Canada

Urban search and rescue team from Burnaby, B.C., deploys to quake zone in Turkey

VANCOUVER - A team of urban search and rescue specialists from British Columbia has deployed to Turkey's earthquake zone after independently offering to help with what one Turkish official described a...

Feb 08, 2023

Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers B.C. lessons: profs

VANCOUVER - The earthquake that ravaged Turkey and Syria this week offers both lessons and warnings for people in British Columbia as images emerge of the human devastation and costly damage, Canadian...

Feb 08, 2023

Quebec reports steep rise in organ donations after medical aid in dying legalized

MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting a tripling of the number of organ donors in the last five years, including a major jump last year in donations through medical aid in dying. Transplant Qubec says it rec...

Feb 08, 2023

Canadian soccer player describes the horror of the earthquake in Turkey

Canadian soccer player Sam Adekugbe is one of the lucky ones. He managed to escape earthquake-ravaged Antakya in Turkey. Some of his teammates and staff at his club Hatayspor are still missing. The 28...

Feb 08, 2023

Bail set for 'Dances With Wolves' actor as Canadian police apply for more charges

Bail has been set at $300,000 for a former actor in the movie "Dances With Wolves" who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada as police in Canada say more complainants there have come forward. ...

Feb 08, 2023

Keep Canada's doors open to Ukrainians, refugee groups urge Ottawa

OTTAWA - Humanitarian groups that have been supporting Ukrainian refugees are calling on Ottawa to extend a special immigration program that allows people fleeing Ukraine to temporarily live, work and...

Feb 08, 2023

City auditor criticizes Ottawa police over handling of 'Freedom Convoy' protests

OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa's auditor general says police intelligence sharing with the city about last year's "Freedom Convoy" was insufficient and affected the ability to plan for the protests. In r...

Feb 08, 2023

Series dramatizing Lac-Mégantic rail disaster divides opinion among residents

MONTREAL - A new television series based on the Lac-Mgantic rail disaster is dividing opinion in the Quebec town where it is set. Citizens of Lac-Mgantic were given a chance to watch the first episode...

Feb 08, 2023

Regulator gives Imperial weeks to plan fix for months-old oilsands tailings leak

Alberta's energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out a way to fix ongoing seepage at a tailings pond at its Kearl oilsands mine. The Alberta Energy Regulator says...

Feb 08, 2023

City of Yellowknife locks out unionized workers after mediation fails

YELLOWKNIFE - Frigid temperatures didn't stop workers from marching outside city hall in the territorial capital Wednesday, carrying signs reading "not about greed, it's about need" and "locked out," ...

Feb 08, 2023