Canada

Montreal says it will end state of emergency in place since start of COVID pandemic

Montreal is not renewing the state of emergency that has been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city said today in a news release that starting Friday, it will instead be in "aler...

Aug 23, 2021

Number of wildfires burning in B.C. down slightly from a week ago

The BC Wildfire Service says nearly 250 blazes are burning across the province, down from nearly 270 a week ago. It says more than 8,600 square kilometres of land has been scorched this year from wild...

Aug 23, 2021

Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees: officials

OTTAWA - Canadian officials say the military's special forces are operating outside the closed confines of Kabul's chaotic airport to get people on flights out of Afghanistan. The officials would not ...

Aug 23, 2021

Child among five people injured in Montreal-area shooting, 37-year-old man arrested

CONTRECOEUR, Que. - Provincial police say a child is among five people injured in a shooting Sunday night in the Montreal area. Police spokesman Jean-Raphal Drolet said today a car with four people in...

Aug 23, 2021

Leaders in central, eastern Canada as campaign enters second full week

OTTAWA - The main federal party leaders are in central and eastern Canada as the election campaign enters its second full week. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau remains on the East Coast today, making an...

Aug 23, 2021

Leaders fan out across the country for seventh day of federal election campaign

TORONTO - The main party leaders are fanned out across the country as the federal election campaign enters its seventh day. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is on the East Coast, with stops scheduled in ...

Aug 22, 2021

Ministers defend evacuation efforts in Afghanistan amid dire security challenges

OTTAWA - Canada airlifted another 121 people from strife-ridden Afghanistan on Saturday, including Canadian citizens and family members as well as Afghan nationals accepted for resettlement by Ottawa ...

Aug 22, 2021

Record-breaking heat wave hits Quebec for the second time in August

MONTREAL - A heat wave that has broken temperature records in parts of Quebec over the weekend is expected to reach some new historic highs today. Environment Canada has issued another heat warning, s...

Aug 22, 2021

Three federal parties on offensive despite Trudeau sitting out 6th day of campaign

The three main federal parties lobbed attacks at each other Saturday, undaunted by the absence of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau on the sixth day of the federal campaign. While it is not unusual for pa...

Aug 21, 2021

Military called in to help N.W.T. as territory sees surge of COVID-19 cases

Public Safety Canada says it has approved a request for help from the Northwest Territories as the territory deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases. The territory says there are 198 active cases, with t...

Aug 21, 2021