Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - Rain and cool weather in southern British Columbia is dousing wildfire activity in the province, but firefighters are urging vigilance despite the drop in the number of active blazes. The ...

MONTREAL - A stuck 138-metre cargo ship that had been blocking traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montreal has been freed. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully towed the Dut...

PIKE RIVER, Que. - Dozens of endangered baby spiny softshell turtles are being released into a southern Quebec river today as part of a project to help save the species. The Granby zoo east of Montrea...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Today is the last day for anyone to pick up the major daily newspaper in Newfoundland and Labrador in print. The Telegram newspaper in St. John's, N.L., is ceasing its daily print r...

OTTAWA - Railway workers, their union and their employers are all waiting today for a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board that will determine what's next for the labour dispute that gr...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will kick off a three-day cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday, where the themes are fairness and Canada-U.S. relations, but the feelings are all about dj vu. A ...

OTTAWA - A law professor is urging the Supreme Court of Canada to weigh the constitutionality of "revolutionary and unprecedented legislation" that limits members of a prominent spy watchdog from usin...

WHITEHORSE - Officials say crews on the site of a major cyanide spill at a mine in central Yukon are facing an intense period of work over the next few months to install environmental protection befor...

OTTAWA - As rail workers push back on the Liberal government's effort to end a labour dispute, the federal Conservatives remain silent on the strife that poses a major threat to Canada's economy. Labo...

JASPER, ALTA. - One of Canada's most scenic highways has reopened as the wildfire in Jasper National Park continues to be held. Jane Park, incident commander with Parks Canada, says Highway 93, also k...