Category Archives: Canada

People with disabilities twice as likely to have food insecurity, StatCan report says
A new Statistics Canada report says people with disabilities are twice as likely to live in food insecure households than those without disabilities. The report used data from the 2021 Canadian Income...
Aug 21, 2024

Rescue crews unload body bag in Sicily port as search continues after yacht sinking
PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) - Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily recovered at least one body Wednesday, as the search continued for more missing passengers and questions inten...
Aug 21, 2024

Business groups call on federal government to prevent rail work stoppage
OTTAWA - A coalition of business groups is calling on the federal government to prevent a work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway...
Aug 21, 2024

In the news today: Canada, defence and the DNC, more aid for heading to Ukraine
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada watches for defence details at convention Canada's ambassador to the United States says the country is ...
Aug 21, 2024

Canada pledges $5.7M in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, with focus on children
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says Canada will provide $5.7 million for Ukrainians to meet their basic needs. Ottawa says it's maintaining solidarity with Ukraine two-and-a-...
Aug 21, 2024

Largest study of 2023 wildfires finds extreme weather fuelled flames coast to coast
The largest study of Canada's catastrophic 2023 wildfire season concludes it is "inescapable" that the record burn was caused by extreme heat and parching drought, while adding the amount of young for...
Aug 21, 2024

Canada watches for defence details at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO - Canada's ambassador to the United States says the country is looking for an administration willing to deepen its defence relationships as NATO allies watch closely to see what the Democratic...
Aug 21, 2024

B.C. landslide 'dramatically' impacts salmon spawn but conditions improve: task force
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tsilhqot'in National Government says river conditions are "slowly improving" after the massive landslide that temporarily dammed the Chilcotin River last month, but salmon sp...
Aug 20, 2024

Police, TSB investigating after three die in northwestern Quebec helicopter crash
D'ELVERT LAKE - Two men and a woman have been declared dead after a helicopter crash at a lake in northwestern Quebec. One of the victims was declared dead at the scene on Monday morning while the oth...
Aug 20, 2024

As hate-crime landscape evolves, a reminder — online behaviour exists in real life
VANCOUVER - A lawyer with the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says it's wise to remember that even though charges over offensive social media activity are rare, online posts exist in real...
Aug 20, 2024