Canada

Indo-Pacific leaders see a partner in Canada, elevating its status within ASEAN-bloc

JAKARTA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has wrapped up five meetings with Indo-Pacific leaders on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit. Trudeau met with the leaders of Malaysia, Vietnam, Korea, Philippin...

Sep 06, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' to hear from Ottawa police as trial enters its second day

OTTAWA - A court in Ottawa is expected to hear from additional members of city's police service today on the second day of the trial of two key 'Freedom Convoy' organizers. The 16-day hearing began Tu...

Sep 06, 2023

Alberta's 'war room' is back with massive ad spend revealed in annual report

EDMONTON - New documents outline a massive increase in public funding for the Canadian Energy Centre's campaign to change attitudes toward Alberta's oil and gas. An agency founded by Alberta's United ...

Sep 06, 2023

Thousands start journey home as Yellowknife evacuation order scheduled to lift

YELLOWKNIFE - Thousands of vehicles are expected to travel to Yellowknife in the coming days as a three-week evacuation order is set to lift at noon today. Territorial officials have said the migratio...

Sep 06, 2023

B.C. residents tour wildfire razing in area that has 'changed dramatically:' district

Some residents of one of the regions most devastated by wildfires in British Columbia will be touring the burned-out site today. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District says in a statement that "some a...

Sep 06, 2023

Mother tells B.C. murder trial she regrets leaving her daughter home alone

VANCOUVER - The mother of a 13-year-old girl killed six years ago told a British Columbia Supreme Court jury she regrets allowing the girl to stay home alone the day she went missing. Ibrahim Ali has ...

Sep 05, 2023

Viking-themed B.C. performers made mud dragons at Burning Man quagmire

Hjeron O'Sidhe has been leading a group of Viking-themed performance artists to the Burning Man festival in Nevada for 13 years running, and he wasn't about to let the rain and mud this year dampen th...

Sep 05, 2023

B.C. helps Williams Lake First Nation buy property at former residential school site

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A former British Columbia residential school site being investigated as a possible location of unmarked graves has been purchased by the Williams Lake First Nation with the help ...

Sep 05, 2023

Some evacuation orders to lift in B.C., but wildfire disruptions drag on

VANCOUVER - Residents of British Columbia's Shuswap region must wait another day for evacuation orders to lift in wildfire-ravaged areas of the community, complicating the return to school for some st...

Sep 05, 2023

Some of the races to keep an eye on in Manitoba's provincial election

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's election has been called for Oct. 3. Here are some of the races to watch: Southdale - Currently held by Audrey Gordon, the Progressive Conservative health minister. She won this ...

Sep 05, 2023