Chaz Smith remembers being homeless, and the awful foreboding when the snow came, the temperatures plunged and the very drugs holding him in thrall became the rescue line keeping him alive.
The mayor of Montreal is announcing new measures to help the city's homeless population survive the winter.
Cleanup work is underway after 12 rail cars of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train derailed about 16 kilometres east of Cranbrook, B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a new minister of culture and identity this afternoon.
A coalition of doctors across Canada is releasing a new guideline for prescribing medications that can prevent HIV infection, with a strong focus on increasing the promotion and awareness of the expanding class of drugs.
Parts of the British Columbia Interior are in for a blast of wintry weather with freezing rain and snow of up to 15 centimetres.