Canada

B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth

It is only a little bird, weighing a few ounces, but the marbled murrelet is known for its remarkable ability to fly far out to sea to catch fish before returning in the darkness of night to inland tr...

Jul 23, 2023

Memorial for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter held in Revelstoke

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Family, friends and fellow firefighters paid tribute today to the 19-year-old woman killed while battling wildfires in British Columbia earlier this month. Devyn Gale died on July 1...

Jul 22, 2023

Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 20 following evacuation alert

BELLA COOLA, B.C. - DriveBC says Highway 20 east of Bella Coola is closed in both directions due to a wildfire that has grown to more than 25-square kilometres in size. The BC Wildfire Service says fi...

Jul 22, 2023

Record-breaking downpours from thunderstorms cause flooding across Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - An unusually long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia on Friday and Saturday, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power...

Jul 22, 2023

Search continues for Ukrainian refugee who went missing after swim in Quebec river

SAINT-ANSELME, Que. - Quebec provincial police are continuing their search for a Ukrainian refugee who went missing Wednesday evening after a swim in a river southeast of Quebec City. Police spokesper...

Jul 22, 2023

'You've got to move fast': Science learns to quickly link extreme weather and climate

As firefighters and other first responders battle an unprecedented summer of fires, floods, tornadoes and heat waves around the country, a group of Canadian scientists are asking why they're happening...

Jul 22, 2023

What ideas were left on the cutting room floor in passport redesign? We'll never know

OTTAWA - Garry Keller recalls the first images passport staff brought before the then-Conservative government for consideration during the last major passport overhaul. "We laughed," Keller recalls. "...

Jul 22, 2023

Canadian intelligence flagged Chinese meddling 37 years ago: newly released report

OTTAWA - A newly released document shows intelligence officials have been tracking China's attempts to meddle in Canadian affairs for more than one-third of a century. The February 1986 intelligence r...

Jul 22, 2023

Family remembers Alberta pilot who died fighting wildfire as big man with big heart

WHITECOURT, Alta. - A pilot whose helicopter crashed while he was fighting a forest fire in northern Alberta is being remembered as a big man with a big heart. "He travelled and made an impact whereve...

Jul 21, 2023

Police launch tip line in missing B.C. children's alleged abduction

SURREY, B.C. - Police have launched a dedicated phone line and email account to gather tips for the Amber Alert case involving two missing British Columbia children alleged to have been abducted by th...

Jul 21, 2023