Canada

Emissions from wildfires hit record high in 2021 as climate change drives fire threat

OTTAWA - Emissions from wildfires hit a new record in 2021, producing more greenhouse gases than the oil and gas sector and heavy industry combined. With a total estimated carbon footprint of 270 mill...

May 18, 2023

Residents still displaced as wildfire burns in southern Northwest Territories

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Residents of K'atl'odeeche First Nation and the neighbouring community of Hay River, N.W.T., remain displaced as an out-of-control wildfire continues to burn in the area. Around 3,...

May 18, 2023

Police officers neglected duty in Saskatchewan toddler's death: complaints commission

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The Public Complaints Commission in Saskatchewan has found police officers neglected their duty before an Indigenous toddler was killed in Prince Albert. Thirteen-month-old Tann...

May 18, 2023

Quebec Muslim groups sue government over prayer room ban in schools

MONTREAL - Quebec Muslim groups are taking the provincial government to court over its recently enacted prayer room ban in public schools. The groups filed a motion this week in Superior Court seeking...

May 18, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Ethics probe finds Alberta's Smith violated conflict of interest rule

EDMONTON - Alberta's ethics commissioner says Premier Danielle Smith contravened the Conflicts of Interest Act in her interaction with the province's justice minister. Marguerite Trussler says the vio...

May 18, 2023

'Fake job:' Poilievre won't meet watchdog investigating foreign interference

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he chose not to meet former governor general David Johnston, who is investigating allegations of China's meddling in Canada's elections and other mat...

May 18, 2023

400 cars keyed at B.C. dealership causing estimated $500,000 in damage, RCMP say

COQUITLAM, B.C. - Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect who they say keyed about 400 vehicles at a car dealership in the city. Police say that between Jan...

May 18, 2023

In The News for May 18 : WestJet begins flight cancellations ahead of strike deadline

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 May 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 18, 2023

Poilievre's 'jail, not bail' idea may not pass constitutional muster, experts say

OTTAWA - Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre said this week that if he became prime minister, his government would pass legislation to deny repeat violent offenders access to bail - and while t...

May 18, 2023

Both sides in Canada-U.S. pipeline debate clash today over cross-border Line 5

WASHINGTON - North America's existential debate about the virtues and dangers of oil and gas pipelines faces a critical test today in Wisconsin. That's where a district court judge will hear arguments...

May 18, 2023