Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is naming Bob Rae as Canada's new ambassador to the United Nations.He announced the appointment this morning.It's the latest appointment for the former Ontario premier under Trudeau, after having been Canada's special envoy for humanitarian and immigration issues and, before that, special envoy to Myanmar.The 71-year-old was interim leader of the federal Liberals prior to Trudeau's taking over the party in 2013.Rae succeeds Marc-Andre Blanchard as ambassador following Canada's unsuccessful effort to win a seat at the UN Security Council.Canada was defeated on the

There are 105,091 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 55,682 confirmed (including 5,560 deaths, 25,158 resolved) Ontario: 35,535 confirmed (including 2,682 deaths, 30,909 resolved) Alberta: 8,259 confirmed (including 155 deaths, 7,532 resolved) British Columbia: 2,947 confirmed (including 177 deaths, 2,608 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,064 confirmed (including 63 deaths, 998 resolved) Saskatchewan: 796 confirmed (including 14 deaths, 711 resolved) Manitoba: 314 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 302 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 258 resolved) Ne

Winnipeg police have charged a 14 year old with four recent shootings, including a homicide on Canada Day. The boy, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, faces one count of first-degree murder in the death of a 27 year old woman. An 18 year old man was also shot in that case, and is in stable condition. Police say a 44 year old man was wounded in another shooting Wednesday and, the following day, a 40 year old man was shot; both are in hospital. Police say they have also learned of another shooting where people fled the scene unharmed. Police say none of the victims knew t

A report on Canada's nursing homes says Canada has failed in its duty to protect vulnerable elders. The highly critical report examines the issue in light of the COVID-19 crisis. The Royal Society of Canada found the pandemic was a ``shock wave'' that exposed many long-standing deficiencies in the system and caused high levels of ``physical, mental and emotional suffering'' for seniors. Scores of seniors died in the care homes, especially in BC, Ontario and Quebec. The report says 81 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths have been in care homes.

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the territory.In a statement, Champagne says Canada will also treat sensitive goods being exported to Hong Kong as if they were being sent to mainland China.That means outright banning some military-related goods from being traded there.China imposed strict new controls on Hong Kong this week, in what Champagne calls a violation of the "one country, two systems" philosophy that was supposed to last 5

A man who allegedly drove a pickup truck through the gates of Rideau Hall in Ottawa now faces charges, but police are still not saying anything about his motive. He is identified as 46 year old Corey Hurren, a member of the military reserves. He was arrested by RCMP not far from the front door of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's current residence. Trudeau was not there when the alleged incident occurred on Thursday morning. The RCMP say Hurren had several weapons on him, including at least one gun. He faces 22 charges, including one for uttering threats. The rest are weapons charges. He appears

There are 104,772 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 55,593 confirmed (including 5,541 deaths, 25,034 resolved) Ontario: 35,370 confirmed (including 2,680 deaths, 30,730 resolved) Alberta: 8,202 confirmed (including 155 deaths, 7,505 resolved) British Columbia: 2,940 confirmed (including 177 deaths, 2,603 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,064 confirmed (including 63 deaths, 998 resolved) Saskatchewan: 795 confirmed (including 14 deaths, 701 resolved) Manitoba: 314 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 302 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 258 resolved) Ne

A 38 year old Quebec man has been charged with criminal negligence after three young children were killed and seven people were injured when they were thrown from the front loader of a tractor. Six children and four adults were riding in the loader of the trailer Wednesday evening when the accident occurred on a country road in the small town of Notre Dame de Stanbridge, about 55 kilometres southeast of Montreal. The three victims were aged five and under, and three other children suffered serious injuries, but their lives were not believed to be in danger. A rural Quebec community is in mour

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan is welcoming this morning's Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.The court will not hear an appeal from four British Columbia First Nations.O'Regan says the government has worked hard to hear and accommodate concerns the communities have with the project.He acknowledges there are people who will be disappointed with the dismissal and says the government will continue to engage with them.