RCMP say three children and two women died in separate but connected events Sunday in and around the town of Carman, southwest of Winnipeg. Police have taken a 29-year-old man into custody.Here is a timeline of the police response to the five deaths. All times are local:7:30 a.m. Officers are called to a report for a hit and run on Highway 3, south of Carman, and find a woman's body in a ditch.10 a.m. Officers are called for a report of burning vehicle on Highway 248, northeast of Carman, and learn a witness pulled three young children from it. The children are declared dead. Officers take a 2

Temperatures are going to drop to minus in Calgary in the coming days. Temperatures will drop from Tuesday to Friday. According to Environment Canada, snow is possible in southern Alberta on Monday night. Queen Elizabeth II and Highway 2 corridor communities will see more snow than areas east of the highway. For the past few days, there were news about the melting of snow in the mountains, due to which the snow sports had to be canceled and now the increase in cold is a relief. On Tuesday, the temperature may be -4 degrees Celsius during the day and -13 degrees Celsius during the night. Fro

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former MP Raj Grewal has sued the RCMP and Ontario's attorney general for $50-million in damages. He has filed this case last year in connection with his acquittal by the Ontario Court of the two charges of breach of trust, in which he was charged with abuse of political office. Grewal was accused of taking money to cover gambling losses to work on immigration files and to have two Brampton-area businessmen join the prime minister's program during Trudeau's 2018 visit to India. The Ontario Superior Court dismissed both breach of trust charges in March last ye

In an exclusive interview conducted by Connect FM host Vijay Saini at the Surrey studio, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre sharply criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying living conditions in Canada have worsened during his eight years in office. Poilievre targeted federal housing and immigration policies, arguing they are fuelling a crisis of affordability and access. “Canadians are working harder, paying more, and getting less. That is the direct result of this government’s approach,” he said. The Conservative leader also pointed to rising public safety concerns, noting rep

Telus Corp. reported fourth-quarter net income attributable to common shares of $288 million, up from $248 million a year earlier. The company says the profit amounted to 20 cents per share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from 17 cents per share in the last three months of 2022. Operating revenue and other income totalled $5.20 billion, up from $5.06 billion in the same quarter a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, Telus says it earned 24 cents per share for its fourth quarter, the same as its fourth quarter of 2022. In the fourth quarter, Telus says it saw 404,000 net customer additions, in

Canada's labor market has started the year with big job gains. Canada's economy added 37,300 jobs in January, but growth in hourly wages slowed, according to a report released by Statistics Canada on Friday, with the Bank of Canada expecting the Bank of Canada to expect a rate hike in the coming months. May start considering interest rate cuts.Another highlight last month was that the unemployment rate fell for the first time since December 2022 to 5.7 percent.In December, the unemployment rate was at 5.8 percent.Meanwhile, the average hourly wage increase for permanent employees was 5.3 perce

Officials from various levels of government are set to gather with police and industry leaders in Ottawa today to brainstorm on fighting the scourge of automobile theft. The federal government says an estimated 90,000 cars are stolen annually in Canada, resulting in about $1 billion in costs to Canadian insurance policy-holders and taxpayers. It says auto theft increasingly involves organized crime groups, and the proceeds of these crimes are used to fund other illegal activities. Ottawa says most stolen autos shipped abroad are destined for Africa and the Middle East. On Wednesday, the govern

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he's frustrated and "pissed off" that a list of people related to Canadians are being blocked from leaving the embattled Gaza Strip. Ottawa started accepting applications last month to reunite as many as 1,000 people in the Palestinian territory with extended family members in Canada. Canada has provided an initial list of pre-approved people to Israel and Egypt, who jointly control the only border crossing out of Gaza. Miller says he is exploring diplomatic options and doesn't want to give up, but he also doesn't want to offer families false hope that the

Canada's main opposition party has demanded the resignation of the prime minister. Conservative leader Pierre Polivray says that it has come to light that a personal invitation was sent by Trudeau to the ex-soldier of Hitler's army during the Ukrainian president's visit to Canada. Polivray said Trudeau misled the House of Commons in September of last year that he had no knowledge of former Nazi soldier Yaroslav Hanka, while Hanka was personally invited by Trudeau to a reception held for Zelensky in Toronto. The Conservative leader said that Trudeau had supported the resignation of former Sp