Canada

B.C. wildfire crews battle blaze in ancient forest park with 1,000-year-old trees

British Columbia's wildfire service says crews are battling a 10-hectare blaze in a park that protects a portion of what the province calls the "only inland temperate rainforest in the world," with tr...

Jul 12, 2024

Wildfire season close to 10-year average heading into the peak summer months

OTTAWA - Federal officials say rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl that has caused flash floods in the Maritimes is also lowering the risk of wildfires in eastern Canada. So far, this wildfi...

Jul 12, 2024

Ambulances diverted from McGill University superhospital after water main break

MONTREAL - A Montreal health network diverted ambulances from its facilities, including the Royal Victoria Hospital, and cancelled outpatient and surgical appointments after a water main break early F...

Jul 12, 2024

Conservatives would close supervised drug consumption sites: Poilievre

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says supervised consumption sites are just "drug dens" and that he will close them if his party forms the next government. Poilievre visited a park near s...

Jul 12, 2024

Poilievre says Trudeau a 'human piñata' at NATO, still won't commit to spending goal

Pierre Poilievre says NATO allies treated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau like a human piata at the leaders' summit this week - but he still won't commit to the alliance's spending goal. The Conservativ...

Jul 12, 2024

Jewish advocates say details around investigation into human-rights chief murky

OTTAWA - Three weeks after the federal Liberals promised to do a "formal, independent review" of the appointment of Canada's new human-rights commissioner, the government hasn't provided any details a...

Jul 12, 2024

Heavy rain brings flooding to area of N.S. that suffered flood fatalities a year ago

WINDSOR, N.S. - Heavy overnight rain has washed out roads and forced evacuations in a region of Nova Scotia still recovering from flooding a year ago that caused extensive damage and killed several pe...

Jul 12, 2024

In the news today: Advocates say probe of human-rights head murky

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Advocates say probe of human-rights head murky Three weeks after the federal Liberals promised to do a "formal...

Jul 12, 2024

Court to hear Saskatchewan's case to stop collection of carbon levy money

VANCOUVER - Federal Court in Vancouver is to hear a case today from the Saskatchewan government asking for an injunction to stop the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting millions in carbon levy money...

Jul 12, 2024

Mark Carney would be 'outstanding' addition to federal politics, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney would be an "outstanding addition" to federal politics, and that he has been trying to recruit him to join the po...

Jul 11, 2024