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IDF fires warning shots as diplomatic tour visits West Bank
OTTAWA - The Israel Defense Forces says it "regrets the inconvenience caused" by warning shots it fired as diplomats toured the West Bank city of Jenin. International media reports say that a Canadian...
May 21, 2025

RCMP visits B.C. ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests
RCMP liaison officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests at the property where protesters are trying to prevent a cull of about 400 birds ordered by the Cana...
May 21, 2025

Nipawin Oasis Centre proposes temporary shelter expansion for cold months
The Nipawin Oasis Centre is hoping to expand their winter shelter capabilities. They have reached out to the Town of Nipawin asking to bring in a seasonal shelter, with "two insulated camp-style trail...
May 21, 2025

Prince Albert RCMP investigating over $5 million in northern fraud cases
It took scammers four months to defraud multiple northern Saskatchewan residents of more than $5 million which has led the RCMP to issue a warning to the public. An officer with the RCMP's GIS section...
May 21, 2025

Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Pentagon spokesman Sean Pa...
May 21, 2025

Major landslide sweeps away home and road northeast of Montreal
SAINTE-MONIQUE - A major landslide has swept away a home and a road northeast of Montreal. Sylvain Gallant, regional civil security director, told reporters in Ste-Monique, Que., that the home was emp...
May 21, 2025

Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African president over killing of white farmers
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing his country of failing to address the killing of white farmers. "Peopl...
May 21, 2025

Andreescu among the Canadian casualties in French Open qualifying
PARIS - Bianca Andreescu's comeback hit a snag Wednesday when she was bounced from the second round of the French Open qualifying tournament. The 17th seed from Mississauga, Ont., had match point agai...
May 21, 2025

Canada Post to make new offers ahead of strike deadline, union says
As the clock ticks down to a possible postal strike, the union representing Canadian postal workers says Canada Post is issuing a new set of offers today.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its ...
May 21, 2025

Oman says the fifth round of indirect US-Iran talks will be Friday in Rome
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Oman's foreign minister says the fifth round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States will be held Friday in Rome. Neither Tehran nor Washington has confirmed the meeti...
May 21, 2025