Canada

Lives remembered: A list of the 16 seniors killed in Manitoba bus crash

DAUPHIN, Man. - RCMP have released the names of 16 seniors who died following a fiery bus crash in western Manitoba on June 15. The bus had been taking a group from Dauphin and the surrounding area on...

Jun 22, 2023

Winter cold snap in B.C. cut 2023 grape crop by up to 56 per cent: growers

KELOWNA, B.C. - Wine growers in British Columbia are calculating their losses from a bitter cold snap in the province last winter that has devastated vineyards. Industry representatives are at a Kelow...

Jun 22, 2023

Liberal bill requiring Google and Meta to pay for news content passes in Senate

OTTAWA - A federal bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law. The Senate has passed th...

Jun 22, 2023

Canada, United States expand agreement to help each other fight wildfires

OTTAWA - Canada and the United States are expanding an agreement to share people and equipment to fight wildfires. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and U.S. Ambassador David Cohen are sig...

Jun 22, 2023

Quebec wildfires: Dangerously dry weather to persist in fire regions until Monday

MONTREAL - Hot, dry conditions are forecast to continue through the weekend in regions of Quebec threatened by wildfires. Katia Petit, a senior Quebec civil security official, says no community or ess...

Jun 22, 2023

Government benefits helped lower-income households afford rising cost of living: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says lower-income households maintained their purchasing power despite high inflation with help from government benefits. A new PBO report today analyzes how ...

Jun 22, 2023

Remotely operated vehicles join subsea search for missing Titanic submersible

The United States Coast Guard says two more remotely operated vehicles have joined the search for a submersible that lost contact with surface vessels on Sunday as it was diving to reach the wreck of ...

Jun 22, 2023

Time running out for missing sub : 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... Crews frantically searching for missing sub as oxygen runs out The race against...

Jun 22, 2023

NDP expected to win B.C. byelections in safe ridings, but eyes on second place

VICTORIA - The NDP is expected to hold onto two British Columbia ridings where byelections will be held Saturday after the resignations of senior government figures, but the parties that take second p...

Jun 22, 2023

Fears for LGBTQ mental health, as flood of online hate spills into real world

VANCOUVER - Fae Johnstone says "nothing ever could have prepared" her for the barrage of online harassment she endured after being featured in an International Women's Day campaign for Hershey Canada....

Jun 22, 2023