Canada

Fossil from Alberta badlands finds prey inside the stomach of young tyrannosaur

CALGARY - A dinosaur fossil found in the Alberta badlands has revealed new details about the diet of young meat-eating tyrannosaurs. The research, published Friday in the journal Science Advances, is ...

Dec 08, 2023

Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago

OTTAWA - The federal government says it has recovered $40 million from the now-defunct Quebec-based vaccine developer Medicago, and the intellectual property will remain in Canada under a new firm. Th...

Dec 08, 2023

Canada dusts off sanctions law on corrupt officials, joins allies to target 7 abroad

OTTAWA - Canada is using a rarely invoked sanctions law that targets corrupt office holders to join peer countries in taking aim against officials in Russia, Iran and Myanmar. The sanctions target off...

Dec 08, 2023

Between burger bites, Christmas card-writing and constant voting, MPs lose a work day

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have now lost an entire day of work in the House of Commons as they continue with a voting marathon forced by the Conservatives, after sneaking in bites of burgers and C...

Dec 08, 2023

Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings and advisories as a frontal system that could bring Metro Vancouver its first snowfall this winter nears the British Columbia coast. It s...

Dec 08, 2023

Trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber adjourned until 2024

OTTAWA - The criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber has adjourned after more than 30 days of evidence and arguments, and is expected to resume in January. The trial be...

Dec 08, 2023

1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection. The report released today says that amounts to 3.5 million Canadians. Symptoms ar...

Dec 08, 2023

In the news today: Jury to resume deliberations in B.C. murder trial

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ibrahim Ali murder jury to resume deliberations A jury is resuming deliberation...

Dec 08, 2023

As fossil fuel execs descend on U.N. climate summit, some ask 'what are COPs about?'

TORONTO - The world's major climate negotiations risk turning into a trade show spectacle of unchecked corporate influence, some observers warn, as a record number of delegates representing fossil fue...

Dec 08, 2023

Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene

VICTORIA - Nancy Paine's short-term rental business is dead in the water. As co-founder and CEO of Victoria-based Superhost, Paine said she had been at the forefront of the Airbnb revolution for seven...

Dec 08, 2023