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RCMP move to end blockades against logging on Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. — The RCMP have begun enforcing a court injunction banning blockade camps set up to prevent logging in areas of southwestern Vancouver Island.
May 17, 2021 6:14 PM
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Saskatchewan Mountie accused in shooting death was off-duty but in uniform: police
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Police in Saskatchewan say they are still trying to determine why a veteran officer allegedly finished his shift last week and, still wearing his uniform, shot and killed a man. RCMP Cpl.
May 17, 2021 6:13 PM
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Vancouver police don't expect gang conflict to subside, say it might escalate
Vancouver police have taken the unusual step of naming six alleged gang members after a series of shootings in public places, saying investigators don't expect the conflict to subside. Chief Const.
May 17, 2021 6:02 PM
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Alberta and Manitoba intensive care units feeling strain of COVID-19 cases
Health officials in Alberta and Manitoba warned Monday that they were reaching new peaks for intensive care admissions, even as more stable case counts and expanded vaccine rollouts buoyed hopes in other provinces.
May 17, 2021 5:53 PM
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Alberta has record number of people in intensive care beds: health officials
EDMONTON — Staff in Alberta hospitals are treating more people in intensive care units than at any other time in the province's history, officials warn, adding that hospitalizations for COVID-19 are particularly high for people in rural areas. Dr.
May 17, 2021 5:46 PM
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 17, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:35 p.m. The Yukon government says more than 75 per cent of all eligible adults have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
May 17, 2021 5:06 PM
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Data shows recent sexual assault conviction of N.L. police officer not the norm
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — On Monday afternoon, 11 billboards lit up across St. John's with messages supporting the woman who was raped by a local police officer in connection with a gruelling case that shook the city for years.
May 17, 2021 4:33 PM
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Quebec City tunnel beneath St. Lawrence River to cost $7B, take 10 years to build
QUEBEC — A tunnel to be built under the St. Lawrence River connecting Quebec City and Lévis, Que., will cost $7 billion, take 10 years to complete and will transform the capital, Premier François Legault said Monday.
May 17, 2021 4:23 PM
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'I prefer people be honest': Quebec coroner urges witnesses at Echaquan inquest
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner inquiring into the death of an Indigenous woman who filmed herself being humiliated by hospital staff implored health-care workers on Monday to be honest in their testimony.
May 17, 2021 4:01 PM
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Spy watchdog calls for changes to ensure information-sharing does not lead to torture
OTTAWA — A review by the national spy watchdog has found inconsistencies when it comes to federal efforts to ensure information-sharing with foreign agencies does not result in torture.
May 17, 2021 3:35 PM
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