Canada

Sudanese nationals in Canada can extend their stay for free: minister

OTTAWA - The federal government says as of Sunday, Sudanese nationals can extend their stay in Canada as violence escalates in their home country. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Saturday m...

Apr 30, 2023

'It's our highway:' Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.

LUTSEL K'E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Iris Catholique says over the past two decades, she's noticed the waters of Great Slave Lake surrounding Lutsel K'e, N.W.T., taking longer to freeze in the winter. ...

Apr 30, 2023

Residents of Quebec town still struggle with aftermath of 2019 dike break, flooding

SAINTE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. - Sylvie Bchard had only owned her little brick house for six months when her neighbour came banging on her door on the night of April 27, 2019. The dike holding back th...

Apr 30, 2023

Indo-Pacific region wants to sidestep U.S.-China spat: Asian Development Bank head

OTTAWA - A senior economist whose organization oversees economic-development projects across Asia says Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy could help the region's huge infrastructure needs, but risks falli...

Apr 30, 2023

Mélanie Joly is in Kenya to help inform Canada's response to the crisis in Sudan

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is in Kenya for the next few days to help inform Canada's response to the crisis in Sudan. She is set to meet with people evacuated from the East African ...

Apr 30, 2023

Royal watchers preparing for a shorter, smaller coronation than one 70 years ago

Jamie Hill was four years old when his family walked over to a neighbour's home in Kitchener, Ont., to watch Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. The now 73-year-old doesn't remember much from the...

Apr 30, 2023

Alberta Premier Smith questions election role of Opposition leader Notley's husband

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is raising questions about Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley's husband and his role in the upcoming provincial election campaign. Notley's husband, Lou Arab...

Apr 29, 2023

Threatened Quebec caribou herd expecting up to 12 calves this year

MONTREAL - A caribou herd in Charlevoix, Que., could be heading toward a baby boom this year, providing a rare bit of good news for the province's decimated population. Caroline Hins, a biologist with...

Apr 29, 2023

Canada to continue air evacuations from Sudan, navy vessels on standby

OTTAWA - Efforts to bring Canadians home from Sudan will continue for as long as possible amid escalating violence and deteriorating safety conditions, federal Defence Minister Anita Anand said Saturd...

Apr 29, 2023

'If we don't understand, we can't really change': Studying Saskatchewan mass killer

RCMP may never fully learn why Myles Sanderson went on a deadly stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation, but they may be able to offer answers that some experts say could help victims' familie...

Apr 29, 2023