Canada

Zapped: Lightning too much for Canadiens in Stanley Cup final opener

TAMPA, Fla. - The Montreal Canadiens' return to the NHL's biggest stage didn't go as planned. Tampa Bay star Nikita Kucherov scored a pair of goals as the defending-champion Lightning comfortably dism...

Jun 28, 2021

Heat wave dubbed 'dangerous,' 'historic' bakes much of Western Canada

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada warns the torrid heat wave that has settled over much of Western Canada won't lift for days, although parts of British Columbia and Yukon could see some relief sooner. H...

Jun 28, 2021

Northwest Territories government to pay repair costs from spring flooding

YELLOWKNIFE - The government of the Northwest Territories says it will cover the cost to repair or replace homes damaged by spring flooding. The government says 70 homes were affected in Fort Simpson,...

Jun 28, 2021

Fans seeking scarce Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup tickets face hefty prices

MONTREAL - Fans looking to secure tickets to a Montreal Canadiens game during the Stanley Cup finals should be ready to fork over a small fortune. Only 3,500 tickets per game were available as of Mond...

Jun 28, 2021

O'Toole pitches Conservatives as Canada Day defenders as more celebrations cancelled

OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is positioning itself as the defender of Canada Day, as more communities decide to skip celebrations out of respect for First Nations discovering unmarked bur...

Jun 28, 2021

U.K. study reports mixing AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines produces better immunity

OTTAWA - A vaccine study in the United Kingdom reports that getting a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine four weeks after a dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca produced a much stronger immune response than tw...

Jun 28, 2021

Wrongly accused of sexually abusing his daughter, P.E.I. man sues RCMP and group home

CHARLOTTETOWN - A P.E.I. man wrongly accused of sexually abusing his autistic daughter is suing the RCMP and a Charlottetown group home, claiming he and his family were victims of a malicious prosecut...

Jun 28, 2021

'Extremely extreme:' High temps push western wildfire risk into uncharted territory

Forestry experts are hoping for clear, blue skies as unprecedented hot weather pushes the wildfire risk in Western Canada to similar record-breaking levels. A community in central British Columbia bro...

Jun 28, 2021

McKenna announces retirement, pledges ongoing work for climate change

OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says as she leaves politics she will use what platform she has to push for both climate action, and an end to the hateful comments and personal abuse...

Jun 28, 2021

Little damage as suspicious fire probed at abandoned church in northwestern B.C.

GITWANGAK, B.C. - The Mounties say they are investigating a suspicious fire at an abandoned church in northwestern British Columbia. New Hazelton RCMP say the fire was reported early Saturday morning ...

Jun 28, 2021