Canada

Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada

Canada's emergency preparedness minister says images of wildfires burning across the country are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indic...

Jun 06, 2023

B.C. officials push back on safe supply critics, seeing 'no sign' drugs are diverted

VICTORIA - British Columbia officials have rebutted claims that drugs prescribed through the province's safe supply program aimed at curbing overdoses are being re-sold to young people, helping fuel t...

Jun 05, 2023

Ottawa offers $1.5 million for security at Pride parades after rise in hate crimes

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is earmarking $1.5 million for LGBTQ community organizations to boost security measures at Pride parades and other events this summer. The money matches a request by a ...

Jun 05, 2023

Daytime killing of 53-year-old man linked to Montreal Mafia: source

Montreal police say they're investigating the daytime shooting death of a 53-year-old man in the parking lot of a suburban shopping centre. The victim's identity has not been released, but a source co...

Jun 05, 2023

Launch of search for graves at former Yukon residential school triggers raw emotions

CARCROSS, Yukon - A Yukon First Nations community has begun its search for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school with a ceremony that triggered strong emotions. Yukon's Residentia...

Jun 05, 2023

Paul Bernardo's transfer to prison that treats sex offenders not unusual: professor

Notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo's transfer to a medium-security prison that specializes in treating violent rapists almost two decades after his conviction is not unusual, says a Quebec criminol...

Jun 05, 2023

India among top actors for foreign interference in Canada: national security adviser

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser says India is among the top sources of foreign interference in Canada. Jody Thomas says "a number of state actors and non-state proxi...

Jun 05, 2023

Number of Quebec wildfires rises to 164, at least 114 are out of control

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says there are 164 wildfires burning across the province, including at least 114 that are out of control. Kateri Champagne Jourdain, the minister responsible for the C...

Jun 05, 2023

Sudan crisis: Canada to match $5 million in donations

Ottawa is matching donations to Canadian groups working to help people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The Humanitarian Coalition, which includes a dozen organizations, says Ottawa will ...

Jun 05, 2023

Poilievre threatens to filibuster budget bill if Liberals don't meet demands

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is threatening to use procedural tools to delay passage of the federal budget in the House of Commons if the Liberals don't meet his demands. During a new...

Jun 05, 2023