Canada

Montreal police say basilica fire not arson, investigation shows cause was electrical

Montreal police say an early morning fire outside the city's Notre-Dame Basilica was not intentionally set. Police spokeswoman Const. Vronique Dubuc says arson investigators were at the scene this mor...

Dec 24, 2023

More Canadians to feel pinch of high rates in 2024, making way for lower inflation

OTTAWA - As another inflation-fighting year wraps up, the Bank of Canada's quest to restore price stability is expected to begin drawing to a close in 2024. The central bank's hefty rate hikes are fin...

Dec 24, 2023

A beautiful racket: In Newfoundland, the ugly stick is an instrument in high demand

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - This year, Dave Rowe, owner of a decades-old music store in St. John's, N.L., found himself in a peculiar yet pressing situation: he was out of ugly sticks, and the man who made the...

Dec 24, 2023

Baby boom of 59 pups helps endangered Vancouver Island marmot toward recovery

A tenacious Vancouver Island marmot's long-distance quest for love may help explain how the endangered animals are bouncing back from near extinction. Adam Taylor, executive director of the Marmot Rec...

Dec 24, 2023

University researchers confirm fire-generated tornado over B.C. lake in viral video

LONDON, Ont. - Researchers at Western University say they've confirmed that a fire-generated tornado occurred in British Columbia this summer after a video of the "rarely observed" event went viral ba...

Dec 23, 2023

Hearing set for two New Brunswick men whose murder convictions were overturned

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A hearing has been set for two New Brunswick men whose 1984 convictions for the killing of a man in Saint John were quashed Friday by the federal justice minister. The co-president ...

Dec 23, 2023

Leaders of two Quebec teachers unions approve partial deal with provincial government

QUEBEC - Two Quebec teachers unions say their leadership has approved a partial agreement with the government after weeks of participating in larger public sector strikes. The Fdration des syndicats d...

Dec 23, 2023

Quebec police searching for 4-year-old girl who fell into river

DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. - Quebec provincial police are searching for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river in a region north of Quebec City on Friday afternoon. Police Sergeant Hugues Beaulieu s...

Dec 23, 2023

Ukrainian watchmaker fixes Newfoundland clock tower that hasn't told time in decades

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - In an improbable confluence of geopolitical strife, childhood wonder and salty air, a Ukrainian watchmaker has repaired a 118-year-old clock in eastern Newfoundland that hadn't told...

Dec 23, 2023

Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Data from Metro Vancouver show the queue for social housing in the region has spiked in the past year, with 18,865 households on the wait-list, mostly seniors and families. Metro Vancouver...

Dec 22, 2023