Canada

Drought state of emergency lifted for B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay

SECHELT, B.C. - A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. A statement from the Regional Di...

Nov 18, 2022

Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection

VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federa...

Nov 18, 2022

Alberta chief critical of Premier Danielle Smith's claim of Indigenous roots

EDMONTON - A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith's claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and, in 2012, declared herself as a person...

Nov 18, 2022

Ukrainian president Zelenskky calls on Canada to help with long-term peace

OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on Canada to help on a long-term peace plan with Russia. The Ukrainian leader made the request in a pre-recorded video address to an interna...

Nov 18, 2022

Quebec man charged with terrorism in Haitian coup plot will fight charges: lawyer

MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Mose says his client will fight the charges. On Thursday, the RCMP said Gral...

Nov 18, 2022

Jean Lapointe, singer, actor and retired Canadian senator, dies at 86

MONTREAL - Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86. The foundation he created announced Friday his death from health comp...

Nov 18, 2022

Fate of prime minister's residence up in the air as staff move out due to hazards

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has spent billions trying to solve the country's housing crisis. But when it comes to fixing the prime minister's own crumbling official residence? That's a different ...

Nov 18, 2022

Bill on mandatory minimum penalties, sunset clause for drug convictions becomes law

OTTAWA - A Liberal bill that removes a significant number of mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug and firearms offences has become law. Minimum penalties have been repealed for all convictions...

Nov 18, 2022

'Bleakest of role models for women': Fired health leader calls out Alberta premier

EDMONTON - A leader in Alberta's health system who was fired by Premier Danielle Smith is firing back. Tony Dagnone, in an open letter, says Smith's abusive, divisive rhetoric blended with her "warped...

Nov 18, 2022

Alberta treaty chiefs unite against United Conservatives' proposed sovereignty act

EDMONTON - All of Alberta's treaty chiefs have come together to oppose Premier Danielle Smith's proposed sovereignty act. The chiefs of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 - all the province's treaties - say in a st...

Nov 18, 2022