Canada

Saskatchewan First Nation to quietly mark anniversary of mass stabbing

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation will quietly gather today to mark the one-year anniversary of a mass stabbing. Some of the families affected by the tragedy are to retu...

Sep 04, 2023

Parents worried about new supervised drug-use site near Montreal elementary school

MONTREAL - Worried parents say they were blindsided by a decision to open Montreal's first supervised drug-inhalation facility less than 100 metres from their children's school. The building is nearin...

Sep 03, 2023

Fire on outskirts of Hay River gets significant rain, officials say

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Wildfire officials in the Northwest Territories say a community that's been evacuated for weeks due to a wildfire has received significant rain this weekend. Hay River's 3,500 resi...

Sep 03, 2023

First Nation, regional district in central B.C. Interior orders wildfire evacuations

VICTORIA - Weekend winds in British Columbia's central Interior resulted in increased wildfire activity and saw evacuation orders in remote areas north of Burns Lake. The Cheslatta Carrier Nation and ...

Sep 03, 2023

Quebec apple farmers want government help to deal with changing tastes and climate

MONTREAL - Quebec apple farmers are asking for government help to plant new varieties and modernize their orchards as they try to adapt to climate change and shifting consumer tastes. ric Rochon, pres...

Sep 03, 2023

Montreal Oratory says no fire or noise reported, believes social media video is fake

MONTREAL - A Montreal church says it believes a video appearing to show a fire on its front steps is completely fake. Danielle Decelles, a spokeswoman for Saint Joseph's Oratory, says no one at the ch...

Sep 03, 2023

Police investigating after shooting at Ottawa wedding leaves two dead, six injured

Ottawa police say a shooting at a wedding has left two men dead and six people injured. They say shots rang out at 10:21 on Saturday night outside the Infinity Convention Centre, where the victims wer...

Sep 03, 2023

How Tamara Lich transformed from spokeswoman to symbol of 'Freedom Convoy' movement

OTTAWA - It's a sunny July day at an outdoor hockey rink outside North Bay, Ont. An acoustic guitar player belts out a ballad about freedom. An adoring crowd sings along. Tamara Lich, mounted on the b...

Sep 03, 2023

Climate change, trade ties top agenda as Trudeau attends summits in Asia

OTTAWA - Canada has its eyes on Asia and the lucrative trade markets in the Indo-Pacific region as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to the region tomorrow for a week of international summits and bi...

Sep 03, 2023

Nova Scotia ceremony to mark 25th anniversary of deadly Swissair crash

INDIAN HARBOUR, N.S. - A delegation of Canadian military veterans, RCMP officers and first responders are gathering in Nova Scotia today to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Canada's military respon...

Sep 03, 2023