Canada

Police say fiery collision on major GTA highway leaves 2 dead, shuts down traffic

TORONTO - Ontario Provincial Police say a multi-vehicle collision has left two people dead and sparked a massive fireball on Highway 401, at Brock Road in Pickering, east of Toronto. OPP Sgt. Kerry Sc...

Jun 21, 2023

Faint hope as noise detected in search for sub near Titanic wreck, time running out

HALIFAX - There is a glimmer of hope in the search for a submersible missing near the wreck of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean south of Newfoundland after an underwater noise was detected overnight....

Jun 21, 2023

Two missing RCAF members found dead after helicopter crash near Petawawa

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says two Royal Canadian Air Force members who had been missing since a Chinook helicopter crashed in eastern Ontario have been found dead. The pair were fou...

Jun 21, 2023

In The News for Wednesday, June 21, 2023: What do Canadians think about wildfires?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, June 21, 2023 ... What we are watch...

Jun 21, 2023

'There’s just sorrow:' Bus driver says rides must continue in wake of deadly crash

DAUPHIN, Man. - Doug Westhouse sits straight behind the wheel of a 12-passenger bus driving along a rural Manitoba highway waiting for the next call for a ride. The coordinator and driver for Grand Pl...

Jun 21, 2023

Tackling B.C.'s largest ever wildfire means letting some of it burn, province says

Mark Healey, an incident commander with the BC Wildfire Service, says he took a 2 1/2 hour flight over the southern flank of the enormous Donnie Creek fire in northeastern British Columbia. "I never s...

Jun 21, 2023

One in four Canadians say they have been affected by wildfires this year: poll

OTTAWA - More than one in four Canadians told a polling firm this week that they have been affected by the record-setting wildfires that have rocked much of Canada over the spring, and more than three...

Jun 21, 2023

After escaping violence and persecution, LGBTQ refugees find peace in Canada

Paul Canary Kanyamu says life felt like "hell on Earth" before he escaped violence and found refuge in Canadaabout two months ago. "I was punched, I was pushed into a ditch, my leg was broken and I wa...

Jun 21, 2023

'Like going to another planet': What it's like to visit the remains of the Titanic

Five explorers eager to view the underwater wreck of the Titanic remained lost at sea Tuesday as a massive search operation continued in the North Atlantic. OceanGate Expeditions' underwater submersib...

Jun 20, 2023

Explorers recall danger, thrill of earlier dives to 'Everest of shipwrecks'

As crews raced to locate a submersible vessel that vanished Sunday during a descent to the wreckage of the Titanic, explorers who have completed the journey recalled that during their voyages, they to...

Jun 20, 2023