Canada

B.C. company denies misleading First Nation about rail terminal expansion plans

The owner of a rail terminal in British Columbia's Interior says a lawsuit launched by the Bonaparte First Nation is a "collateral attack" on the company's "numerous" grants, permits, and licenses to ...

May 22, 2023

Smoke cooled air and helped slow weekend wildfire spread in Alberta, officials say

EDMONTON - Wildfire activity in Alberta wasn't as bad over the holiday weekend as officials had feared when they saw the initial hot and dry weather forecasts because of smoke cover and limited rain i...

May 21, 2023

Meteorites found in Canada cannot be removed from the country without permit

Catch a falling star if you can, and by all means put it in your pocket, but don't try to cross international borders with it lest you run afoul of a little-known Canadian law. An American museum will...

May 21, 2023

Driver arrested after injuring two people in road rage incident near Montreal: police

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police allege a pikcup truck driver intentionally struck a three-wheeled motorcycle in the Montreal suburb of St-Eustache, Que. this morning, seriously injuring two people...

May 21, 2023

Police allege man cut own throat after stealing, crashing two cars north of Montreal

SAINTE-JULIENNE, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who allegedly slit his own throat as police confronted him after he stole and crashed two cars in less than half an...

May 21, 2023

'On the inside': Why some Indigenous officers stick with the RCMP despite struggles

OTTAWA - Dean Gladue says he never experienced racism until joining the RCMP. The 26-year veteran began his career with the force in 1989 as special constable, a role assigned to police First Nations ...

May 21, 2023

Shoes a part of B.C. memorial for residential school victims disappear before removal

Most of the shoes on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery that were a part of a memorial dedicated to children who never returned from residential schools disappeared hours before a scheduled ceremo...

May 20, 2023

Events that mark beginning of May long weekend on Prairies get smoked out by fires

EDMONTON - A forecast for cooler temperatures and even rain is giving some hope to evacuees and firefighters after thick smoke from wildfires burning across the Prairies forced the cancellation of a n...

May 20, 2023

Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet scores 97.25 per cent in confidence vote

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet scored 97.25 per cent in a confidence vote at his party's national convention on Saturday. It was the first test of his leadership since...

May 20, 2023

Talks moving forward on key Canada-U.S. treaty on Columbia River management

Canadian and U.S. officials have wrapped up the latest round in a five-year negotiation to modernize a major treaty on flood control and power generation on the Columbia River. Global Affairs Canada s...

May 20, 2023