Canada

'Unusual mortality event' declared as grey whales wash up on west coast

VANCOUVER - Canadian and American scientists will study why an unusually high number of dead grey whales are washing ashore on the west coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says ...

Jun 02, 2019

Number of evacuees from Pikangikum First Nation hits 1,500 as wildfire grows

PIKANGIKUM, Ont. - Evacuees from Pikangikum First Nation will be taken to host cities in two provinces on Sunday while a wildfire continues to grow near the northwestern Ontario community. T...

Jun 02, 2019

CP NewsAlert: High Level fire evacuees allowed to go home

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Community officials say thousands of fire evacuees from High Level, Alta., as well as the surrounding areas of Mackenzie County and several Dene Tha' First Nation communi...

Jun 02, 2019

Experts call for ban on waste exports after Philippine garbage embarrassment

OTTAWA - There is no treasure in Canada's trash and we need to stop heaping it onto the rest of the world, environment advocates say. The spotlight on the global shipping of garbage grew bright in rec...

Jun 02, 2019

No icebreakers in federal government's $15.7B plan for new coast-guard ships

OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard's recent struggles resupplying northern communities and rescuing ice-jammed ferries appear set to continue despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to spend $1...

Jun 02, 2019

Scheer removes MP Michael Cooper from justice committee over comments

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he has removed Michael Cooper from the justice committee over comments the Conservative member of Parliament made earlier in the week. The Tory leader says it was "ins...

Jun 02, 2019

Burnaby mayor wants more action on pipeline after meeting with Trudeau

BURNABY, B.C. - The mayor of Burnaby, B.C., says he met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss his concerns about the risk of a fire at a tank farm in his city, which would be the ter...

Jun 02, 2019

Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944

OTTAWA - Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944: TARGET: Allies land on French channel coast along five Normandy beaches stretching about 80 kilometres west from R...

Jun 02, 2019

Apricot Power brand apricot seeds recalled over fears of cyanide poisoning

OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced a recall of Apricot Power brand apricot seeds and apricot seed meal due to concerns about cyanide poisoning. The agency says the product...

Jun 02, 2019

Behind the scenes of how Canada made its case for claiming the North Pole

One minute, it was dangling off the back of an icebreaker into the waters of the High Arctic. The next, the crucial piece of gear was gone. "We got pinched," recalls Mary-Lynn Dickson. "You'...

Jun 02, 2019