Canada

B.C. rescue team regroups after little orca thwarts capture in remote lagoon

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The team attempting to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a remote B.C. lagoon is regrouping today after an initial attempt to capture the young orca failed. Rescuers say the ...

Apr 13, 2024

Eddy Nolan, Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years, dies at 67

MONTREAL - Every year for 43 years, Montrealer Eddy Nolan took to the streets for a Terry Fox Run, usually carrying a big red and white Terry Fox flag on a pole as packs of schoolchildren jogged behin...

Apr 13, 2024

Canada advises against all travel to Israel, West Bank due to heightened risk

OTTAWA - Canadians are being told to avoid all travel to Israel and the West Bank because of the "unpredictable security situation" in the region. Global Affairs Canada says there is a heightened risk...

Apr 12, 2024

Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The...

Apr 12, 2024

University of B.C. to add 778 technology seats with $21 million from province

UBC - The University of British Columbia will add 778 more student spaces for technology-related programs over the next six years through a $23-million investment from the provincial government. The u...

Apr 12, 2024

DNA tests show dogs killed B.C. woman, not bear as first thought: coroner's report

VANCOUVER - A woman killed while picking blueberries on a farm east of Vancouver was initially thought to have died in a bear attack in August 2021, but a newly released coroner's report says she was ...

Apr 12, 2024

Ottawa to provide $132 million to help people fleeing civil war in Sudan

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen is announcing $132 million in aid for people fleeing Sudan's yearlong civil war. The funding includes $100 million in humanitarian aid for Suda...

Apr 12, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Priest accused of sex assaults against children in Nunavut dies

The Oblates of Mary Immaculate say Johannes Rivoire, a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut, has died after a long illness. More coming. The Canadian Press

Apr 12, 2024

Trudeau says he doesn't understand why NDP is pulling back from carbon price support

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't understand why the federal New Democrats are pulling back their support for the carbon price, though he acknowledges they are facing political he...

Apr 12, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Rescuers begin attempt to save stranded orphaned B.C. killer whale

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A rescue attempt to save a killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near Zeballos, B.C. is underway this morning. The road access to the lagoon is blocked by members of the Ehatte...

Apr 12, 2024