Category Archives: Canada

Canadian military personnel leave Iraq with NATO allies amid Iran war
OTTAWA - Canadian Armed Forces members are among the NATO personnel who have left Iraq as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran drags on. The alliance said Friday it has safely relocated to Europe the last o...
Mar 20, 2026

Invasive grasses may pose deadly risk post-wildfire, UBC researcher says
VANCOUVER - Invasive grasses are creeping into burnt landscapes years after wildfires and could fuel massive future fires that put people's lives at risk, a University of British Columbia researcher s...
Mar 20, 2026

Two men who allegedly fathered hundreds of kids banned from donating sperm in Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court has temporarily barred a man and his son from donating sperm after they were accused of fathering hundreds of children. The injunction against the two men will remai...
Mar 20, 2026

List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards for 2025
TORONTO - Finalists for the National Newspaper Awards include seven nominations for the national news agency The Canadian Press. Here's a look at the categories and contenders: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ...
Mar 20, 2026

Residents in B.C.'s Fraser Valley 'more hopeful' of escaping flooding after rains
VANCOUVER - Sandbags, dikes, and stacks of giants rocks appear to be doing their job holding back the Chilliwack River from flooding parts of Fraser Valley in British Columbia after days of rain soake...
Mar 20, 2026

3 Canadians back home after being stuck aboard ship in Persian Gulf
OTTAWA - A Quebec-based shipping company says three Canadians have returned home after being stuck aboard their vessels in the Persian Gulf. In a news release Friday, Desgagns said the three mariners ...
Mar 20, 2026

Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE - An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the borde...
Mar 20, 2026

The Canadian Press nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO - The Canadian Press has been nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards, including for its breaking news coverage of last year's attack at the Lapu Lapu street festival in Vancouver. Final...
Mar 20, 2026

Ottawa outlines criteria for helping Gulf nations hit by Iran war
OTTAWA - The federal government has outlined criteria under which Canada would help partners in the Middle East endangered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Ottawa has said it is looking at helping Gul...
Mar 20, 2026

Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter detained in Texas: husband
WASHINGTON - Edward Warner says every day has felt like a nightmare since his Canadian wife and her seven-year-old daughter were taken into custody at a United States border patrol checkpoint in Texas...
Mar 20, 2026