National News

MONTREAL — A 74-year-old man taking a driving test in Montreal was killed Tuesday when a commuter train struck the car he was driving.

A plane carrying Canadians from a quarantined cruise ship in Japan will leave the region by week's end, the federal government says, as the number aboard sickened with the novel coronavirus continues to rise.

GREENBELT, Md.

GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. — Just over a year before Lionel Desmond bought a Soviet-era semi-automatic rifle and killed three members of his family and himself, the mentally ill former soldier was forced to hand over all of his firearms to police.

TORONTO — Just about anything can set Sean McCann's mind racing to the night a bullet ripped through his body. It can be a loud noise, an invite to a party or news of another shooting at an Airbnb rental.

VICTORIA — Highlights of British Columbia's 2020-21 budget released Tuesday: — Starting in September, post-secondary students can receive up to $4,000 a year to help cover tuition costs under a new grant program.

OTTAWA — An Alberta woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her husband and setting her home on fire will get a new trial.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

The federal government has announced it will support an international ban on environmentally damaging heavy fuel oils in Arctic shipping.

HALIFAX — The parents of seven children who died in a Halifax house fire a year ago are offering thanks to the public for the love and support they've received since the tragedy.