Canada

Tons of rock break off Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., possibly due to heat

SQUAMISH, B.C. - Numerous rock climbing routes on the renowned Grand Wall of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., are closed after a large slab broke off. The society that supports rock climbing in t...

Jul 29, 2021

New Brunswick to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions, but experts warn of relapse

HALIFAX - As New Brunswick prepares to drop virtually all of its COVID-19 restrictions Friday night, some infectious disease experts are warning the province should prepare for a surge in cases this f...

Jul 29, 2021

Border workers' union, employers to return to bargaining table after strike threat

OTTAWA - A union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers says its members' employers have agreed to return to the bargaining table following a strike threat made earlier this w...

Jul 29, 2021

Habs' sponsors satisfied with team owner's apology for drafting Logan Mailloux

MONTREAL - Corporate sponsors for the Montreal Canadiens are saying they are satisfied with the apology from team owner Geoff Molson for drafting a player who was convicted of a sex crime in Sweden. R...

Jul 29, 2021

British Canadians frustrated by exclusion from U.K.'s new quarantine exemptions

OTTAWA - Many British Canadians are frustrated after being snubbed by a new plan to ease quarantine restrictions for entry to England and Scotland. The United Kingdom countries announced Wednesday tha...

Jul 29, 2021

N.S. politicians critiqued for vague response to threat of rising seas

HALIFAX - As Nova Scotia's provincial election campaign has unfolded amid deadly heat waves in Western Canada and catastrophic flooding in Europe, the topic of preparing the province for its own poten...

Jul 29, 2021

International students face vaccine hurdles as they prep for campus life in Canada

TORONTO - Like many students eyeing in-class learning this fall, Nyle Maker is on the hunt for his second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine before starting university in Hamilton. But unlike most, the...

Jul 29, 2021

Billions in losses, thousands could die if wildfire response unchanged: report

A team of scientists from British Columbia, the United States and Spain say Western Canada must address the threats posed by highly destructive wildfires or face deadly consequences. The scientists, i...

Jul 29, 2021

Wilfrid Laurier University launches project to examine life and legacy of namesake

Southern Ontario's Wilfrid Laurier University says it will examine the "complex legacy" and present-day impact of its namesake in a new, multi-year public history project. The Waterloo, Ont., institut...

Jul 29, 2021

Feds' goal is to have Afghan interpreters on planes to Canada

LAKEFIELD, Ont. - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government's goal is to have Afghans who assisted Canada and now face dangers on planes out of the war-torn country as quickl...

Jul 29, 2021