Canada

Weather, eased COVID-19 restrictions fuel spike in irregular Canada-U.S. migration

WASHINGTON - Warmer weather and fading fears about COVID-19 have immigration experts warning of more irregular migration at the Canada-U.S. border. Even during the cold winter months, police have so f...

May 09, 2022

Remote Quebec homes getting high-speed internet access with Elon Musk's Starlink

MONTREAL - Quebec says it will use the services of Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk to connect thousands of remote homes in the province to high-speed internet by the end of September. The provincial g...

May 09, 2022

Governor General begins tour of Nunavik meeting with local officials in Kuujjuaq

KUUJJUAQ, Que. - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is beginning her tour of the Nunavik region of northern Quebec today by meeting with local officials, including the Kuujjuaq mayor and council, the Kativik region...

May 09, 2022

Trudeau visits Ukraine, Governor General tours northern Quebec: In The News for May 9

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 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... P...

May 09, 2022

Ukrainian boy, 16, set to arrive in Newfoundland today aboard plane carrying refugees

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It was less than a month after Russia invaded Ukraine when Kelly Power got a message from an old friend asking if she'd take in her 16-year-old brother - if he could make it to Newf...

May 09, 2022

Research shows grizzly bears and wolves avoid towns, trails in Alberta's Bow Valley

A study that looked at data on the movement of grizzly bears and wolves in Alberta's Bow Valley shows the animals avoid towns and developed areas when lots of people are around. Research published las...

May 09, 2022

Thirty years after Westray disaster, families say justice still rare in worker deaths

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - Family members who lost loved ones in the Westray coal mining disaster will mark the 30th anniversary today in a ceremony at a memorial park in New Glasgow, N.S., not far from the ...

May 09, 2022

Cross-examination continues for complainant in Jacob Hoggard sex assault trial

TORONTO - Cross-examination is expected to continue today for a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard when she was a teenager. Hoggard has pleaded not guilty ...

May 09, 2022

New Brunswick town captivated by mysterious figure offering clues to hidden cash

MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A community in eastern New Brunswick has been captivated by a mysterious game that has residents following clues and searching for hidden $50 and $100 bills. "The hunt is so fun," Mi...

May 09, 2022

Gas could rise by five cents this week and five cents the week after, analyst says

A leading energy price expert says gas prices could go up another five cents across Canada if Russia decides to intensify its assault on Ukraine or declare all-out war come Monday. Dan McTeague, presi...

May 08, 2022