Canada

Montreal police officer Roger Fréchette acquitted of sexual assault charge

MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer who was charged with sexual assault following an independent investigation by the province's police watchdog was acquitted Wednesday by a Quebec court judge. Roger...

Nov 03, 2021

Researcher develops Canadian floodplain map to show impact of climate change flooding

Low-lying areas of major cities like Vancouver and Montreal could become inundated with floods in the next 80 years under various climate change scenarios, suggests a floodplains map developed by a We...

Nov 03, 2021

Officials track the origin of a 'murder hornet' possibly from the U.S., found in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The remains of a giant hornet have been found in British Columbia, but the province's bee expert doubts there is any cause for alarm. Paul van Westendorp says the Asian giant hornet, somet...

Nov 03, 2021

Yukon government employees must get first vaccine dose by Nov. 30

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier has announced a vaccine mandate for government employees including front-line workers in the health-care system and teachers, but the territory has not yet determined any ...

Nov 03, 2021

Champagne in U.S. to talk unblocking supply chain, and push rare-earth minerals

OTTAWA - Federal cabinet minister Franois-Philippe Champagne starts two days of meetings in Washington today with the goal of unblocking North America's supply chain. Champagne is the federal innovati...

Nov 03, 2021

Canada's spy agency plans to offer 'significant' help assessing climate change threat

OTTAWA - A senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official predicts the spy agency will make a "significant contribution" to understanding the threats posed by a warming planet as climate chang...

Nov 03, 2021

Royal B.C. Museum starts decolonization of galleries this month, says acting CEO

VICTORIA - The Royal British Columbia Museum is closing some sections of its galleries as it embarks on an effort to decolonize the institution. Daniel Muzyka, the museum's acting CEO, says in a state...

Nov 03, 2021

Bank of Canada plans to keep eye on climate change impact on inflation

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says it plans to more closely monitor how increasingly frequent and severe weather events could impact the prices consumers pay for goods as part of its mandate to keep inf...

Nov 03, 2021

Alberta, with largest oil industry, sends fewer to COP than any other energy province

EDMONTON - The province with Canada's largest oil and gas industry has sent one of the country's smallest delegations to the international climate conference, where emissions from that industry are un...

Nov 03, 2021

Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., has apologized for reposting a social media comment that suggested there are "two sides" to the history of residential schools. Walt Cobb made t...

Nov 03, 2021