Canada

Newfoundland soldier who died in the First World War laid to rest at home

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Hundreds of people gathered in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city this morning to pay their respects to a soldier who has finally returned home from the battlefields of France...

Jul 01, 2024

Underwater gardeners work to restore B.C.'s majestic kelp forests

In the chilly waters of Vancouver Island's Barkley Sound, gardeners are at work on the sea floor. They are scientists from the University of Victoria who are trying to regrow kelp forests, a crucial p...

Jul 01, 2024

In their own words: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's message on Canada Day

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has released a video message to Canadians on Canada Day. Here's what he had to say, in his own words. "Hello everyone, happy Canada Day. No matter where you are,...

Greg Fry Jul 01, 2024

'War in the operating room': Ukrainian eye surgeons to learn at University of Calgary

CALGARY - Some scars can't be hidden. It's why Dr. Olga Denysiuk is coming to Canada from the Ukraine war zone to learn more about saving and rebuilding smashed and damaged eyes. "I'm doing everything...

Jul 01, 2024

Concerts, speeches, fireworks on tap to mark Canada Day in nationwide festivities

OTTAWA - The Maple Leaf is flying on every lamppost, flagpole and patio in downtown Ottawa as the national capital joins other cities in welcoming thousands of revellers for Canada Day. A number of ci...

Greg Fry Jul 01, 2024

Lori Paris, much-loved Canadian Press newscaster and supervisor, dead at 46

Lori Paris, who became both a mainstay of the airwaves during her decade as a Canadian Press broadcaster and a beloved newsroom leader, died suddenly over the weekend at the age of 46. Paris developed...

Jun 30, 2024

‘A lot of angry people’: Cancelled WestJet flights hit 100,000 travellers amid strike

WestJet cancelled nearly 700 flights as of Sunday, upending plans for close to 100,000 passengers as an unexpected strike by plane mechanics entered its third day on the busiest travel weekend of the ...

Jun 30, 2024

Yukon village of Mayo receives evacuation alert due to area wildfire

MAYO, YUKON, CANADA - The tiny Yukon village of Mayo and the surrounding area is on evacuation alert due to wildfire activity. Mayo's Emergency Measures Organization issued the alert Saturday night du...

Jun 30, 2024

Are you proud to be Canadian? Poll suggests fewer people are feeling that way

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians' sense of national pride is lower than it was a few years ago. Polling firm Leger asked 1,600 people how they're feeling about being Canadian ahead of Canada Day...

Aaron Schulze Jun 30, 2024

An unknown Newfoundland soldier killed in the First World War is being laid to rest

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The remains of a soldier from Newfoundland killed in the battlefields of France during the First World War will be laid to rest in St. John's Monday, bringing an emotional end to a ...

Jun 30, 2024