Canada

Historic B.C. mining town of Barkerville to reopen following wildfire threat

BARKERVILLE, B.C. - The British Columbia gold rush town of Barkerville is set to reopen Friday after a nearby wildfire forced residents and tourists to evacuate the region earlier this month. The hist...

Jul 31, 2024

Court upholds B.C. prison warden's order disallowing guitars in prison cells

OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has thrown out a convicted killer's challenge of a British Columbia prison warden's decision not to allow the inmate to have an electric guitar in his cell. A decision h...

Jul 30, 2024

More Listeria infections reported amid outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall

The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting six additional cases of listeriosis linked to a national recall of plant-based milk beverages. The agency says a total of 18 cases have now been confirm...

Jul 30, 2024

BC MLA Teresa Wat says quitting BC United and joining B.C. Conservatives to beat NDP

RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Teresa Wat says quitting the Opposition BC United Party to join John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives is the only path available for a free-enterprise coali...

Jul 30, 2024

Privy Council to continue anti-racism efforts, clerk says after report release

OTTAWA - The head of the federal public service says he is personally committed to "continuous action" to address racism and discrimination in the workplace, following the public release of an interna...

Jul 30, 2024

Alice Munro's husband declined to address court after guilty plea, transcript shows

Alice Munro's husband declined to address the courtroom after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting the author's daughter but it was noted that he'd donated $10,000 to a program for abuse victims, a ...

Jul 30, 2024

Conservative MP Karen Vecchio not seeking re-election, will finish out term

OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Karen Vecchio says she will not be seeking re-election. Vecchio made the announcement on 94.1 myFM, a radio station in St. Thomas, Ont. She says she believes every pol...

Jul 30, 2024

64-year-old woman dead in Montreal apartment is city's 21st homicide victim in 2024

MONTREAL - Montreal police say a woman found dead inside an apartment in the Lachine borough was the victim of a homicide. The death of the 64-year-old is the 21st murder of the year on the territory ...

Jul 30, 2024

King Charles 'immensely saddened' by wildfire destruction in Jasper

JASPER, ALTA. - King Charles says he and his wife, Queen Camilla, are "immensely saddened" to see the damage from massive wildfires in Jasper National Park. He says the picturesque Rocky Mountain tour...

Jul 30, 2024

Ottawa announces more than $192 million for Nova Scotia clean energy projects

HALIFAX - Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced more than $192 million for six clean energy projects in Nova Scotia. Wilkinson says $117.6 million will help with the installation of...

Jul 30, 2024