Canada

Canada 'closely monitoring' Afghanistan after quake reportedly kills more than 2,000

OTTAWA - Canadian ministers offered support to people in Afghanistan on Saturday after a powerful earthquake rocked the western part of the Central Asian country and reportedly killed more than 2,000 ...

Oct 08, 2023

Canadian municipalities looking to become 'spongier' to build climate resilience

MONTREAL - From green roofs in Toronto to Vancouver's rain city strategy, Canadian cities are looking to become "sponges" in order to help mitigate some of the effects of extreme rainfall events. In M...

Oct 08, 2023

Downtown Montreal reaches 100 millimetres of rain as warnings persist

MONTREAL - Rain drenched much of Quebec on Saturday, leading to minor flooding that partially submerged several roadways and seeped into some basements, says a meteorologist with Environment Canada. S...

Oct 07, 2023

Woman who was returned from Syria prison camp faces terrorism charge

TORONTO - A 29-year-old woman who was among a group of women and children returned to Canada in April after years in a Syrian prison camp has been charged with a terrorism-related offence. RCMP say th...

Oct 06, 2023

Small plane crashes beside inn near Chilliwack, B.C., airport

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A small plane has crashed beside a hotel in Chilliwack, B.C. Haylie Morris, who works nearby, was on a forklift at about 2:15 p.m. today when she says she watched the plane fly righ...

Oct 06, 2023

Liberal minister says turning federal assets into affordable housing part of fix

OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the Liberals see turning federal assets into affordable housing as an integral part of fixing Canada's shortage. Duclos said in a recent interview t...

Oct 06, 2023

Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention

OTTAWA - A group of grassroots NDP activists is planning to push for pharmacare to be a make-or-break element of the federal party's supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals at a policy convention...

Oct 06, 2023

Disability advocates warn eligibility for federal dental-care plan may be cumbersome

OTTAWA - The federal government's new dental insurance plan has yet to be introduced, but advocates are warning the eligibility criteria for people with disabilities could be cumbersome and may not ca...

Oct 06, 2023

Early work to begin on project to divert trains from downtown Lac-Mégantic

LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says two important agreements have been signed for the project to divert trains from downtown Lac-Mgantic, Que., part of which was destro...

Oct 06, 2023

Liberals' bail-reform bill sparks concerns about need for more legal aid funding

OTTAWA - Many in Canada's legal community are expressing concern about how the overloaded court system could be affected by a Liberal bill that would make bail harder to access for some people facing ...

Oct 06, 2023