Canada

Canada urges Taliban to reverse decision on banning women from NGO work

OTTAWA - Canada's international development minister is calling on the Taliban to reverse its decision to bar women from working at non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan. Harjit Sajjan's comme...

Dec 25, 2022

Small earthquake hits Quebec's Charlevoix region early Sunday morning

MONTREAL - Earthquakes Canada confirmed that a 3.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Quebec's Charlevoix region this morning. The federal agency reports that the small earthquake occurred at 4:51 a.m. ...

Dec 25, 2022

Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see 'invasive species'

After 100 years of absence, large numbers of Pacific white-sided dolphins are back in the northern part of British Columbia's Salish Sea. But while their return is being greeted by some with delight, ...

Dec 25, 2022

Five people killed in multiple fires amid winter storm, police say

MONTREAL - Authorities are urging people without power to be careful after five people died in a series of deadly fires in Quebec, two of which are under investigation by provincial police. Three peop...

Dec 24, 2022

The latest news on winter storms complicating holiday travel across Canada

The latest news on storms and other extreme weather shutting down power and creating difficult travel conditions at the peak of the holiday season across Canada: 1:21 p.m. Most of southern British Col...

Dec 24, 2022

Trudeau says Canada is fortunate to be a 'country of peace' in Christmas message

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canadians to remind themselves how fortunate they are "to live in a country of peace." Trudeau says in his annual Christmas address that it's the seaso...

Dec 24, 2022

Paradox between warming climate and intense snowstorms, say scientists

FREDERICTON - There is a complex, counterintuitive relationship between rising global temperatures and the likelihood of increasingly intense snowstorms across Canada. Winters are becoming on average ...

Dec 24, 2022

Good riddance: Most Canadians feel 2022 was worse than 2021, poll suggests

OTTAWA - Many Canadians will be saying "good riddance" to 2022 as it draws to a close, a new poll suggests, with more people comparing it unfavourably to 2021 than saying it was a better year. Polling...

Dec 24, 2022

Whistleblower group criticizes federal review of wrongdoing disclosure regime

OTTAWA - An advocacy group for those who reveal wrongdoing says it cannot support a new task force looking at the federal whistleblowing regime because it lacks someone with "lived experience" as an a...

Dec 24, 2022

Weather warnings in place across Canada as fierce storms move across the country

Weather warnings remain in place across the country as major storms continue to dump snow and freezing rain on Quebec, Ontario and B.C., and batter the Atlantic provinces with heavy rain and powerful ...

Dec 24, 2022