what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an act of terrorism. Police said 20-year-...
Jun 08, 2021

Exploding device at gender reveal party leads to wildfire in northern Alberta
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A $600 fine has been issued after a gender reveal party led to a wildfire in Alberta. Travis Fairweather, a wildfire information officer, says the party was taking place about 1...
Jun 08, 2021

Benfeito gets new Olympic medals to replace three lost in condominium fire
MONTREAL - Quebec diver Meaghan Benfeito lost everything in a fire earlier this year, but recovered some prized possessions on Tuesday as she gets ready to compete in the Tokyo Summer Games next month...
Jun 08, 2021

Trudeau says COVID mask-wearing may change Quebecers' opinions on religious symbols
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the habit of wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic might be changing Quebecers' views on the province's religious symbols ban. He was asked about Queb...
Jun 08, 2021
CFJC Midday - Must have tips when moving with kids! Realtor Tracy Moffett breaks down ways to help kids ease into an upcoming move
Tracy Moffett with Tracy Moffett & Associates/Royal LePage discusses the most important tips to ensuring a smooth move with kids.
Jun 08, 2021

Manitoba junior men's hockey team changes Indigenous name to Titans
NEEPAWA, MANITOBA - A junior men's hockey team in Manitoba is the latest to change its name following a push against the use of Indigenous names and caricatures as mascots. The team in Neepawa, a town...
Jun 08, 2021

Pandemics, climate change among new threats that demand security rethink: adviser
OTTAWA - The prime minister's intelligence adviser is calling for a expanded definition of national security in an era of global pandemics, climate change and cyberthreats. In a speech sponsored by th...
Jun 08, 2021

B.C. moves toward inclusive universal child care
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced new legislation aimed at advancing universal child care and increasing wage stability for early childhood educators (ECEs).The introduction of the ea...
Jun 08, 2021

Muslim group wants direct action, more data on hate crimes to understand spike
A council member of the Muslim Association of Canada says thoughts and prayers are not enough. Rania Lawendy says government leaders need to take direct action instead of simply expressing condolences...
Jun 08, 2021

Kemper apologizes for role with group that had racist past
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Actress Ellie Kemper has apologized for participating in a debutante ball hosted by a St. Louis organization that she now says had "an unquestionably racist, sexist and elitist past."...
Jun 08, 2021

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