Canada

Earthquake off B.C. coast measuring 6 little felt, no tsunami expected

VANCOUVER - An earthquake measuring 6 has shaken the seabed a few hundred kilometres off Vancouver Island. The National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska says a dangerous wave is not expected from the ...

Apr 13, 2023

'Potentially devastating': Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert

A rise in mammals infected with bird flu has put Canadian wildlife and public health experts on alert, as recent research by federal scientists warns of a "potentially devastating pandemic" if the vir...

Apr 13, 2023

MIA: No sign of Canadian quick-reaction force first pledged to UN in 2017

OTTAWA - The United Nations may soon start questioning Canada's definition of "quick" now that the government has given itself three more years to deliver a 200-soldier force for peacekeeping. Prime M...

Apr 13, 2023

Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Quebec man who refused breathalyzer test

OTTAWA - Canada's highest court has upheld the acquittal of a Quebec man who refused to provide a sample of his breath to officers who didn't have immediate access to a breathalyzer test. The Supreme ...

Apr 13, 2023

Cyberattack knocks out website and mobile app for Quebec's hydro utility

MONTREAL - Quebec's power utility says its website and mobile application have been knocked offline by a cyberattack. Hydro-Qubec says it was targeted at around 3 a.m. by a denial-of-service assault -...

Apr 13, 2023

In The News for April 13: Which Canadian bank was 2022's biggest fossil fuel backer?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Thursday, April 13, 2023 ... What we are watch...

Greg Fry Apr 13, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit Saskatchewan today to promote Liberal budget

REGINA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatchewan today to sell the Liberal government's new budget. Trudeau is to visit a Regina grocery store and meet with families and employees to dis...

Apr 13, 2023

Funeral today for Quebec provincial police officer killed on the job last month

TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - Police officers and first responders from across North America are expected to participate in a funeral procession today for a Quebec provincial police officer killed while on du...

Apr 13, 2023

B.C. Chinese community tells Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies

VANCOUVER - Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Chinese community members in Vancouver have told him of "intimidation, harassment and abuse" linked to foreign governments or their prox...

Apr 12, 2023

Canada's health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an 'outrageous' abuse

VANCOUVER - Canada's federal health minister says he's working with provinces to prevent the mass exportation of essential medications after thousands of doses of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Oze...

Apr 12, 2023