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RCMP's inability to track officers during N.S. killings questioned at inquiry

RCMP's inability to track officers during N.S. killings questioned at inquiry

HALIFAX — Lawyers at the inquiry into the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history are asking why — in an era when teens use apps to locate each other — the RCMP lacked technology to track their officers on foot.
'The way democracy works:' Alberta town votes against ending century-old alcohol ban

'The way democracy works:' Alberta town votes against ending century-old alcohol ban

RAYMOND, ALBERTA — The council of a southern Alberta town that has been dry for more than a century has voted against a motion to allow restaurants to serve alcohol.
Quebec judge bans father from taking son to protests against COVID-19 health orders

Quebec judge bans father from taking son to protests against COVID-19 health orders

QUEBEC — A Quebec judge has ruled a mother can have her young son vaccinated against the novel coronavirus without the father's consent and ordered the father not to take the child to COVID-19 protests.
Climate change investments now reduce future costs, report finds

Climate change investments now reduce future costs, report finds

Spending money now to avoid the worst effects of climate change later will literally pay for itself, according to a new analysis.
March inflation, possible burials found at First Nation : In The News for April 20

March inflation, possible burials found at First Nation : In The News for April 20

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
B.C. poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu

B.C. poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu

VANCOUVER — Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C.
Unlike in the rest of Canada, free rapid COVID-19 tests not widely available in N.L.

Unlike in the rest of Canada, free rapid COVID-19 tests not widely available in N.L.

HALIFAX — Newfoundland and Labrador residents say they’re frustrated by the lack of free COVID-19 rapid tests when other provinces make them widely available at no cost. Heather Elliott, a retail worker from St.
B.C. conservation group moves thousands of salmon that will produce millions of eggs

B.C. conservation group moves thousands of salmon that will produce millions of eggs

Tim Kulchyski says salmon used to be so plentiful off Vancouver Island that they would shake his Cowichan ancestors’ dugout canoes as they collided in the waters of the Salish Sea. No longer.
One winning ticket sold in Ontario for Tuesday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

One winning ticket sold in Ontario for Tuesday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — Someone in Ontario is waking up $60 million richer. There was a single jackpot winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw.
Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry: federal lawyer defends role of Veterans Affairs

Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry: federal lawyer defends role of Veterans Affairs

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former Afghanistan war veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 heard Tuesday from a federal lawyer who defended the work of Veterans Affairs Canada.