Canada

More shippers and shipping companies promise to avoid Arctic routes

Environmental groups are applauding international shippers and shipping companies that have voluntarily promised to stay away from controversial Arctic routes. "We were really excited to get this...

Jan 12, 2020

Fewer trees, less undergrowth: Study says wildfires changing boreal forest

EDMONTON - The increasing frequency of wildfires in Canada's boreal forest may be permanently changing one of the largest intact ecosystems left on Earth, research suggests. "We feel pretty confi...

Jan 12, 2020

'One of our giants:' Former federal cabinet minister John Crosbie dead at 88

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - John Crosbie had a tart tongue, a dry wit and what many have described as an unflinching devotion to Newfoundland and Labrador. The former federal cabinet minister often made headli...

Jan 12, 2020

Statistics Canada expects move to the digital cloud will prompt some rumbling

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is planning to move its information holdings to the digital cloud - a shift the national number-crunching agency acknowledges will prompt questions ...

Jan 12, 2020

Canada told to back crash allegations and a new $5 bill; In The News for Jan. 10

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 Jan. 10: What we are watching i...

Jan 12, 2020

Iran's president says Ukrainian jet unintentionally shot down, cites human error

OTTAWA - The president of Iran says a military investigation has concluded that missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of a Ukrainian plane and the deaths of 1...

Jan 12, 2020

Conservative leadership race to officially begin Monday as rules set

OTTAWA - The race for leadership of the federal Conservatives begins officially on Monday. The party released the rules for the contest late Saturday, and candidates have just over two months to pull ...

Jan 11, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...

Jan 11, 2020

After a month in Australia, two Manitoba fire experts arrive home

WINNIPEG - In his 38 years as a conservation officer, Gerry Rosset has never seen anything like the wildfires he helped battle during his five-week stint in Australia. Rosset and Andrew Prok...

Jan 11, 2020

Pair in alleged Via plot urge Supreme Court to deny hearing in terror case

OTTAWA - Two men who were found guilty of terrorism offences in a high-profile case argue there is no need to revisit an appeal court's decision to order a new trial. In newly filed&nbs...

Jan 11, 2020