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Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training
YASENYTSIA-ZAMKOVA, Ukraine — Olena Boiko recalls being in a state of shock when nurses began to wheel her on a gurney toward the basement bomb shelter while she was in labour to give birth to her first child.
Feb 20, 2023 2:50 PM
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Government communication on COVID-19 contributed to 'Freedom Convoy' origin: report
OTTAWA — Justice Paul Rouleau says the Canada Border Services Agency made a bad situation worse when it mishandled the announcement of a vaccine mandate for truckers early last year, amid rampant anger and false information around the pandemic.
Feb 20, 2023 2:25 PM
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Quebec town votes no to Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project as expropriations loom
MONTREAL — The proposed rail bypass around the Quebec town where a freight train derailment killed 47 people nearly 10 years ago hit another snag this week when residents of a neighbouring town voted overwhelmingly against the project.
Feb 20, 2023 2:21 PM
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Researchers hope wrongfully convicted database will lead to reforms, more releases
OTTAWA — Students and staff at the University of Toronto law school are launching a new database this week documenting dozens of cases of wrongful convictions in Canada hoping to draw more attention to the problem.
Feb 20, 2023 2:07 PM
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Jann Arden petitions Ottawa to ban live horse exports for slaughter
OTTAWA — More than 36,000 people have signed a petition calling on the federal Liberals to live up to their election promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter.
Feb 20, 2023 11:31 AM
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'Helped me rejuvenate my soul:' Inmates in Yellowknife learn trapping, outdoor skills
YELLOWKNIFE — Inmates at the Yellowknife jail concentrate as they skin several squirrels, deftly moving their knives to remove the small animals' soft fur, then scraping the remaining flesh and fat away.
Feb 20, 2023 2:00 AM
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What's closed as eight provinces celebrate regional holidays today
Eight of Canada's 13 provinces and territories are celebrating a regional holiday today. It's Family Day in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, while Manitoba is celebrating Louis Riel Day.
Feb 20, 2023 2:00 AM
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Funding woes inspire $25,000 pitching competition for Black entrepreneurs
VANCOUVER, Wash. — After immigrating to Canada from Kenya with dreams of starting her own business, entrepreneur Jackee Kasandy soon concluded that Canadian banks weren't keen on opening their vaults to folks like her.
Feb 20, 2023 2:00 AM
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Montreal police investigating after woman found dead, attack in nearby apartment
Montreal police say a woman is dead and a man was seriously injured in a stabbing in the city's Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough. Police say they received a 911 call for an armed assault inside an apartment building around 1:30 p.m.
Feb 19, 2023 3:04 PM
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Jury finds Quebec man guilty in abduction, extortion of N.Y. couple in September 2020
MONTREAL — A Quebec man was found guilty of multiple charges on Sunday for his role in the abduction of a couple in their 70s from Upstate New York in September 2020.
Feb 19, 2023 2:15 PM
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