Canada

Tornado touches down near Ottawa Thursday evening, Environment Canada says

Environment Canada says a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area this evening during a severe thunderstorm. It was confirmed near Metcalfe, Ont., a rural community about 30 kilometres southeast of Ot...

Aug 03, 2023

Rallies across Canada demand governments search landfill for slain Indigenous women

WINNIPEG - Calls to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women are ramping up as rallies take place across the country. Families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are...

Aug 03, 2023

Appeal in court ruling to move harassment case against Trudeau Foundation to Quebec

MONTREAL - A woman who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is appealing a Newfoundland and Labrador court decision that would have the case moved to Quebec....

Aug 03, 2023

Canadian electric vehicle registrations inching closer to Liberal government's target

OTTAWA - Canada is inching closer to reaching a milestone where one in every 10 passenger vehicles sold is powered by electricity. But the federal government wants the share of electric vehicles to be...

Aug 03, 2023

Alberta announces six-month pause on renewable energy, citing rural concerns

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is pausing all approvals of large renewable energy projects in response to what it says are rural and environmental concerns. In a statement Thursda...

Aug 03, 2023

Union vote begins on B.C. port deal that could end months-long dispute

VANCOUVER - A union vote among British Columbia port workers is underway to determine the fate of a deal with employers that could bring their long-running industrial dispute to an end. The Internatio...

Aug 03, 2023

Some federal parties resisting foreign interference probe looking beyond China: Singh

OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party faces resistance to including countries other than China in the terms of reference for a public inquiry on foreign interference. House leaders...

Aug 03, 2023

Quebec, Airbnb deadlocked on illegal rentals as Montreal begins its own crackdown

MONTREAL - The Quebec government and Airbnb are at odds over how to identify illegal short-term rental listings that persist on the platform as the deadline approaches for the company to ensure compli...

Aug 03, 2023

In the news today: Challenging week ahead for crews battling B.C. wildfires

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Wind poses challenge in B.C. wildfire fight The operations director at the BC W...

Aug 03, 2023

Wind gusting up to 70 km/h poses challenges in B.C. wildfire fight: fire service

VANCOUVER - The operations director at the BC Wildfire Service says firefighters are bracing for a "challenging week" as hot and dry conditions are expected to persist. Cliff Chapman says winds are gu...

Aug 03, 2023