Canada

Cabinet set to hear from housing experts as Charlottetown retreat continues

CHARLOTTETOWN - The federal cabinet today is expected to discuss whether to revisit the existing national housing strategy and possibly hold a national housing summit with other levels of government a...

Aug 22, 2023

Checkpoints will block attempts to return, N.W.T. official warns wildfire evacuees

YELLOWKNIFE - A spokeswoman for the Northwest Territories' emergency management organization says there have been reports of people returning to Fort Smith, or planning to return there, despite the wi...

Aug 22, 2023

Ex-BBC reporter passionate about local news informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires

A former BBC sports reporter in the Northwest Territories has become central to the world's understanding of the wildfires threatening the territory and its capital, Yellowknife. Ollie Williams is the...

Aug 22, 2023

Premier to get first-hand look at fire damage in B.C.'s southern Interior

British Columbia Premier David Eby is scheduled to visit the province's fire-ravaged southern Interior today, along with Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston, to ...

Aug 22, 2023

Critical firefighting equipment being moved or stolen, says BC Wildfire Service

BC Wildfire Service says critical equipment used to fight some of the province's devastating blazes has been moved and sometimes stolen, in one case three times. The fire service says the pumps, sprin...

Aug 21, 2023

Elections watchdog fines ex-PMO staffer for voting in wrong riding in 2021 election

OTTAWA - Canada's elections watchdog has fined a former staffer in the Prime Minister's Office $1,500 for knowingly voting in the wrong federal riding in 2021. A summary of the notice of the violation...

Aug 21, 2023

B.C.'s premier urges Meta to allow news sharing in B.C. amid wildfire crisis

VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby is calling on the social media company Meta to reverse its decision to block Canadian news from being shared online in British Columbia, saying it feels like it is holdin...

Aug 21, 2023

Quebec community mourns four family members killed in home construction accident.

MONTREAL - A rural community in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region is in mourning after four family members died in a home construction accident over the weekend. Investigators said two men and two women ...

Aug 21, 2023

Quebec teachers unions call for better working conditions to address staff shortages

MONTREAL - Unions representing Quebec teachers are calling on the provincial government to address staff shortages by improving working conditions. Jose Scalabrini, president of a federation of 34 Que...

Aug 21, 2023

Law society hearing for lawyers accused of surveilling Winnipeg judge begins

WINNIPEG - A Law Society of Manitoba hearing is underway for two lawyers facing charges related to complaints that they hired a private investigator to surveil a judge who was hearing a case involving...

Aug 21, 2023