Canada

End of U.S. tariffs on Canadian, Mexican steel and aluminum close: Mnuchin

OTTAWA - A top Trump administration cabinet member says the end of punishing steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico is close at hand. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sa...

May 15, 2019

Quebec's youth protection agencies need help, managers say after girl's death

MONTREAL - The heads of Quebec youth protection agencies are highlighting a shortage of qualified case workers and calling for changes to prevent tragedies like the recent death of...

May 15, 2019

Scientists challenge claim that Labrador is site of planet's oldest life

A team of geological researchers is challenging claims that some of the earliest life forms were discovered in northern Labrador in an ancient portion of the earth's surface. The argument that a rocky...

May 15, 2019

Danger subsiding after B.C. properties threatened by several weekend wildfires

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has come through its busiest period of the young 2019 wildfire season, responding to several blazes, including one that prompted an evacuation order&...

May 15, 2019

Trudeau offers Canadian lumber, steel to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

PARIS - Canada is offering homegrown softwood lumber and steel to help with the reconstruction of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral, which was partially destroyed by fire in mid-April. In a lett...

May 15, 2019

Facebook takes down anti-vaxxer page that used falsified image of girl who died

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The mother of a young Newfoundland girl says she's relieved a social media company has disabled a site that used images of her dead daughter to promote an anti-vaccination campaign....

May 15, 2019

37-year-old B.C. woman among six killed in Alaska floatplane crash

KETCHIKAN, Alaska - A 37-year-old woman from Richmond, B.C., has been identified as the Canadian killed when two sightseeing floatplanes crashed midair in Alaska earlier this week. Elsa Wilk is one of...

May 15, 2019

Updated fisheries law could stem loss of stocks, biodiversity: supporters

Significant changes could be coming to the way fisheries are managed in Canada, giving hope for the rebound of some species and the protection of others, says an ocean conservation group. Josh Laughre...

May 15, 2019

In the news today, May 13

Six stories in the news for Monday, May 13 --- EASTERN ONTARIO REELING FROM OTTAWA RIVER FLOODING With more rain forecast for early this week there are concerns the flooding situation along ...

May 15, 2019

In the news today, May 15

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 15 --- VETS WANT OTTAWA TO AUTHORIZE POT FOR PETS Veterinarians are lobbying MPs today to authorize the use of medical cannabis for ...

May 15, 2019