Canada

Heavy rainfall triggers flood conditions on several Quebec rivers

SAINT-JRME, Que. - Quebec officials have reported flooding on a handful rivers north of Montreal and in Quebec City after heavy downpours fell on parts of the province this week. In St-Jrme, Que., rou...

Apr 13, 2024

When leaders speak of workers and their rights, hold them to it, CLC urges unions

OTTAWA - Canada's largest labour organization is urging unions to hold politicians to account when they profess to champion the country's working class. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Co...

Apr 13, 2024

What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's elections

OTTAWA - If one thing from the public inquiry into foreign interference is clear, it's that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 elections. But the evidence is hazy on whether or not it succ...

Apr 13, 2024

B.C. rescue team regroups after little orca thwarts capture in remote lagoon

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The team attempting to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a remote B.C. lagoon is regrouping today after an initial attempt to capture the young orca failed. Rescuers say the ...

Apr 13, 2024

Eddy Nolan, Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years, dies at 67

MONTREAL - Every year for 43 years, Montrealer Eddy Nolan took to the streets for a Terry Fox Run, usually carrying a big red and white Terry Fox flag on a pole as packs of schoolchildren jogged behin...

Apr 13, 2024

Canada advises against all travel to Israel, West Bank due to heightened risk

OTTAWA - Canadians are being told to avoid all travel to Israel and the West Bank because of the "unpredictable security situation" in the region. Global Affairs Canada says there is a heightened risk...

Apr 12, 2024

Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The...

Apr 12, 2024

University of B.C. to add 778 technology seats with $21 million from province

UBC - The University of British Columbia will add 778 more student spaces for technology-related programs over the next six years through a $23-million investment from the provincial government. The u...

Apr 12, 2024

DNA tests show dogs killed B.C. woman, not bear as first thought: coroner's report

VANCOUVER - A woman killed while picking blueberries on a farm east of Vancouver was initially thought to have died in a bear attack in August 2021, but a newly released coroner's report says she was ...

Apr 12, 2024

Ottawa to provide $132 million to help people fleeing civil war in Sudan

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen is announcing $132 million in aid for people fleeing Sudan's yearlong civil war. The funding includes $100 million in humanitarian aid for Suda...

Apr 12, 2024