Canada

Tories to work with NDP, Bloc to set terms on potential foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are willing to work with other opposition parties to set the terms of reference for a possible inquiry on foreign interference and plan to get the process started in...

Jun 11, 2023

Crosses from New Zealand shipwreck sent to Quebec in honour of 19th-century Patriot

MONTREAL - A pair of wooden crosses made from a shipwreck in New Zealand have been sent to Quebec to honour the 185-year-old wish of a francophone man who rebelled against British rule. Franois-Xavier...

Jun 11, 2023

Quebec now taking the offensive against forest fires: natural resources minister

MONTREAL - The number of out of control forest fires in Quebec has declined as firefighters begin to take the offensive instead of just reacting to the blazes, the province's natural resources ministe...

Jun 11, 2023

Left-leaning Mexico seeks closer Canada ties in labour and business amid mining spat

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is taking a mixed approach to Mexico charting its own path to economic growth, as a desire for more trade and better labour rights bumps up against mining reform and ag...

Jun 11, 2023

U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish

VANCOUVER - Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial lan...

Jun 11, 2023

Liberal government leaves door open for public inquiry on foreign interference

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is leaving the door open for a public inquiry into foreign interference, but it wants federal opposition parties to work together to come up with its terms of reference...

Jun 10, 2023

'The battle isn't won': Next 48 hours crucial in Quebec wildfire fight : Bonnardel

MONTREAL - The next 48 hours will be crucial in Quebec's wildfire fight in northern and western parts of the province, Public Security Minister Franois Bonnardel said Saturday, with authorities hoping...

Jun 10, 2023

It's graduation day for the youngest person in Canada to finish a university degree

Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis is about to become the youngest person in Canadian history to graduate from university. The 12-year-old is expected to accept her University of Ottawa diploma for a bache...

Jun 10, 2023

Once 'forgotten,' Oujé-Bougoumou Cree watch nervously as wildfire threatens community

MONTREAL - For Priscilla Bosum, the magnitude of what was happening to her northern Quebec home of Ouj-Bougoumou only sunk in when an evacuation order Tuesday night left her wondering if she and her f...

Jun 10, 2023

Wildfires are fuelling eco-anxiety but taking climate action can help, experts say

When Jennifer Austin woke up on Tuesday morning, her Ottawa home smelled like smoke, even though all the windows were closed. "I felt like a little bit under siege," she said. "It was a bit of a battl...

Jun 10, 2023