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Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who drowned his two children in October 2022 in their family home near Montreal told a jury on Wednesday he doesn't have any memories from the day they died. Kamaljit Arora was...
Feb 18, 2026
B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing
VICTORIA - British Columbia's budget is hurting the young, the old and cancer patients alike as government construction undergoes what the government says is a "re-pacing" to address fiscal pressures....
Feb 17, 2026
Canada should work to recruit bilingual health workers, Senate report says
OTTAWA - Many Canadians face barriers to accessing health care in their own language and the federal government should prioritize fast-tracking immigration and credential recognition for bilingual and...
Feb 17, 2026
A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit
VICTORIA - No wonder British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey thought she was going to be "the least popular person in the province." She tabled a budget Tuesday that boosts taxes, delays proje...
Feb 17, 2026
Better call DAVID? AI chatbot gives legal advice in Alberta personal injury cases
EDMONTON - DAVID, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, answers a call before the first phone ring even finishes. "Hi," it says. "Did you reach out looking to speak with someone about an injur...
Feb 17, 2026
Nearly 500 robot-assisted surgeries performed in Saskatchewan over the past year
Robots are having a big impact on surgeries in Saskatchewan. A fourth robot-assisted surgical system is up and running at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital. Two other surgical robotic systems are ...
Feb 16, 2026 Over the past year, the ministry said 496 robot-assisted surgical procedures have been performed in Saskatchewan, with 438 taking place in Saskatoon and 58 in Regina. That number stands to grow, with a fourth robotic surgical system now up and running in the province. (650 CKOM file photo)
Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated
OTTAWA - There was no connection between a national security incident at the country's emergency stockpile warehouse in 2024 and an error that caused the loss of $20-million of medication, according t...
Feb 16, 2026
Here's what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation
TUMBLER RIDGE - The investigation into last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes. While police say the ...
Feb 16, 2026
Foreign aid groups urge Canada to maintain funding for abortion, LGBTQ+ advocacy
OTTAWA - Feminist and development groups are urging Canada not to turn its back on funding reproductive health and gender initiatives, as Canada focuses its foreign aid cuts on global health programmi...
Feb 16, 2026
One year on, fiery crash at Toronto's Pearson airport still haunts passengers
TORONTO - As his plane descended in Toronto, John Nelson looked out the window to get a view of the city and felt the aircraft was coming down at an abnormally high speed. Moments later, the plane hit...
Feb 16, 2026 A Delta Air Lines plane lies upside down at Toronto Pearson Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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