Calgary mass killer feels the pain of relatives of victims; vows to not relapse

CALGARY — A Calgary man who killed five people with a knife is blaming the crimes on his mental illness and is trying to reassure the...

Liberal cabinet praises Mulroney, back on Parliament Hill as NAFTA broker

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Trudeau and his cabinet praised former prime minister Brian Mulroney for giving them useful advice during a closed-door meeting Thursday on the...

Big deficit, mounting debt but no tax hikes in Newfoundland and Labrador budget

JOHN’S, N.L. — Taxpayers who helped pull Newfoundland and Labrador from a fiscal cliff got a slight break in the latest provincial budget, but debt will...

Halifax man charged in human trafficking case involving 14 year old girl

HALIFAX — A 44-year-old Halifax man is facing charges of human trafficking, sexual assault and child pornography in a case involving three girls ranging in age...

U.S. strikes Assad targets; Canada mum on abrupt Syria shift

NEW YORK — A ghastly chemical attack pushed the Syrian civil war toward a dramatic turning point, with the new U.S. administration launching a missile strike...

Elderly woman dies after Air Canada flight’s emergency landing in Calgary

CALGARY — A 78-year-old woman who went into medical distress on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Vancouver this week has died, despite a heroic...

U.S. Homeland Security head expressed little concern about border with Canada

WASHINGTON — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly offered more soothing words Wednesday for Canadians concerned about border security when he appeared before a Senate committee...

Report aimed at enhancing civilian oversight of Ontario police expected today

TORONTO — A major report on how Ontario’s police should be policed is expected to be released today. The 263-page report by the Independent Police Oversight...

All three dead identified in fatal shooting north of Winnipeg

SELKIRK, Man.—A third victim has been identified in a triple shooting that shocked a small Manitoba community earlier this week. Friends identified Bill Wozney as one...

Canada Day 2018 shouldn’t be about legalizing marijuana: Bill Blair