Category Archives: Canada
Two critical after Lachine Canal rescue as group urges prevention
MONTREAL - Two people were in critical condition after being pulled from Montreal's Lachine Canal late Saturday night in what appeared to be a rescue attempt, a scenario Quebec's water safety organiza...
Jul 05, 2026
Inside Saskatchewan's Cigar Lake mine, a 'boutique' operation with abundant uranium
CIGAR LAKE, SASK. - Cessa Fern's day begins with being squished into a metal cage with 19 others, and dropped to a depth greater than the height of New York's Empire State Building into a dark world o...
Jul 05, 2026
Out-of-control wildfire near Boston Bar, B.C. exceeds 12 square kilometres
An out-of-control fire near Boston Bar, B.C., has grown more than 10 times its estimated size a day earlier, and responders have requested additional resources to deal with it. BC Wildfire Service sai...
Jul 05, 2026
LeBlanc says Canada seeking clarity after U.S. opts for annual CUSMA review
OTTAWA - Days after the Trump administration decided to require annual reviews of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement instead of renewing it in its current form until 2042, the Canadian governme...
Jul 05, 2026
Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies will focus on managing Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to leave for Ankara on Monday to attend the annual NATO summit - the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey since 2015. Turkey's capital wi...
Jul 05, 2026
Wildfire evacuation order for Boston Bar, B.C., area alert also extended
An out-of-control wildfire burning near the community of Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered an evacuation order and an accompanying alert. Officials have declared a local state of emergency and say resid...
Jul 04, 2026
Canada ousted from World Cup with 3-0 loss to Morocco
HOUSTON - Canada is out of the FIFA World Cup after falling 3-0 to Morocco in the round of 16 on Saturday. Azzedine Ounahi broke a 0-0 deadlock in the 50th minute, then added a second goal in the 82nd...
Jul 04, 2026 Canada's Jonathan David (10) reacts as Morocco players celebrate their second goal during second half FIFA World Cup round of 16 soccer action, in Houston, Saturday, July 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Victoria police arrest two following incident that injured three people in park
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say they have arrested two people following an assault with a weapon during an incident that injured three individuals Victoria Police Department says in a statement that...
Jul 04, 2026
Nurses in British Columbia will picket the province's largest hospital next week
VICTORIA - The union representing nurses in British Columbia says it will put up pickets around the province's largest hospital starting next week as it escalates its strike. BC Nurses' Union says in ...
Jul 04, 2026
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
The latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada. All times are Eastern: 7:13 p.m. Kylian Mbapp scored his 19th career World Cup goal -- on a penalty kick in the 70th minute -- and France survived st...
Jul 04, 2026