Category Archives: Canada

Former judge with disputed Cree heritage likely has Indigenous DNA: report
OTTAWA - A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree "most likely" has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia r...
Jul 25, 2024

'Embarrassing': Yukon premier blasts Bell over service issues
WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA - Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says Bell should be embarrassed by the terrible cellphone service the territory has been getting over the last several months. In a letter to Bell...
Jul 25, 2024

"Now lost": Jasper fire torching cherished memories along with forests
The black clouds billowing from the fires razing Jasper National Park hold more than the reek of charred timber and scorched earth. For thousands of Canadians and mountain-lovers around the world, it'...
Jul 25, 2024

McGill drops injunction case against pro-Palestinian camp after dismantling site
MONTREAL - McGill University has withdrawn its injunction request against a pro-Palestinian encampment, a little more than two weeks after the school removed the collection of tents from its campus. A...
Jul 25, 2024

Bob Rae elected to lead UN international development body
OTTAWA - Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, will head the UN's Economic and Social Council. Global Affairs Canada says Rae has been elected president of the council for a one-year ter...
Jul 25, 2024

Poverty more prevalent among those who died during B.C.'s heat dome: study
VANCOUVER - A study of British Columbia's deadly heat dome in 2021 says the risk factor most strongly associated with dying during those sweltering days was whether that person was receiving income as...
Jul 25, 2024

Norad says it has intercepted Chinese, Russian aircraft near Alaskan airspace
OTTAWA - Norad says Canadian and American fighter jets have intercepted a group of Russian and Chinese planes flying near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defence Command says the planes were dete...
Jul 25, 2024

Poilievre says Ontario teenager's killing shows Liberal, NDP policies have failed
OTTAWA - Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blames a national rise in crime and the recent killing of an Ontario teenager on what he calls failed Liberal and NDP policies. Poilievre held ...
Jul 25, 2024

Tornado touches down on Montreal's South Shore, uproots trees, overturns semi-trailer
MONTREAL - Environment Canada says a tornado touched down on Montreal's South Shore on Wednesday night. The weather agency says the tornado hit Brossard, Que., just before 8:15 p.m. and uprooted trees...
Jul 25, 2024

In the news today: Wildfire flames hit Jasper, cooler weather to help B.C. fire crews
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Jasper wildfires burn buildings, chase out crews A fast-moving wildfire has hit Jasper, Alberta, destroying bu...
Jul 25, 2024