Canada

Northern premiers say Canada can't have Arctic security without infrastructure

Arctic security is under renewed focus as Russia and China eye the region, but leaders in the North say Canada won't be able to exert sovereignty if their communities aren't built up properly. The pre...

Jul 05, 2023

Canadians eligible for GST credit expected to receive 'grocery rebate' today

OTTAWA - Canadians eligible for the GST credit are expected to receive a special payment today to help with the rising cost of groceries. The payment, which the Liberal government is calling the groce...

Jul 05, 2023

UNESCO reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands

A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change. The UNESCO report, issue...

Jul 04, 2023

A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers

VANCOUVER - About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia's coast since Saturday morning. Contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and th...

Jul 04, 2023

N.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change says 15 ...

Jul 04, 2023

Manitoba man killed in tent by tree felled during storm: RCMP

MANIGOTAGAN, Man. - Manitoba RCMP are investigating the death of a man apparently killed in a tent by a falling tree. Police responded to a call early Monday about a sudden death at a campground at Ma...

Jul 04, 2023

British Columbia port strike enters day four as talks stall

VANCOUVER - The strike at British Columbia ports enters its fourth day after talks between the two sides stalled on Monday. More than 7,000 workers who load and unload cargo at more than 30 B.C. ports...

Jul 04, 2023

Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister

EDMONTON - A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field. "(The c...

Jul 04, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelling to Latvia and NATO summit in Lithuania

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Europe next week for the annual NATO leaders' summit. The two-day summit in Lithuania starts July 11 and comes as the alliance has agreed to exten...

Jul 04, 2023

Joly concerned for safety of India's diplomats, calls protest poster 'unacceptable'

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she is concerned about the safety of India's diplomats following what she calls an "unacceptable" poster for an upcoming protest near Toronto. The pr...

Jul 04, 2023