Canada

Climate change made Quebec fire weather twice as likely, flames more intense: study

Climate change has made summers like the kind that led to Quebec's disastrous wildfire season at least seven times more likely to happen again, says a new scientific analysis. The study by the U.K.-ba...

Aug 22, 2023

Federal NDP targets blue seats in Alberta, bets on urban prairie appetite for change

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats are eyeing Alberta's urban-rural divide as a way to flip blue seats in the next general election. Jennifer Howard, chief of staff to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, sees a...

Aug 22, 2023

Quebec releases new road safety plan, includes higher fines for drivers

MONTREAL - Quebec is rolling out a sweeping series of proposed regulations to deter dangerous drivers by increasing fines and adding speed cameras across the province. Transport Minister Genevive Guil...

Aug 22, 2023

Stricter bail a 'balancing act' with overrepresented groups: police chiefs

OTTAWA - The leader of Canada's police chiefs says it's a balancing act to toughen up the bail system without the risk of more people of colour ending up behind bars. Danny Smyth, president of the Can...

Aug 22, 2023

Broaden scope of Canada's weather alert system to account for wildfires, expert urges

OTTAWA - As wildfires rage in western Canada, a communications and broadcasting policy expert says the national weather alerting system should account for a wider range of extreme events. Monica Auer ...

Aug 22, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan says parental consent needed for name, pronoun change

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says schools must now seek parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns. Education Minister Dustin Duncan says the province wants...

Aug 22, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Large explosion in Prince George, B.C., sends several to hospital

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Mounties in Prince George, B.C., say there has been a large explosion at an abandoned building in the city's downtown core. They say the cause of the blast is unknown, but severa...

Aug 22, 2023

The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia

Threatening wildfires across British Columbia have destroyed structures and forced more than 27,000 people from their homes. The province remains in a state of emergency as crews battle the more than ...

Aug 22, 2023

Welcome Baby: Montreal to give out free boxes of items for families with newborns

Montreal will give out boxes of free toys and baby supplies to every family in the city with a new infant starting next year. The so-called Welcome Baby boxes will be available in 45 city libraries as...

Aug 22, 2023

Accused in Quebec daycare bus crash that killed two kids has case postponed

LAVAL, Que. - The court case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has once again been postponed. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested aft...

Aug 22, 2023