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Like many 11-year-olds faced with a TV camera, Jordyn Machmer lets her dad do most of the talking.

The Liberal government has withdrawn a series of controversial amendments to pending firearms legislation, Bill C-21, that some firearms owners say would have unfairly targeted hunters and farmers.

À l’occasion du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs, les journalistes culturel.le.s de Métro vous proposent les activités qui les allument, qu’elles contribuent à une meilleure connaissance de l’apport historique des communautés noires ou qu’elles mettent de l’avant des artistes afrodescendant.e.s contemporain.e.s.  

Eleven dogs have been seized from a Sherwood Park home, and an Edmonton man is facing charges.

Officers were called to Rhema Gold Physiotherapy on Jan. 28 after the victim reported the assault to staff.

A 21-year-old Calgary woman is suing the Alberta government to maintain access to her prescription for a high-potency opioid, which she says has saved her from overdosing on street drugs.

Montreal businessman Robert G. Miller is stepping down as CEO of the company he founded, Future Electronics, in the wake of allegations he paid teens for sex. 

Les ventes de propriétés dans le Grand Toronto étaient en baisse de près de 45 % en janvier par rapport à la même période l'an dernier, selon la chambre immobilière locale, qui croit toutefois que le marché est en train de se stabiliser.

Pierre Fitzgibbon said the province has had preliminary talks with potential buyers in the pharmaceutical sector to keep Medicago's expertise and skilled workforce in Quebec.

With all of Prince Edward Island under an extreme cold warning, preparations are underway to keep residents, their pets and properties safe and warm.

Albertans who call 911 for help could be diverted to a registered nurse at 811 instead of being sent an ambulance, in an effort to speed up EMS response times.

The family of an Indigenous man who died after being arrested by RCMP nearly six years ago are welcoming criminal charges against five officers but say they can't understand why it took half a decade for the charges to be laid.

A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a speeding truck trailer near a tunnel in northwest Pakistan overnight killed at least 17 passengers.

L’entreprise biopharmaceutique Medicago, qui avait développé le vaccin Covifenz, rejeté par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), a annoncé jeudi qu'elle cessait ses activités après les nombreux obstacles auxquels s'est heurtée la commercialisation de son vaccin contre la COVID-19.

Medicago has shut down its COVID-19 vaccine project in Quebec after its sole shareholder decided to no longer invest in the company, the company announced Thursday.

Le Pentagone a indiqué jeudi suivre à la trace les mouvements d'un ballon-espion chinois volant à haute altitude au-dessus du territoire des États-Unis et de sites militaires sensibles, précisant qu'il ne représentait pas de menace directe.

Currently, the board said Vancouver has 150,000 existing job vacancies and has a projected 700,000 workers set to retire over the next ten years.

Une quarantaine de secondes se sont écoulées avant que l’officielle confirme la victoire de Priscilla Gagné dans un combat pour une médaille de bronze au Grand Prix de parajudo à Almada, au Portugal, mardi.

Le capitaine des Pats de Regina, Connor Bedard, et ses coéquipiers disputeront quatre matchs dans la province au cours des prochains jours.

A senior defense official said the U.S. has "very high confidence" the object was a Chinese high-altitude balloon and it was flying over sensitive sites to collect information.

Gilles Bouchard, qui a dirigé Rafael Harvey-Pinard durant deux ans chez les Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda, s’attend à ce que l’attaquant natif de Jonquière s’établisse dans la Ligue nationale de hockey et y soit encore dans quelques années.

BC Transit plans to move in a new direction when it comes to how riders pay fares. A new electronic fare system will be similar to what Metro Vancouver has been using.

While Canada's premiers have been insisting they need 35 per cent of their health-care funding costs covered by the federal government, British Columbia's premier is signalling he may be willing to move past that "red line" in next Tuesday's meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

A city staffer in Chestermere is now facing a formal charge of assault after police were made aware of an incident while she was working at city hall last month.

Udo Haan of Kitchener, Ont., has been found not criminally responsible in the death of his wife as a result of a 2018 home explosion, with the judge's decision noting the 62-year-old has a medical disorder. 

Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington say final sales numbers for January are pointing to a shift in the market that may indicate stability despite rising interest rates.

The team of 11- and 12-year-olds landed in Montreal before being bused to the provincial capital ahead of next week's Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament.

L’humoriste, auteur, animateur et scientifique Boucar Diouf présentera jeudi soir son cinquième spectacle solo en première médiatique au Théâtre L’Étoile, à Brossard. Dans cette nouvelle proposition, dont le titre est une contraction de « nono » et d'« homosapiens », il s’intéresse à la fine ligne entre le génie et la bêtise humaine. 

Un organisme de protection des animaux de Thunder Bay a attrapé un jeune orignal qui se tenait près de l’intersection des chemins Government et Townline, dans un secteur rural de la ville, pour le transporter vers une ferme des environs.

Former longtime Mississauga, Ont., mayor Hazel McCallion is set to be remembered at a state funeral on what would have been her 102nd birthday.

Canada’s economic growth is weighed down by its sensitivity to interest rates when compared to the U.S., allowing the Bank of Canada to pause rate hikes while its counterpart continues to drive rates higher, according to one economist.

Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for all of Prince Edward Island.

Since Jan. 5, air travellers from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macau have been required to present a negative COVID-19 test before entering Canada.

Hundreds of customers who scan QR codes for restaurant menus across Canada are being surprised by secret menus instead, revealing the hidden costs behind the food they eat.

The Saskatchewan government is looking at ways to increase patient access to a variety of health-care services, including ones that could mean new duties for health-care workers.

Le ministre israélien des Affaires étrangères Eli Cohen a déclaré jeudi s'être « mis d'accord » avec le Soudan « pour signer un traité de paix », après une visite officielle à Khartoum, la première dans ce pays pour un chef de la diplomatie israélienne.

While rising interest rates may make some Canadians hesitant to use their credit card, one personal finance expert said continuing to do so allows consumers to accumulate points from loyalty programs.

Hamilton fire deployed a hazmat team to a Canada Post sight Thursday afternoon following reports of suspicious package at a facility on Millen Road.

Loblaw's corporate Twitter account sought to set the record straight on whether the grocer is profiteering from food inflation, but few online seemed convinced.

Boileau says because the vast majority of Quebecers have hybrid immunity, regular boosters are no longer needed, at least for this winter and spring.

The amended motion calls on the members to dig into TikTok and other social media platforms' use 'of private information of Canadians for the objective of data harvesting.'

A ceremony for Black History Month in London, Ont., to be held at Museum London Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. is set to feature a variety of performances and is open to everyone.

Staff at the Aurora College South Slave Research Centre are putting out feelers in the community of Fort Smith, N.W.T., asking if local artists and creators would like a Makerspace.

There are very real questions to be asked about the amount of money the federal government has been spending on the advice of private-sector consultants like McKinsey. But it's not clear that any federal party is actually interested in asking them.

L’Arrondissement de Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles offre une aide financière pouvant aller jusqu’à 10 000$ aux groupes, organisations ou établissements d’enseignement qui participeront au deuxième appel à projets pour développer l’agriculture urbaine sur son territoire en 2023. 

Three people have been charged after more than $400,000 in drugs and cash were seized from two homes and a vehicle after a seven-month-long investigation in Edmonton.

A man is dead following a fire that broke out in southeast Calgary Thursday morning.

The number of Albertans who died over the last three years was significantly higher than what would be considered normal for that stretch of time, and not all of that increase is attributed to COVID-19 deaths, according to new data from Statistics Canada.