Germany, U.S. evacuate Canadians from Sudan with crisis ‘deteriorating rapidly’
At least 420 people have been killed since the fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, four years after long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir was toppled.
World
Apr 24, 2023
Canada temporarily suspends Sudan embassy operations amid evacuation race
The U.S., U.K. and multiple other governments with a presence in Sudan confirmed the evacuation of their diplomats and citizens Sunday.
World
Apr 23, 2023
Albertans face ‘cumbersome’ process applying for Critical Workers Benefit: union
Alberta Labour and Immigration Minister Jason Copping said "lines need to be drawn" for the Critical Workers Benefit, but even those eligible need their employers to apply.
Canada
Feb 22, 2021
Multiple angles being explored as investigators seek motive in Orlando shooting
Investigators are trying to figure out what led to Mateen's murderous rampage in a gay dance club where patrons say they knew him as just another regular who danced and sometimes tried to pick up men.
World
Jun 15, 2016
‘I’m the shooter’: TV station claims Omar Mateen called during Pulse nightclub shooting massacre
Matthew Gentili, an overnight producer at Orlando’s News 13, was fielding calls early Sunday morning about reports of a shooting in the downtown area.
Crime
Jun 15, 2016
‘The tragedy is that more of them didn’t die’: Pastor sparks outrage with hateful sermon following Orlando shooting
Hundreds are calling on a pastor to step down after telling his congregation that Christians shouldn't mourn the deaths of the 49 people killed in Orlando.
World
Jun 15, 2016
Pride and mourning, as funerals and demonstrations overtake Orlando
People marched down Orlando streets with rainbow flags trying to boost the city's spirits while more victims of last weekend's shooting were buried.
World
Jun 18, 2016
Orlando shooter described himself as ‘Islamic soldier’ in 911 calls to police
The FBI was releasing on Monday a printed, partial transcript of the conversations between the gunman within the Pulse gay nightclub and Orlando police negotiators, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said.
Crime
Jun 20, 2016
What you need to know about U.S. Senate vote on gun control following Orlando shooting
Democrats get their long-sought votes on gun control a week after the massacre in Orlando, Florida, but election-year politics and the powerful National Rifle Association dim any prospects for changes in the nation's laws.
World
Jun 20, 2016
Orlando shooting: Attack has ‘greater impact’ for LGBT Muslims
The horror of the Orlando night club attack is being felt particularly keenly by LGBT Muslims.
Canada
Jun 15, 2016
Orlando shooting: Omar Mateen’s father questions whether son planned attack on his own
The father of Omar Mateen, the man who murdered 49 people at an Orlando gay bar Sunday morning, isn't convinced his son came up with the attack plan on his own.
World
Jun 15, 2016
Orlando shooter’s father says nightclub should have ‘had good security,’ police response was ‘late’
The father of the suspected Orlando gunman told British broadcaster Sky News that his son's attack at the Pulse nightclub could have been prevented if the club had had better security.
Crime
Jun 14, 2016
‘Blood was everywhere’: Orlando shooting survivors recall scenes of terror
Patience Carter said she stayed on the ground of the women’s bathroom inside the Orlando nightclub “for hours and hours” hoping police would come.
World
Jun 14, 2016
Some on terrorist watch list can legally purchase guns in United States
A look at the intersection between the United States terrorist watchlist, guns and the Orlando shooting.
Crime
Jun 14, 2016
Orlando shooting: Pulse owner says club will honour lives lost in massacre
Barbara Poma established Pulse in 2004 as a way of mourning her brother John, who died from AIDS-related illness in 1991. Now, she says it will also honour the victims of Sunday's mass shooting.
Crime
Jun 14, 2016
Orlando shooting gunman may have been ‘homegrown extremist’: FBI
Orlando mourned the 49 people slaughtered in the attack on a gay nightclub, as the White House and the FBI portrayed the killer Monday as an apparent "homegrown extremist" who espoused support for a jumble of often-conflicting Islamic organizations.
Crime
Jun 13, 2016
Orlando shooting: Why LGBTQ pride and gay bars still matter
The massacre of 49 people at Orlando's Pulse nightclub happened as many cities across North America and other parts of the globe mark LGBTQ pride month.
World
Jun 13, 2016
Orlando shooter purchased guns from shop owned by ex-NYC police officer
The owner of the gun store where Omar Mateen purchased the guns used in the shootings at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando which left at least 49 people dead is a retired New York City police officer.
World
Jun 13, 2016
Orlando shooter frequented gay nightclub before killing spree
Omar Mateen was more than just a homicidal, jihadist-inspired homophobe when he shot his way through an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning, according to a couple of the establishment regulars.
Crime
Jun 13, 2016
Gangs suspected in Fort Worth dance studio shooting that left 2 dead
Two people were killed and several others injured early Saturday in a shooting outside a Texas dance studio.
World
Jun 25, 2016