Canada

Akwesasne police say body found near island in St-Lawrence River

MONTREAL - Police in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory say a body has been found near a small island in the St. Lawrence River. The body was located about 10 kilometres northeast from Snye, Akwesasne, where ...

Jul 04, 2023

Search stretches into third day for two people missing after Quebec landslide

SAGUENAY, Que. - The search for two people swept away by a landslide in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region is stretching into a third day. Rescue teams resumed looking today for a man and woman in t...

Jul 04, 2023

In the news today: B.C. port strike enters its fourth day

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. port strike still unresolved The strike at more than 30 British Columbia p...

Jul 04, 2023

Corrections head questioned how Mendicino was kept in dark over Bernardo transfer

OTTAWA - Days after Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino shared his outrage on social media over the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison, the head of Canada...

Jul 04, 2023

Lac-Mégantic mayor, residents fear 'monster trains' will bring another rail disaster

LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Mgantic, Que., residents are still waiting for a promised railway bypass, and they fear the increasing number o...

Jul 04, 2023

RoseAnne Archibald calls for reinstatement after removal as AFN national chief

OTTAWA - RoseAnne Archibald is calling on supporters to tell their chiefs and councils to reinstate her after she was voted out as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations last week. In a five ...

Jul 03, 2023

CP NewsAlert: talks stall in B.C. port workers strike, employer says

VANCOUVER - The association representing employers in an ongoing strike at British Columbia ports says it doesn't think more bargaining is going to produce a collective agreement. The BC Maritime Empl...

Jul 03, 2023

Quebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU

MONTREAL - The forest fire situation in Quebec is improving after recent rain, the province's wildfire prevention agency said Monday, though large blazes continue to burn and fire risk remains high in...

Jul 03, 2023

Search for two people missing after Quebec landslide a 'colossal' task: police

SAGUENAY, Que. - The search for two people swept away by a landslide and a flooded river in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region is being complicated by the river's geography and debris in the wate...

Jul 03, 2023

'A life-saving tool': More people carrying naloxone to help strangers on the street

Kym Porter has been carrying a naloxone kit in her purse since her son died of an overdose more than six years ago. Porter, a retired school teacher in Medicine Hat, Alta., was trained to use both the...

Jul 03, 2023