Canada

Ottawa promises plan to help Afghan interpreters, stops short on timeline

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government is working on a plan to help Afghans who worked with Canada and could now be facing retribution from the Taliban. Pressure is ...

Jul 16, 2021

Wildfire evacuation order, alerts in B.C., but showers in forecast for some areas

The evolving wildfire situation in British Columbia prompted another evacuation order as flames from an out-of-control blaze threaten a rural area of northern B.C. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nec...

Greg Fry Jul 16, 2021

Canada to have new refugee stream for journalists, others who defend human rights

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendocino says there will be a new path to Canada for refugees who fear persecution because of their defence of human rights. The new stream will include anyone fac...

Jul 16, 2021

New Brunswick Sen. Judith Keating, a 'tireless advocate,' has died at 58

OTTAWA - New Brunswick Sen. Judith Keating has died. She was 58 years old. Keating was appointed to the Senate in January 2020 and sat with the Independent Senators Group. She was a lawyer and constit...

Jul 16, 2021

U.S. lawmaker who led charge against restrictions cheers Canada-U.S. border news

WASHINGTON - The member of Congress who led the charge against travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border is cheering the news that their days may finally be numbered. New York's Rep. Brian Higgins...

Jul 16, 2021

Supreme Court sides with Lac Seul First Nation over flooding compensation

OTTAWA - The Lac Seul First Nation of northern Ontario has won a key round in its long fight to be properly compensated for the flooding of its lands caused by construction of a dam. In an 8-1 ruling ...

Jul 16, 2021

Canadians likely to be targeted by foreign actors in next election, cyber agency says

OTTAWA - The federal cybersecurity agency warns Canadians are likely to run into some effort by foreign actors to influence or interfere with their right to vote ahead of, and during, the next electio...

Jul 16, 2021

Twister terror in Ontario and border moves: In The News for July 16

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 July 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jul 16, 2021

Clean-up begins after tornado destroys home, injures people in Barrie, Ont.

BARRIE, Ont. - The central Ontario city of Barrie will turn its attention to clean-up today after a twister tore through a neighbourhood, damaging homes and injuring several people. Paramedics have sa...

Jul 16, 2021

'A' is for agriculture, 'Y' is for Yahoo: Children's book on the Calgary Stampede

CALGARY - "A" is for agriculture, "B" is for broncs, bulls and barrel racing, and "Y" is for Yahoo! A new children's book has been released by writer Jennifer Webster and illustrator Karen Coe to capt...

Jul 16, 2021