Canada

'A moving monster': How did the Jasper fire get so bad, so fast?

The fast-moving Jasper, Alta., wildfire was fuelled by a web of extreme conditions that converged into what experts described as a monstrous fire, serving as a disastrous example of what's become incr...

Jul 31, 2024

Liberal donations up, but Conservatives again outpace all parties on fundraising

OTTAWA - Liberals saw their donations rise in the second quarter of this year, showing the sole increase among federal parties, though Conservatives continue to dominate. Elections Canada released par...

Jul 31, 2024

Ottawa warns more than 20,000 Canadians there is no guaranteed Lebanon evacuation

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada is warning more than 20,000 Canadians in Lebanon that they can't rely on government evacuation flights if war engulfs that country. The department says 21,399 Canadians ...

Jul 31, 2024

In the news today: Rocky road ahead for Jasper's small businesses

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Jasper's fire-affected small businesses face rocky road ahead Jasper's small business community is facing a di...

Jul 31, 2024

Quebec introduces salmon fishing restrictions amid decline in migration to rivers

MONTREAL - Quebec has introduced new restrictions on Atlantic salmon fishing because of annual fish migrations that are well below average in most of the province's rivers. But a conservation group th...

Jul 31, 2024

Sand from the Sahara Desert causing recent lull in the hurricane season: scientists

HALIFAX - Tiny grains of sand from the Sahara Desert are to blame for the almost month-long lull in this year's Atlantic hurricane season, scientists say. But it could soon come to an end. Every June ...

Jul 31, 2024

TSB to release report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast

VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast. The containers fell off MV Zi...

Jul 31, 2024

Murder-conspiracy trial tied to Coutts, Alta., COVID-19 blockade set to go to jury

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - A jury is set to begin deliberating today the fate of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the Coutts, Alta., blockade in 2022. The panel has been hearing test...

Jul 31, 2024

Historic B.C. mining town of Barkerville to reopen following wildfire threat

BARKERVILLE, B.C. - The British Columbia gold rush town of Barkerville is set to reopen Friday after a nearby wildfire forced residents and tourists to evacuate the region earlier this month. The hist...

Jul 31, 2024

Court upholds B.C. prison warden's order disallowing guitars in prison cells

OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has thrown out a convicted killer's challenge of a British Columbia prison warden's decision not to allow the inmate to have an electric guitar in his cell. A decision h...

Jul 30, 2024