Canada

'Nation-building moment': Yukon eyes connection to B.C. electricity grid

Yukon's energy minister says Canada's push for more green energy and a net-zero electricity grid should spark renewed interest in connecting the territory's power to British Columbia. Minister of Ener...

Aug 19, 2023

'Most of the people are now gone': Yellowknife nearly emptied as fire fight continues

YELLOWKNIFE - Nearly all residents have left the capital of the Northwest Territories, where officials say the weather has helped slow the threat of an encroaching wildfire. An evacuation order issued...

Aug 19, 2023

B.C. in state of emergency amid desperate fight to save West Kelowna from wildfires

WEST KELOWNA - The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan, where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelow...

Aug 19, 2023

'Like 100 years of firefighting in one night': The battle for West Kelowna, in quotes

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Here's what some people are saying about the unfolding wildfire disaster in the Okanagan, where the McDougall Creek fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate from West Kelow...

Aug 18, 2023

A timeline of events related to wildfire threat in the Okanagan, B.C.

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation due to the nearby MacDougall Creek wildfire, which has destroyed a significant nu...

Aug 18, 2023

Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains

MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE - No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school. Chief Derek Nepinak of Min...

Aug 18, 2023

Ottawa 'shouldn't walk around with a stick' to enforce health deals: Holland

OTTAWA - Newly appointed Health Minister Mark Holland says accountability for new federal health funding will largely come from Canadians themselves. Holland told a conference hosted by the Canadian M...

Aug 18, 2023

A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

YELLOWKNIFE - Some 20,000 people from Yellowknife and thousands more from other communities in the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave due to nearby wildfires. Meanwhile, a significant nu...

Aug 18, 2023

Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer

A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, the manufacturer says. Novo Nordisk says it is experiencing a temporary supply disruption with the Oze...

Aug 18, 2023

The latest news on the wildfires in British Columbia

KELOWNA, B.C. - A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, a city with a population of about 150,000, as threatening wildfires prompt officials to issue evacuation orders in parts of British C...

Aug 18, 2023