Quebec public health has refused a request by the Montreal Canadiens to ease COVID-19 health restrictions and allow for increased capacity at the Bell Centre for the Stanley Cup final, the NHL team has announced.
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Tampa Bay Lightning wins 3-1 over Canadiens, take 2-0 series lead
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 42 shots Wednesday as the Tampa Bay Lightning eked out a 3-1 win over the rejuvenated Montreal Canadiens in a thrilling Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsFire forces evacuation of Lytton, B.C., after days of record-breaking heat
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Acquitted of terrorism but still considered a threat, this man's status in Canada hangs in limbo
Nothing is simple when it comes to Othman (Adam) Hamdan and his life in Canada. He spent four years imprisoned, but does not feel free now that he is out. He was acquitted, but lives under a cloud of suspicion.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsContainment of COVID, rivalry with West help fuel pride as China's Communist Party marks 100 years
The country is in a celebratory mood after battling the pandemic and maintaining its status as an economic powerhouse. But for all of its successes, the Chinese Communist Party is unapologetic about its faults — preferring to sweep the dark elements of its history under the carpet and keep them out of the consciousness of the people.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsOttawa approves modified quarantine program for CFL players entering Canada
The federal government has announced a modified quarantine program for the Canadian Football League that will allow players to train with each other in isolation from the public, seven days after arriving in the country.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsFormer Sask. RCMP officer granted bail after first-degree murder charge
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U.S. House votes to launch new Jan. 6 insurrection investigation
Split along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsYukon seeks federal help as COVID-19 continues to spread through most vaccinated part of Canada
Yukon is at a pivotal point in the pandemic, testing the limits of its healthcare system, the territory's Health Minister Tracy McPhee said Wednesday during a media update.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsBritney Spears's father asks court to probe her allegations about conservatorship
In court filings, Britney Spears's father, James Spears, emphasized that he's had no power over his daughter's personal affairs for nearly two years and asked the court overseeing her conservatorship to investigate her statements last week about the court's control of her medical treatment and personal life, which she called abusive.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsTrial dates set, judge to determine if teen charged in officer death to be released
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'We had goosebumps': Indigenous drum group helps police calm man in crisis on Saskatoon bridge
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Critics blast Catholic Church for spending after commitment to residential school survivors went unmet
A growing chorus across Canada is demanding the Catholic Church pay the full $25 million it once promised to residential school survivors — saying it's shameful for the money to remain unpaid while tens of millions are spent on elaborate church buildings.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsHeat wave update: Another 53 sudden deaths reported in Vancouver Tuesday
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Man whose body was found in septic tank on Alberta farm in 1977 was a 20-year-old from Manitoba, RCMP say
A man whose burned body was found in a septic tank on an Alberta farm in 1977 has been identified as Gordon Edwin Sanderson, a 20-year-old from Manitoba.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsJudge rules Ottawa unfairly rejected jobs grant request of Christian university that opposes gay relationships
Redeemer University, a private, Reformed Christian school in Hamilton that's been criticized for its stand on homosexual relationships, has won a court challenge of the federal government's refusal to provide the school a summer jobs grant.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsFormer U.S. defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88
Donald Rumsfeld, a forceful U.S. defence secretary who was the main architect of the Iraq war until President George W. Bush replaced him as the United States found itself bogged down after 3½ years of fighting, has died at age 88, his family said in a statement on Wednesday.
via CBC | Top Stories News'Terrible and tragic': Century-old Catholic church in Morinville, Alta., destroyed by fire
A Catholic church destroyed in a suspicious fire early Wednesday was the "heart and soul" of the town north of Edmonton, where it had stood for more than a century.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsEpisodes of racism, harassment, homophobia recorded at border crossing near Akwesasne First Nation
An investigation of operations at one of the Canada Border Service Agency's busiest port of entries found instances of harassment, racism and homophobia, according to documents shared with CBC News.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsTrudeau takes questions after making housing announcement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes questions following an affordable housing announcement in Ottawa.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsActor Allison Mack sentenced to 3 years in prison for role in NXIVM cult
TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in the scandal-ridden cult NXIVM, was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday on charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for the group's spiritual leader.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsPolice officer assessed by fake psychologist after complaining of sexual harassment
The Ottawa Police Service has launched a criminal investigation after a former officer called for a probe into what appears to be a fraudulent report by someone posing as a psychologist who was assessing her ability to work on patrol.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsIs Canada Day set for another brawl over 'cancel culture'?
Given the atrocities this country has been forced to confront over the past month, Canada Day — normally a moment for celebration — was always going to be difficult to frame this year. But Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is angling for a political fight over the national holiday.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsWhy retrieving former residential school records has proved so difficult
CBC News looked at the governments and institutions that possess these records, the information they contain, why they're important and the challenges posed in retrieving them.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsStalled permanent residency application has left London, Ont., engineer's life 'on hold'
A London, Ont., engineering graduate says he and thousands of others applying for permanent residency status in Canada are waiting in limbo due to delays of a year or more in processing their applications.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsMilitary intelligence thought B.C. reservist was a regional leader of far-right movement: documents
Military officials said they believed a Canadian reservist was more prominent in, and more deeply involved with, a now-banned right-wing organization than initial reports suggested — an assessment that senior intelligence officials appear to have kept from the leadership of the Ranger unit where Erik Myggland served until this past spring — CBC News has learned.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsParks, lawns and baseball diamonds: How Habs fans are watching the Stanley Cup final
Fans in Quebec are finding creative ways to come together to watch the Montreal Canadiens' unexpected playoff run, as looser pandemic restrictions and a summer Stanley Cup final mean opportunities for outdoor viewings are high.
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