Canada

Military sounding alarm over recruiting problems as Canadians steer clear

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is sounding the alarm over a severe shortage of recruits to fill thousands of vacant positions, with the shortfall so bad that senior officers are now calling it a c...

Sep 25, 2022

'We saw what happened in Ontario': Quebecers urged to vote in provincial election

MONTREAL - An incumbent premier and his party sail through an election campaign as a fragmented opposition vies to capture the attention of voters in the absence of a central rallying issue or tide-tu...

Sep 25, 2022

Officials across Eastern Canada set to begin assessing full scope of storm damage

As post-tropical storm Fiona continued to hammer parts of Newfoundland and Labrador and eastern Quebec with powerful winds and significant storm surge early Sunday, officials across Eastern Canada pre...

Sep 25, 2022

Family says Bill Blaikie, who served as NDP MP for nearly 30 years, dies

WINNIPEG - Manitoba politician Bill Blaikie, who spent nearly 30 years as a Member of Parliament with the federal New Democrats, has died. His son, NDP Finance Critic Daniel Blaikie, posted a family s...

Sep 24, 2022

Quebec election: Fiona briefly throws off Quebec election campaigns

MONTREAL - Post-tropical storm Fiona caused some disarray on the campaign trail Saturday as some parties cancelled planned events and Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault briefly suspended hi...

Sep 24, 2022

Fiona hits Newfoundland: Houses collapse, resident rescued after she is swept to sea

CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - Neighbours pulled a woman from the waters off southwestern Newfoundland early Saturday after a storm surge caused by post-tropical storm Fiona enveloped her home, caus...

Sep 24, 2022

Reaction to destruction caused by post-tropical storm Fiona across the East Coast

HALIFAX - Post-tropical storm Fiona knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers in the Maritimes and forced towns in Cape Breton and on Newfoundland's southwestern coast to declare states of emer...

Sep 24, 2022

Quicksketch: A look at Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

MONTREAL - Here's a look at Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Parti Qubcois Leader and leader of the third opposition party at the National Assembly. Born: Feb. 18, 1977, in Trois-Rivires, Que. Education: A l...

Sep 24, 2022

Homes washed away by Fiona in N.L., storm wreaks havoc across Atlantic region

SYDNEY, N.S. - Towns in Cape Breton and on Newfoundland's southern coast declared states of emergency on Saturday as post-tropical storm Fiona - one of the strongest storms to ever strike Eastern Cana...

Sep 24, 2022

N.W.T. man among finalists in international astronomy photographer contest

YELLOWKNIFE - A man from Yellowknife is gaining international recognition for a photo capturing a stunning display of dancing green aurora lights over the Cameron River. Frank Bailey was the only Cana...

Sep 24, 2022