Canada

Cree evacuees in Quebec wildfire crisis face particular cultural, health challenges

MONTREAL - Almost 1,200 vulnerable people from Cree communities are among the evacuees who have fled northern Quebec because of wildfires and smoke. Dr. Franois Prvost of the Cree health board says th...

Jun 28, 2023

CP NewsAlert: B.C. port union issues 72-hour strike notice

VANCOUVER - The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice and its members are ready to walk off the job on Saturday. More coming. The Canadian Press

Jun 28, 2023

Canada welcomes largest number of immigrants in first quarter since at least 1972

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country welcomed more than 145,000 immigrants during the first three months of the year. That's the highest number for a single quarter on record, since comparable ...

Jun 28, 2023

Vessel with underwater vehicle that searched for Titan returns to Newfoundland port

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A vessel that had been searching for debris from the ill-fated Titan submersible returned to port in St. John's, N.L., this morning. The Canadian-flagged Horizon Arctic is carrying ...

Jun 28, 2023

Canadians come up short on citizenship test: A look at what's In The News for today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today. Citizenship test and Canada Day Canadians' hearts may be brimming with pride as C...

Jun 28, 2023

Think you could pass the citizenship test? Poll shows most Canadians would flunk

OTTAWA - Canadians' hearts may be brimming with pride as Canada Day approaches, but a new poll suggests their minds aren't full of the knowledge needed to pass a citizenship test. In a survey of 1,512...

Jun 28, 2023

Program for institutions at risk from hate crimes expanded to shelters

OTTAWA - A federal program that helps community institutions make safety-related improvements is being expanded to shelters for victims of gender-based violence. The $5-million Security Infrastructure...

Jun 28, 2023

Quebec advocates take aim at no-pet clauses in leases amid housing crisis

MONTREAL - Tobias Gurl thinks his five-year-old collie, Winston, is a pretty ideal roommate: she's quiet, well-trained and indispensable to her owner's well-being. Gurl, who has attention deficit hype...

Jun 28, 2023

Ottawa urged to back U.S., not TC Energy, in $15B lawsuit over demise of Keystone XL

WASHINGTON - A progressive public policy think tank is urging the federal government to side against oil and gas transmission giant TC Energy in its ongoing dispute with the United States over the ill...

Jun 28, 2023

B.C. agrees to delay ending immigration detention in correctional centres

VICTORIA - British Columbia has agreed to give Canada's border agency more time to come up with an alternative to holding immigration detainees in the province's correctional centres, almost a year af...

Jun 27, 2023