Category Archives: Canada

Airmedic suspends operations after Quebec helicopter crash leaves four missing
NATASHQUAN - A search has resumed for four people who are missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore during a rescue operation. The Airmedic helicopter was involved i...
Jun 22, 2025

'Heat dome' over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada
TORONTO - Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the strange weather hitting other parts of the country. Environment Canada meteorologist Julien Pellerin says scorching temper...
Jun 22, 2025

Iranians in Canada watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites
MONTREAL - Iranian-Canadians say they fear an escalation of violence in the Middle East after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites. Nim Machouf, a member of a Mont...
Jun 22, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Former Liberal minister John McCallum dead at 75
OTTAWA - John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister, has died at age 75, his family confirms. McCallum was a veteran politician, diplomat, academic and accomplished economist. More coming. The C...
Jun 22, 2025

Carney travelling to Europe for security, defence talks with EU, NATO
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will depart for Europe on Sunday for back-to-back summits where he is expected to make major commitments for Canada on security and defence. Carney will be joined b...
Jun 22, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Jury finds Quebec man guilty in 2023 truck attack in Amqui, Que.
RIMOUSKI - A Quebec man has been found guilty of three counts of 1st degree murder in the deaths of three men he struck with his truck. Steeve Gagnon learned his fate following two days of deliberatio...
Jun 21, 2025

Four missing after Airmedic helicopter crash in northeastern Quebec: police
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say an operation is underway after a helicopter crash in northeastern Quebec that has left four people unaccounted for. They say the aircraft operated by Airmedic w...
Jun 21, 2025

B.C. student created wildfire map during own evacuation from Manitoba fire zone
University of British Columbia Okanagan geography student Jenna Taylor went home last month to spend time with her family in Flin Flon, Man. A relaxing break did not ensue. Taylor and her family would...
Jun 21, 2025

Ottawa considering 'combination of approaches' to 20% military pay hike
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it's considering a "combination of approaches" to boosting pay for armed service members, including introducing retention bonuses for "stress tra...
Jun 21, 2025

First Nations youth say they're 'starting a movement' against major projects bills
OTTAWA - First Nations youth leaders are warning Canadians can expect a long, tense summer of protests as governments push forward with plans to fast-track major projects - and young people will be le...
Jun 21, 2025