Canada

Citing poaching, violent incidents, Ottawa says elver fishery won’t open this year

OTTAWA - The federal fisheries minister says the lucrative elver fishery will stay closed for the 2024 season. Diane Lebouthillier says confrontations and incidents of violence have created an "immedi...

Mar 11, 2024

No widespread diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs, says Farnworth after RCMP briefing

British Columbia's solicitor general says there's no evidence of widespread diversion of safe-supply opioids, after a recent drug seizure was cited by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Opposition Lea...

Mar 11, 2024

Victims-of-crime ombud to examine how justice system treats sexual assault survivors

OTTAWA - The federal advocate for victims of crime is investigating how Canada's justice system treats sexual assault survivors. Benjamin Roebuck, the federal ombudsperson for victims of crime, says t...

Mar 11, 2024

Ex-Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi joins NDP leadership race to combat "immoral" UCP

CALGARY - Former Calgary Naheed Nenshi came out of political retirement on Monday, announcing a run for Alberta's NDP leadership to challenge what he termed an "immoral" United Conservative government...

Mar 11, 2024

Deepsea eruption expected off Vancouver Island after 200 earthquakes in an hour

Scientists believe hot magma will erupt under the Pacific Ocean floor in deep waters off Vancouver Island after they detected up to 200 small earthquakes per hour in the area. They say the expected ru...

Mar 11, 2024

A list of candidates vying to lead the Alberta NDP

CALGARY - Six contenders are competing for the helm of the Alberta New Democrats, with the successor to long-time party leader Rachel Notley to be chosen in June. Here are the candidates: Naheed Nensh...

Mar 11, 2024

Purple politician goes orange: Former mayor Nenshi vying for Alberta NDP leadership

CALGARY - Naheed Nenshi cloaked himself in purple -- a mix of Liberal red and Conservative blue -- during his dark-horse bid to become Calgary's mayor in 2010, for the 11 years he stayed in the job an...

Mar 11, 2024

'Catastrophic': Quebecers worry about family as they watch crisis unfold in Haiti

MONTREAL - Wedne Colin says he feels like he's leading a "double life," living in Montreal but constantly worrying for his family in Haiti. Colin says his family members have had to flee their homes s...

Mar 11, 2024

Western Canada's cold snap in January causes $180 million in insurance damages

VANCOUVER - Extreme cold near the start of this year in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan has led to a damage bill that the Insurance Bureau of Canada says is more than $180 million. The bure...

Mar 11, 2024

U.S., Canada agree to work together on reducing B.C. coal mine pollution

The United States and Canada have agreed to launch a probe into a long-running cross-border dispute involving pollution from coal mines in British Columbia flowing into American waters. The two govern...

Greg Fry Mar 11, 2024