Canada

Quebec police say 22 people died in road and off-road crashes over two-week period

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say 22 people died in crashes on the province's roads and trails over the past two weeks, marking a particularly deadly summer holiday period. Police say there were...

Aug 08, 2023

Rain, cooler weather could bring relief to B.C. wildfire crews as new fires start

Crews with the BC Wildfire Service faced a busy long weekend as the number of active wildfires in the province jumped above 400, including 34 reported Monday. The wildfire service says more than 200 o...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 08, 2023

Canada sanctions Iran's new national security chief, six drone executives

OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning Iran's new security chief, alongside six Iranians accused of destabilizing the Middle East and Ukraine. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a former commander of the navy division of th...

Aug 08, 2023

In the news today: B.C. wildfire forces evacuation of music festival

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... B.C. festival evacuated due to wildfire, more properties on alert over long wee...

Aug 08, 2023

Former Saskatchewan RCMP boss warned officers to watch opinions after Stanley verdict

The RCMP braced for backlash across rural Saskatchewan and kept a close eye on Indigenous groups after the not guilty verdict of a farmer charged in the death of Colten Boushie, emails show. The forme...

Aug 08, 2023

Canadians reassured to see military helping during local emergencies, Blair says

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canadians want to see the military come to their aid during natural disasters, and the Armed Forces will remain a key part of the government's response. "Ther...

Aug 08, 2023

Quebec court authorizes class action against new isolation system in federal prisons

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of federal prisoners in Quebec who were held in segregation units for more than 15 days after November 2019. La...

Aug 08, 2023

Provinces may have to agree to Ottawa's 2035 clean power target to access funding

OTTAWA - The federal government is considering restricting billions of dollars in tax credits and grants for electricity projects to provinces that commit to the 2035 target for an emissions-free elec...

Aug 08, 2023

Prince Harry and wife Meghan purchase screen rights to Canadian author's book

TORONTO - A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel. Carley Fortune says in an Instagram post she is t...

Aug 07, 2023

Wildfire prompts B.C. regional district to place 85 properties on evacuation alert

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Dozens more properties in the B.C. Interior have been placed on evacuation alert as the Bush Creek East wildfire near Adams Lake fills the air with thick smoke. The Thompson-Nicola Re...

Aug 07, 2023