Chatham-Kent—Leamington Liberal candidate withdraws, accuses NDP of 'personal attacks'

Chatham-Kent—Leamington Liberal candidate Audrey Festeryga has withdrawn from the provincial election after the NDP raised concerns about her nomination.

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Alberta towers above other provinces in the number of long-term unemployed

Doug Charters, who was out of work two years before he found work as a film audio technician and stagehand, said it was almost like drowning. "You get back to the beach … and you realize, oh, well, that was close." He's far from the only Albertan to go through it: one in three unemployed Albertans have been out of work for six months or more, by far...

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Lockdown lifted at Toronto schools, suspect located after reports of person with rifle

Several Toronto schools are out of lockdown, two hours after reports of a man with a rifle walking near Maberley Crescent and Oxhorn Road in Port Union.

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Calgary terrorist who fought as ISIS sniper in Syria sentenced to 12 years in prison

A Calgary man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for terrorism offences, including kidnapping, committed during a year-long stint fighting as a trained sniper with ISIS in Syria.

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Quebec to start vaccinating against monkeypox as cases climb to 25

The smallpox vaccine — which hasn’t been routinely offered in Canada for decades — will be offered to those at high risk of contracting the disease, such as those who have been in contact with confirmed cases.

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Canada Soccer cancels controversial game against Iran that was set for next month

Canada Soccer says it has cancelled a controversial exhibition game against Iran set for next month in Vancouver.

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Shirley Soosay's remains being returned to Samson Cree Nation, decades after her murder

Shirley Soosay's homecoming marks the end of Violet Soosay's lifelong search for her long-lost aunt. Shirley Soosay was murdered in 1980 and identified by DNA testing nearly 40 years later.

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Bed bugs and cockroaches: International students in Sudbury, Ont., decry landlord for 14-bed home conversion

A group of international students living in a rental house in Greater Sudbury believe their landlord took advantage of them. The three-bedroom house has been converted into a rooming house with beds for 14, and the space has many health and safety concerns, including cockroaches and bed bugs and rats.

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Neurodiversity social club helps autistic youth make friends

A program for Saint John youth whose brains work a little differently than most of their peers' is trying to grow to keep up with demand. 

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Nova Scotia weightlifters capture 14 medals at Canadian powerlifting championships

The Nova Scotia team had great success, bringing home seven gold medals, four silver and three bronze.

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