Canada

Night once brought firefighting reprieve, but no longer, Canadian study shows

The darkness of night has traditionally signalled reprieve for wildland firefighters, but a new Canadian study shows that's changing, and drought is the driving force. The availability of bone-dry fue...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 13, 2024

In the news today: Canadians wary of online regulation, according to new poll

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians wary of online regulation: poll A new survey suggests fewer than half...

Mar 13, 2024

MPs to question main contractor on ArriveCan app at House committee

OTTAWA - MPs will have another chance to question the people behind the main contract for the ArriveCan app at a House committee meeting today. This will mark the third time GC Strategies partner Kris...

Mar 13, 2024

'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the BC Gr...

Mar 13, 2024

Poll: Canadians unsure online harms bill will make social media safer

OTTAWA - Fewer than half of Canadians believe the federal government's plan to regulate social media sites will make platforms safer, a new survey suggests. Polling firm Leger recently asked Canadians...

Mar 13, 2024

Alberta Premier Smith says face-to-face meeting today with Prime Minister Trudeau

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet up face-to-face in Calgary today. Smith's office says the two will meet in the morning, and Smith will head to Edmo...

Mar 13, 2024

Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'

OTTAWA - There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days. But when it comes to the supply management system for egg, poultry and dairy products - the mechanism tha...

Mar 13, 2024

Deficit of $11 billion and other highlights from Quebec's 2024-25 budget

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on Tuesday tabled his sixth budget, with big spending increases for health and education. Here are some highlights. - Deficit of $11 billion, which includes a $1.5-...

Mar 12, 2024

Samaritan, 80, who died after pushing woman from path of vehicle always helpful: son

The son of an 80-year-old Alberta man who died on Vancouver Island after helping a woman involved in a crash says it was in his dad's nature to help others before "tragedy took him." Ronald Hare of Ca...

Mar 12, 2024

Richmond, B.C., seeks federal funding to house refugees crowding homeless shelters

RICHMOND - The City of Richmond in British Columbia is urging the federal government to provide more temporary housing for refugees and asylum seekers or pay for the use of city shelters, with the new...

Mar 12, 2024