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Thousands remain in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power

Thousands remain in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power

Thousands of Canadians who have been without power since last week's fierce winter storms spent Boxing day in the cold and dark while strong winds and high tides on the West Coast prompted a flood warning.
Interior Health says remaining patients from deadly B.C. bus crash expected to live

Interior Health says remaining patients from deadly B.C. bus crash expected to live

All of the remaining patients in hospital from a deadly Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia are expected to survive, according to an Interior Health official.
Passenger advocate urges stranded Sunwing passengers in Mexico to take legal action

Passenger advocate urges stranded Sunwing passengers in Mexico to take legal action

As hundreds of Canadians scramble to get home after their Sunwing flights from Mexico were cancelled last week, a passengers' rights advocate says stranded travellers should consider legal action if they aren't compensated by the airline.
Military can't—or won't— reveal outcomes of criminal sexual cases passed to civilians

Military can't—or won't— reveal outcomes of criminal sexual cases passed to civilians

OTTAWA — Military police don't know — or won't say — how many of the dozens of cases involving criminal sexual behaviour referred to civilian counterparts over the past year have resulted in charges.
With trust collapsing in the RCMP, some call for 'broken force' to be rebuilt

With trust collapsing in the RCMP, some call for 'broken force' to be rebuilt

Harry Bond is blunt in his assessment of the RCMP's role on the night his mother and father died in the Nova Scotia mass shooting — and of the force's potential to reform in the future.
Four killed in bus rollover on icy B.C. Interior highway, dozens injured

Four killed in bus rollover on icy B.C. Interior highway, dozens injured

52 patients transported to hospitals after bus flipped on icy Highway 97C Okanagan Connector east of Merritt; four people have died
Power outages have thousands shivering on Christmas Day as stormy conditions persist

Power outages have thousands shivering on Christmas Day as stormy conditions persist

Thousands of Canadians woke up in the dark on Christmas Day as power outages caused by ferocious winter conditions persisted across Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswickand threw holiday travel into chaos.
'Hundreds' of Canadians stranded for days in Mexico after Sunwing cancellations

'Hundreds' of Canadians stranded for days in Mexico after Sunwing cancellations

Hundreds of Canadians are stranded in Cancún, Mexico and don't know how they'll get home after their Sunwing flights were cancelled last week.
Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see 'invasive species'

Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see 'invasive species'

A commercial fisheries group is dismayed by the appearance of the dolphins. Ocean is "out of balance."
Canada urges Taliban to reverse decision on banning women from NGO work

Canada urges Taliban to reverse decision on banning women from NGO work

OTTAWA — Canada's international development minister is calling on the Taliban to reverse its decision to bar women from working at non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan.