Canada

Trudeau suggests he would raise issue of foreign interference with India's PM Modi

SINGAPORE - Hours before he was set to board a flight to New Delhi on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had not yet secured a meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But he suggested th...

Sep 07, 2023

Thousands of residents return to Yellowknife as wildfire evacuation order lifted

YELLOWKNIFE - Thousands of Yellowknife residents have returned home this week as a wildfire evacuation order was lifted. The nearby fire forced the city's 20,000 residents out of their homes about thr...

Sep 07, 2023

Don't try to dodge police checkpoints, B.C. fire zone residents are told

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Residents of wildfire evacuation zones around West Kelowna, B.C., are being warned not to try to dodge police checkpoints and to stay out of restricted areas or face possible fine...

Sep 07, 2023

Only media report spurred Yukon to tell parents of sexual abuse in a school: report

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's ombudsman says the territory's government had a policy and legal duty to notify parents at a school where a child was sexually assaulted, instead it delayed revealing the informat...

Sep 07, 2023

Quebec man, 37, charged with arson in connection with wildfires in province's north

Quebec provincial police have arrested a man for arson in connection with numerous forest fires that burned earlier this summer in the province's north. Police say a 37-year-old man was scheduled to a...

Sep 07, 2023

Bank of Canada may need to raise rates again, despite this week's hold: Macklem

CALGARY - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said the central bank may have to raise interest rates further, given inflation may stay high for some time. That's according to prepared remarks the gov...

Sep 07, 2023

Prince George, B.C., explosion linked to pipe theft, gas buildup in structure: RCMP

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police say the explosion that destroyed a building in downtown Prince George, B.C., last month was likely caused by "unauthorized" people who broke into the property and were una...

Sep 07, 2023

Justice minister lays blame on Quebec court for cases being dropped in north

SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec's justice minister is blaming the provincial court for procedural delays that have led to scores of criminal cases being dropped in the province's north. Simon Jolin-Barrette w...

Sep 07, 2023

New questions for wind, solar in Alberta create more confusion for industry: advocate

EDMONTON - A renewable energy group says new requirements for wind and solar projects create further problems for a booming industry that government policy has already slowed. On Wednesday, the Albert...

Sep 07, 2023

Federal prediction says parts of Canada could see wildfires through winter

OTTAWA - The latest federal government forecast says Canada's already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wil...

Sep 07, 2023