Canada

Montreal peregrine falcon chicks take first flights into a world full of danger

MONTREAL - The world is full of dangers when you're a falcon chick less than six weeks old and learning to fly - even if you're a member of the fastest species on Earth. This week, three falcon chicks...

Jun 26, 2024

Centuries of stories, from some of Canada's centenarians

The Canadian Press has spent the past month interviewing some of Canada's more than 11,000 centenarians and their families. These are some of their stories. 'EVERYONE LOOKS AT YOU AS IF YOU SHOULD HAV...

Jun 26, 2024

Was a Toronto byelection a wake-up call on Trudeau's approach to antisemitism?

OTTAWA - An organizer who encouraged Jewish residents to vote against the Liberals in this week's Toronto byelection suggests a rise in antisemitism motivated many to show up at the polls. Andrew Kirs...

Jun 26, 2024

Lytton, B.C., rebuild continues three years after wildfire destroyed most of town

LYTTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Three years after a wildfire destroyed much of the British Columbia village of Lytton, the tiny Fraser Canyon community is still struggling to get back on its feet. ...

Jun 25, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters face off at new Montreal encampment

MONTREAL - Pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters faced off today at a downtown Montreal square, where a new encampment tied to the war in the Gaza Strip was set up over the weekend. The tw...

Jun 25, 2024

Poilievre to attend AFN annual general assembly for first time as Conservative leader

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to attend the Assembly of First Nation's upcoming annual general assembly for the first time since he took the party helm. Spokesman Sebastian Skam...

Jun 25, 2024

Should he stay or should he go now? A look at Trudeau's options after byelection loss

OTTAWA - A historic defeat for the Liberals in a downtown Toronto byelection has put a glaring question mark on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future. Insiders warn the Conservative victory...

Jun 25, 2024

Former B.C. premier John Horgan, Canada's ambassador to Germany, has cancer again

LANGFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Former British Columbia premier and Canada's ambassador to Germany John Horgan is facing his third battle with cancer. Ravi Parmar, the New Democrat member for Hor...

Jun 25, 2024

Wildfire in Labrador jumps Churchill River, generating station being evacuated

CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. - The wildfire in Labrador threatening the evacuated town of Churchill Falls has jumped the Churchill River, prompting the evacuation of the nearby hydroelectric generating stati...

Jun 25, 2024

First Nations, Ottawa, B.C., announce $335M for protection off Great Bear coast

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is working with 17 First Nations in British Columbia as well as the provincial government to expand protection for marine ecosystems off t...

Jun 25, 2024