Canada

More than 200 wildfires burning as BC Wildfire Service says risk is high to extreme

More than two dozen wildfires sparked overnight across British Columbia and the BC Wildfire Service website shows nearly half are believed to have been caused by lightning. One of those blazes has alr...

Jul 08, 2021

Nunavut MP wants special prosecutor on residential schools, crimes against children

OTTAWA - Nunavut's member of Parliament is calling on the federal government to appoint a special prosecutor to delve into crimes committed against Indigenous people. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says perpetrators...

Jul 08, 2021

Child care, housing the focus as prime minister, federal NDP leader visit B.C.

COQUITLAM, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh are in different regions of British Columbia today holding meetings and making announcements. Trudeau is s...

Jul 08, 2021

Wilson-Raybould not seeking re-election, blasts 'toxic and ineffective' Parliament

OTTAWA - Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould has announced she will not seek re-election, saying Parliament has become "toxic and ineffective." The former Liberal cabinet minister announced her decisi...

Jul 08, 2021

Assembly of First Nations vote for national chief moves to Day 2 after three ballots

OTTAWA - The election for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations continues today with a fourth ballot after no candidates reached the necessary 60 per cent threshold of support. The two remai...

Jul 08, 2021

Keeping COVID variants at bay, Habs lose in Game Five : In The News for July 8

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 July 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jul 08, 2021

2.1M square kilometres covered: Nunavut to reveal updated land-use proposal

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is to release an updated land-use proposal today after years of consultation and earlier drafts. The plan is to determine which parts of the territory are open to resource e...

Jul 08, 2021

Conservative 'COVID-era leader' Erin O'Toole heads to heartland in first big tour

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole is going back to where he started. The Conservative leader is set to travel to Calgary, where the Ontario MP kicked off his bid to win leadership of the federal party in its hear...

Jul 08, 2021

No 'quick fix' to cause of deadly military helicopter crash, procurement chief says

OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official warns there is no "quick fix" to the software issue identified as the primary cause of last year's deadly helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, ...

Jul 08, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Jul 07, 2021