Canada

Keep your eyes on the skies: Annual Perseid meteor shower set to peak tonight

Stargazers are in for a shimmering show tonight as the annual Perseid meteor shower is set to reach its peak. NASA says the fireball shower began last month and the celestial event is expected to peak...

Aug 12, 2025

Cancer survivor celebrates birthday by paying for patients' hospital parking

LONDON - Krystyna Locke is celebrating turning 63 by paying the parking fees for cancer patients. The lymphoma cancer survivor knows just how quickly those bills add up after a 20-year journey of hosp...

Aug 12, 2025

Relief from sweltering conditions expected in parts of Canada after days of heat

Sweltering heat is expected to continue in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces today, but relief is on the way for some. A multi-day heat wave should end today in southern Bri...

Aug 12, 2025

Petition revives campaign to award Victoria Cross to Afghan war veterans

OTTAWA - A petition sponsored by a Liberal MP is reviving calls for a fresh look at whether veterans of the Afghanistan conflict should be reconsidered for Canada's top military honour. Liberal MP Pau...

Aug 12, 2025

Federal Liberals looking to provide 'certainty' to investors in fall budget

OTTAWA - Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, says the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations acr...

Aug 12, 2025

B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a bylaw passed by the City of Vancouver that imposed a fee on ride-hailing companies working on city streets during peak hours. Uber Canada took the ...

Aug 11, 2025

Montreal police arrest a suspect after alleged attack on Jewish father in a park.

MONTREAL - Montreal police say they have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in connection with an alleged assault on a Jewish father in a park on Friday. They say the suspect was arrested Monday and was b...

Aug 11, 2025

RCMP creates drone corridor along part of U.S. border in bid to boost security

The RCMP is introducing a drone corridor along part of the Canada-U.S. border in an effort to boost security. Drones are to patrol the border in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in what the RCMP say...

Aug 11, 2025

New federal entity to prioritize Canadian-made, affordable housing projects

OTTAWA - The federal government says the planned Build Canada Homes program is expected to fund projects that focus on affordable housing and use Canadian-made materials. A document shared by Canada's...

Aug 11, 2025

Cowichan's lawyer says B.C. must reconcile property rights with land claim ruling

The lawyer representing the Cowichan Nation in British Columbia says the provincial government must reconcile private property rights with a landmark court ruling that the nation has Aboriginal title ...

Aug 11, 2025