Canada

Police say two dead, one hurt in plane crash and fire at Tofino, B.C., airport

TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - RCMP say two people are dead after the crash of a small aircraft at the Long Beach Airport in Tofino on Vancouver Island. Police say a third person has been seriousl...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 18, 2024

Accused in Coutts blockade trial feared food shortages, questioned COVID-19 vaccine

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says he was worried about government overreach, food shortages and the COVID-19 vaccine...

Jul 18, 2024

B.C. tribunal orders woman to pay ex $450 for Coldplay ticket she thought was a gift

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman has been ordered to pay her former romantic partner $450 for her ticket to attend a Coldplay concert together on what she said she believed was a date. But the pro...

Jul 18, 2024

Yukon government ready to step in after mine disaster, firm's silence 'unhelpful'

WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA - Yukon's deputy mining minister says it's "unfortunate and frankly unhelpful" that the owners of the Eagle Gold mine have been "silent in general" about action to remedy a d...

Jul 18, 2024

Canada selling one of its Manhattan apartments to cover cost of new $9M condo

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says the sale of one of its apartments in New York City is expected to cover the cost of a brand-new luxury condo it recently purchased for $9 million. The Canadian gove...

Jul 18, 2024

Federal government announces $89 million for conservation projects across Canada

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canada's environment minister has announced $89 million in federal funding for 10 greenhouse gas emission reduction projects as the government works toward the goal of conservin...

Jul 18, 2024

Appeal denied: Frank Zampino, ex-aide at Montreal City Hall, to face corruption trial

MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal by a former chair of Montreal city council's executive committee, who wanted to avoid facing trial on corruption charges. The decis...

Jul 18, 2024

Project Innocence Quebec: Montreal law students get new trials for two convicted men

MONTREAL - Over the past year, a Quebec non-profit that advocates for the wrongfully convicted has convinced the federal justice minister to take a second look at two cases in which people have been d...

Jul 18, 2024

''Tactical evacuations' as B.C. Interior wildfire grows: minister

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia's minister for emergency management says "tactical evacuations" have been carried out in the Thompson-Nicola area of the province's Interior, where an out-of-control ...

Jul 18, 2024

Quebec court rules against Concordia University's attempt to pause tuition hike

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has denied Concordia University's request to delay a controversial tuition hike for out-of-province and international students. Justice ric Dufour ruled on Jul...

Jul 18, 2024