Canada

'The lost season': Winter comes to a close as Canada's warmest on record

The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what the season could resemble in the not-so...

Greg Fry Mar 19, 2024

B.C. auditor to release reports on overdose prevention, safer-supply programs

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is expected to release two independent audits on government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic drug crisis. Michael Pickup's office h...

Mar 19, 2024

Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked

MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal...

Mar 18, 2024

'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support

OTTAWA - The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his f...

Mar 18, 2024

COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down

VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidde...

Mar 18, 2024

A closer look at the legacy of former prime minister Brian Mulroney

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was r...

Mar 18, 2024

More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge - but he admits the move is "cold ...

Mar 18, 2024

B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the po...

Mar 18, 2024

Transgender people bear brunt of misinformation about gender identity, experts say

MONTREAL - Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on the mental health of transgender and non-binary people, advocates say. Dupr Latour, a trans woman who...

Mar 18, 2024

Feds appeal decision requiring action on 'appalling' level of judicial vacancies

OTTAWA - The federal government is challenging a court decision directing it to step up the pace of judicial appointments to address an "untenable" number of vacancies. In a notice of appeal, the gove...

Mar 18, 2024