Canada

Drought, lack of rain, high temperatures and wildfires by the numbers in B.C.

VANCOUVER - British Columbia should be well into its rainy season, but instead, persistent hot and dry weather has created drought conditions. Here are some of the numbers connected with the drought: ...

Oct 18, 2022

PHAC eyeing COVID-19 variant evolution as fall resurgence looms

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says she is preparing for "worst-case scenario" COVID-19 variants, as early signs show a fall resurgence of the virus. At the House of Commons health comm...

Oct 18, 2022

Google has 'serious' concerns with Liberal bill requiring platforms to pay for news

OTTAWA - Google is raising "serious" concerns about a Liberal bill that seeks to require tech giants to negotiate deals to pay media outlets for making news content available online. Colin McKay, Goog...

Oct 18, 2022

Federal government announces funding for Earth observation satellites

Canada is announcing new funding to help launch a series of satellites that will help monitor and respond to climate change. Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, ...

Oct 18, 2022

B.C. drought forces emergency order on Sunshine Coast, but officials urge calm

SECHELT, B.C. - Some businesses and amenities on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast have been told to stop using all treated drinking water later today due to severe drought, but officials say there's ...

Oct 18, 2022

Mendicino 'concerned' RCMP withheld badge numbers of officers who cleared protest

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he's concerned the RCMP chose not to the release the badge numbers of officers who cleared "Freedom Convoy" protesters from the Ambassador Bridge l...

Oct 18, 2022

Two children dead, 46-year-old man arrested in Laval, north of Montreal

LAVAL, Que. - Police say two children are dead and a 46-year-old man is under arrest after officers were called to intervene at a home north of Montreal Monday evening. A spokeswoman for police in Lav...

Oct 18, 2022

Liberal cybersecurity bill a 'bad law' that must be amended, research report warns

OTTAWA - A new research report says federal cybersecurity legislation is so flawed it would allow authoritarian governments around the world to justify their own repressive laws. The report by Christo...

Oct 18, 2022

Here's who is testifying next at Emergencies Act public inquiry

OTTAWA - An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February is hearing first-hand testimony from top government and police officials....

Greg Fry Oct 18, 2022

Emergency Act inquiry continues and U.S. midterms looming: In The News for Oct. 18

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 Oct. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 18, 2022