B.C. RCMP send 1st active shooter emergency alert after updating policy following Nova Scotia shooting

The RCMP in B.C. sent an emergency text alert for the first time in its history during an active shooting situation on Thursday, having updated its policy around using the system after the deadly mass shooting that left 22 dead in Nova Scotia last year.


Watch The Fifth Estate's special report on the B.C. flooding

The Fifth Estate examines the devastation in B.C. after catastrophic flooding and how the province could have been better prepared for the weather disaster.


Fake nurse with long history of impersonation worked at Vancouver hospital for a year, police say

A woman with a long history of impersonation in other parts of Canada has been arrested and charged in Vancouver for allegedly posing as a nurse while working at B.C. Women's Hospital for a year.


Musicians remember Rosalie Trombley, hit-making Windsor radio producer known as the girl with the golden ear

Musicians are mourning the loss of Rosalie Trombley, the influential Windsor radio music director known in the industry as the girl with the golden ear. Trombley's talent as a tastemaker put artists including The Guess Who and Bob Seger on the charts.


Ottawa declines Boeing's bid to replace Canada's aging fighter jet fleet

The federal government has told Boeing that its bid to replace Canada's aging CF-18s with a new fleet of the American company's Super Hornet fighter jets did not meets its requirements.


David Suzuki apologizes for saying pipelines could be 'blown up'

Environmentalist David Suzuki has issued an apology after saying last weekend that "there are going to be pipelines blown up" if government leaders neglect to take action on climate change.


Suspect arrested after RCMP issue active shooter alert for Vanderhoof, B.C.

RCMP have arrested a suspect following an active shooter situation in Vanderhoof, B.C. early Thursday afternoon.


With Ethiopia on the brink, Canada warns citizens to leave immediately

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau engaged in a burst of diplomacy this week as the war in Ethiopia took a turn for the worse. A possible Kabul-like scenario looms in Addis Ababa as Tigrayan rebels approach. Ethiopia is Canada's current top recipient of international assistance.


Canada Post unveils stamp celebrating literary luminary Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is being celebrated for her contributions to Canadian literature with a special stamp, unveiled on Thursday.


Quebec legislators vote unanimously to create special court for victims of domestic, sexual violence

A Quebec bill aimed at creating a court specialized in crimes involving victims of domestic and sexual violence has been unanimously passed.