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Parole board warned employees about threats following Saskatchewan stabbings: emails

Parole board warned employees about threats following Saskatchewan stabbings: emails

Parole Board of Canada employees were fearful of threats after it was revealed a mass killer in Saskatchewan was on statutory release at the time of last year's rampage, emails show.
Prioritize disadvantaged people for primary care and screening access, report says

Prioritize disadvantaged people for primary care and screening access, report says

TORONTO — A group of Canadian doctors, nurses and other health-care providers has issued recommendations on how to make health care more equitable for disadvantaged people.
Jewish group demands apology after MPs honoured man who fought for Nazis

Jewish group demands apology after MPs honoured man who fought for Nazis

OTTAWA — Several Jewish advocacy organizations condemned members of Parliament on Sunday for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.
Canucks will be comfortable family not a dictatorship, says new captain Quinn Hughes

Canucks will be comfortable family not a dictatorship, says new captain Quinn Hughes

Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes says he sees himself as the type of leader who wants to build a family atmosphere on the team where everybody feels welcome.
Quebec public security probes domestic violence bracelet failure near Montreal

Quebec public security probes domestic violence bracelet failure near Montreal

MONTREAL — Quebec's Public Security Department will probe why a tracking bracelet system deployed in the province to prevent domestic violence suspects from approaching complainants did not work earlier this month in a town south of Montreal.
One dead, two injured after building collapses in north-end Montreal

One dead, two injured after building collapses in north-end Montreal

Authorities say the concrete slab of the ground floor of the building collapsed just before 4 p.m. in a section where work was possibly underway.
Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth on Sunday

Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth on Sunday

MONTREAL — Seven years after it blasted into space to snag a sample of an asteroid, a spacecraft delivered its rare cargo on Sunday — and Canada is getting a piece of the interstellar bounty.
Wildfires: Town of Clova busy as ever after Quebec premier said it was burning down

Wildfires: Town of Clova busy as ever after Quebec premier said it was burning down

MONTREAL — Dominic Vincent’s inn and restaurant in Clova, Que., is fully booked these days, only months after Premier François Legault announced the town of 36 residents would burn to the ground during the unprecedented summer wildfire season.
A year after Fiona, a traumatized Newfoundland town backs away from the sea

A year after Fiona, a traumatized Newfoundland town backs away from the sea

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — One year after a wave driven by post-tropical storm Fiona slammed into the back of her house and twisted it like a corkscrew, Lori Dicks now lives up on a hill, far from the water.
Sikh groups ask Canadian political parties to present 'united front' against India

Sikh groups ask Canadian political parties to present 'united front' against India

Two groups in the Canadian Sikh diaspora are calling for Canada's political parties to "present a united front" on India after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a "potential link" between the shooting death of a local leader and the Indian gove