Canada

First in Canada unexplained wealth order issued in B.C. against alleged pot growers

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says she's "pleased" that the B.C. Supreme Court has issued Canada's first unexplained wealth order against two accused illicit pot gr...

Aug 15, 2025

B.C. legislator shocked by American senator's 'nonsense' pitch to join U.S.

VICTORIA - A British Columbia legislator says he went from "disappointed" to "enraged" after receiving a pitch from a Republican state senator for Canada's four western provinces to join the United St...

Aug 15, 2025

'The same country': Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say

OTTAWA - Ottawa's Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it from the U.S. in the region, experts have told researchers commissioned by the federal government. ...

Aug 15, 2025

B.C. RCMP team helps rescue 12 stranded kayakers near U.S. border

SURREY - An RCMP team patrolling the waters near the border between Canada and the United States helped rescue a group of 12 kayakers, including six children. British Columbia RCMP says in a release t...

Aug 15, 2025

B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives...

Aug 15, 2025

CP NewsAlert: First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar

SECHELT - The shishalh First Nation says 41 "additional unmarked graves" have been found as a result of a search with ground-penetrating radar on the site of a former residential school. The nation on...

Aug 15, 2025

Six people report feeling 'sharp prick' in back of body at Montreal festival: police

MONTREAL - Montreal police have opened a criminal investigation into reports that people at a music festival last weekend were allegedly poisoned without their knowledge. Police say six people have re...

Aug 15, 2025

Canadians mark 80th anniversary of end to WWII in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Descendants of war veterans gathered today at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to mark the official end of the Second World War. This year marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender a...

Aug 15, 2025

Canada didn't push for plastic production cap in talks on global treaty

OTTAWA - Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty on plastic pollution at the United Nations say they didn't push other countries to adopt a cap on plastic production. The sixth round of talks w...

Aug 15, 2025

Canada has most measles cases on the continent as infections up exponentially over 2024: Pan American Health Organization

TORONTO - The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action is needed to address low vaccination rates. The regional agency with...

Aug 15, 2025