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Cappola brand Genoa Salami contains milk and wheat not listed on label

Cappola brand Genoa Salami contains milk and wheat not listed on label

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Cappola brand Genoa salami because it contains milk and wheat not listed on the label. The affected product was sold in 175 gram packages with best before dates of Jan. 03, 04 and 09, 2023.
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Some Saskatchewan community members sleeping with guns after stabbing rampage: chief

Some Saskatchewan community members sleeping with guns after stabbing rampage: chief

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The chief of a First Nation where there was a recent mass killing says some people are still sleeping with their guns.
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'Freedom Convoy' leader challenged over assertion the protest was never told to leave

'Freedom Convoy' leader challenged over assertion the protest was never told to leave

OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich insists she was never directly told to leave Ottawa last winter when protesters in hundreds of vehicles blocked streets around Parliament Hill as they called for an end to COVID-19 mandates, even after
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Canada sanctions Haitian officials as MPs told gangs are wreaking 'civil war'

Canada sanctions Haitian officials as MPs told gangs are wreaking 'civil war'

OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning two senior Haitian officials for their alleged support of gangs, which MPs have been told are exploiting children and wreaking havoc akin to a civil war.
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Intel panel finds 'important challenges' facing federal approach on hostage-takings

Intel panel finds 'important challenges' facing federal approach on hostage-takings

OTTAWA — The federal government should create a clear framework to respond to terrorist hostage-takings, say MPs and senators who uncovered gaps and challenges during an in-depth review.
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Court finds conditional sentence curbs are constitutional in Indigenous case

Court finds conditional sentence curbs are constitutional in Indigenous case

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of provisions that prevent an offender from avoiding jail by serving their sentence in the community, finding no evidence they had a disproportionate effect on Indigenous people.
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Mother of Quebec infant recovered from river after car crash has died of her injuries

Mother of Quebec infant recovered from river after car crash has died of her injuries

LAVAL, Que. — Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say a mother who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that plunged into a river one week ago with her two children aboard has died of her injuries. Laval police Const.
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Canadians begin to receive temporary boost to GST rebate Friday

Canadians begin to receive temporary boost to GST rebate Friday

OTTAWA — Canadians who are eligible for the GST rebate can expect to receive an additional lump-sum payment as early as Friday.
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Doctors, nurses, advocates call on governments to address health-care crisis

Doctors, nurses, advocates call on governments to address health-care crisis

TORONTO — Associations representing Canada’s doctors, nursesand other health providers are calling on governments to work together to solve the health-care crisis that is affecting people across the country.
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Time changes persist despite experts' consensus to end daylight time

Time changes persist despite experts' consensus to end daylight time

Most Canadians will be turning the clocks back by an hour this weekend as various political moves to end seasonal time changes have yet to take broad effect – but experts say we'd be better off without the twice-a-year shift.
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