Category Archives: Canada

CP NewsAlert: Air Canada flight attendants serve 72-hour strike notice
There's no word yet whether Air Canada and the union representing some 10,000 of its flight attendants have averted a possible strike or lockout that could begin as soon as Saturday. The Air Canada co...
Aug 12, 2025

Yukon, Alaska sign agreement to address missing and murdered Indigenous people
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon has signed an agreement with the state of Alaska to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The territorial government says the memorandum of understanding...
Aug 12, 2025

Satellite images reveal conditions that contributed to 'catastrophic' wildfire season
WINNIPEG - Images from space and artificial intelligence can help detect areas prone to extreme wildfires, researchers suggest, after satellite photos showed dry parts of Manitoba ahead of its devasta...
Aug 12, 2025

Cowichan title lands encompass multimillion-dollar mansions in Richmond, B.C.
A landmark Aboriginal title claim successfully established by Cowichan Nation last week appears to encompass land occupied by a stretch of multimillion-dollar homes and an 18-hole golf course in Richm...
Aug 12, 2025

Top officer says Canada's laws are 'inadequate' to fight cross-border crime
VICTORIA - The head of the Canada's police chiefs association says they are guided by "outdated and inadequate" laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer r...
Aug 12, 2025

Burn bans and water restrictions in place in Ottawa area as dry conditions persist
OTTAWA - Tourists visiting the nation's capital were hunting for shade on Tuesday afternoon, leaving sun-drenched benches and chairs empty along Sparks Street as temperatures spiked to 34 degrees. The...
Aug 12, 2025

Bulk carrier Federal Yamaska runs aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says a 180-metre bulk carrier has run aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. A spokesman for the coast guard says the Federal Yamaska ran aground near Ver...
Aug 12, 2025

Fourth man charged after 44 people, mostly Haitians, found in truck by U.S. border
MONTREAL - The RCMP say a fourth person has been charged in an alleged human smuggling operation after 44 people were found inside a cube truck earlier this month in Quebec by the United States border...
Aug 12, 2025

Museums saw 15 per cent spike in attendance after Canada Strong Pass introduced
OTTAWA - National galleries and museums across the country have seen a 15 per cent increase in attendance this summer, as visitors have taken advantage of free or discounted admission through the Cana...
Aug 12, 2025

Montreal public health says one heat-related death reported since Sunday
MONTREAL - One heat-related death has been reported to Montreal's public health department since a period of extreme heat hit the city on Sunday. Department spokesman Tudor Matei says the city's healt...
Aug 12, 2025