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By Madeline HalpertBBC News, New York24 March 2023, 00:15 GMTUpdated 1 hour agoThe US and Canada have reached a deal to reject asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings, officials say.US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will announce the pact on Friday during Mr Biden's visit to Ottawa.The accord is expected to allow…

EDMONTON—The Star has identified the teenager who shot two Edmonton police officers as Roman Zoltan Shewchuk — a 16-year-old who a family friend says was “very troubled” and seemed to be struggling.The shooting last week claimed the lives of Edmonton constables Travis Jordan, 35, and Brett Ryan, 30.Shewchuk’s mother Katya Nod, 55, was also shot…

Photo: The Canadian Press Alberta Premier Danielle Smith leaves following a meeting on health care with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers, in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills…

Former police chief Mark Saunders will enter the race to become Toronto’s next mayor, a spokesperson for his campaign confirmed Monday night. Saunders served as Toronto’s police chief from 2015 until his resignation in the summer of 2020. In the fall of 2020, he was named to the Ford government’s COVID-19 vaccine task…

MONTREAL - One person has been confirmed dead and six people remain missing as police continue to search for victims after a fire swept through a building in Old Montreal on Thursday. In a news conference Sunday evening, fire and police officials confirmed that the body was recovered at 6:45 p.m., and has been taken to a…

Helen Moka and Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press Published Saturday, March 18, 2023 9:47AM EDT Last…

A B.C. health authority is investigating after a complaint from a Merritt man who said he was stunned to find hurtful and derogatory comments made about him in a medical file. Robert Munro, 37, has been delivering furniture for the past 14 years. But, he said, in December, he injured his back at work. “All I felt was…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parts of Alberta and B.C. were shaken by multiple earthquakes Thursday morning, according to Earthquakes Canada. The first two quakes were recorded at 8:46 a.m.: a 4.5-magnitude earthquake, which was recorded 39 kilometres east…

Toronto will need an additional $234 million to build former Mayor John Tory’s flagship SmartTrack transit project, according to a new report set to be presented to the executive committee next week. The five-station rail route, which uses existing GO lines, was anticipated to cost just over $1.4 billion. However,…

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Authorities in British Columbia are investigating after 17 wild horses were shot in what Mounties are calling a "disheartening act." The RCMP say in a news release that Tk'emlups Rural RCMP received a report of several dead horses found about 65 kilometres west of Kamloops, near Walhachin, B.C., on…