Canada

Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake

The incident commander in charge of the fight to control six wildfires in British Columbia's Slocan Lake region says changing weather conditions in the area pose a challenge for crews. Jason Lawler, i...

Jul 29, 2024

Milder weather gives crews chance to make progress in fighting Jasper wildfires

Parks Canada officials say they're making progress on battling the blazes in Jasper National Park. An update late Sunday night from the park's official X account stated crews were busy on several fron...

Jul 29, 2024

Ottawa and Alberta match Red Cross fire donations as Jasper residents view damage map

EDMONTON - As residents of Jasper learn more details about wildfire damage to their evacuated town, the Alberta and federal governments say they'll match donations to the Canadian Red Cross for wildfi...

Jul 28, 2024

Trudeau announces Sept. 16 byelections in ridings in Quebec, Manitoba

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a pair of byelections to fill vacant seats in Quebec and Manitoba. Voters will go to the polls in the Elmwood-Transcona riding in Manitoba and the Montreal-are...

Jul 28, 2024

Slocan region in interior B.C. evacuated due to multiple wildfires

A small town in the B.C. interior has been evacuated due to wildfires raging nearby. The Regional District of Central Kootenay issued a statement Saturday night issued an evacuation order for the vill...

Jul 28, 2024

Quebec municipalities using artificial intelligence to track tree cover, cars, pools

MONTREAL - Municipalities in Quebec's capital region have recently begun using artificial intelligence to track everything from tree cover to cars -- and even backyard pools. The Communaut mtropolitai...

Jul 28, 2024

Protesters, advocates worry Quebec is complicating access to healthcare in English

MONTREAL - Several dozen protesters gathered in front of a Montreal hospital on Saturday to protest Quebec's French language laws, while advocacy groups representing anglophones warn the government is...

Jul 27, 2024

Farmers' markets and business groups feuding with Loblaws after disparaging text ad

Farmers' markets and business groups say they are "sad and disappointed" in NoFrills and its parent company Loblaw after the company sent a mass-advertising text message encouraging customers to "skip...

Jul 27, 2024

Quebec police arrest suspect after pedestrian killed in alleged hit and run

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are investigating a fatal hit and run that took place early on Saturday morning near Mont-Tremblant, Que, in the Laurentians region of the province. Police spokespe...

Jul 27, 2024

Crews make 'good progress' fighting fire that destroyed six homes near Golden, B.C.

The BC Wildfire Service says crews are "making good progress" containing a 55-square-kilometre wildfire near Golden, B.C., that destroyed as many as six homes in the region earlier this week. The Dogt...

Jul 27, 2024