Canada

Jury in murder-conspiracy trial to hear final arguments about Coutts blockade

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - Lawyers are set to make final arguments to a jury today in the trial of two men accused of conspiring to murder police at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta. Jurors...

Jul 30, 2024

Woman rescued off B.C. glacier calls those who braved smoky conditions 'superheroes'

KASLO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - One of the four hikers plucked off a glacier in British Columbia's West Kootenay region as wildfires burned around them says the search and rescue team members who br...

Jul 29, 2024

WestJet, Air North announce deal for single-ticket travel involving both airlines

WHITEHORSE, YUKON - WestJet and Whitehorse-based Air North have announced a new agreement that will allow single-ticket travel across both airlines' networks. A statement from WestJet says the new "in...

Jul 29, 2024

B.C. tribunal upholds condo fines against couple for doorbell camera insults

RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's Civil Resolution Tribunal has upheld $800 in fines issued by a strata corporation against a Richmond, B.C., couple for yelling "profanity and insults" through their...

Jul 29, 2024

Internal federal public service report details racism in the Privy Council Office

OTTAWA - A newly released internal report from the federal public service says Black and racialized Privy Council Office employees experience racial stereotyping, microaggressions and other forms of d...

Jul 29, 2024

Two dead in crash of 'homebuilt amphibious' plane near Merritt, B.C.

MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Police say two people are dead after an amateur-built plane crashed north of the Merritt, B.C. airport, about 270 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. Merritt RCMP say emerge...

Jul 29, 2024

Canada urges Venezuela to detail election results, Freeland cites 'serious concerns'

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has "serious concerns" about Sunday's election results in Venezuela. Opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez and incumbent Nicolas Maduro have b...

Jul 29, 2024

Intelligence task force to monitor all future byelections for foreign interference

OTTAWA - The Liberal government says measures to monitor and assess foreign interference threats will be part of all future federal byelections, not just general elections. Public Safety Minister Domi...

Jul 29, 2024

In the news today: Work ongoing on wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Work ongoing on wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake The incident commander in charge of the fight to control six...

Jul 29, 2024

Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake

The incident commander in charge of the fight to control six wildfires in British Columbia's Slocan Lake region says changing weather conditions in the area pose a challenge for crews. Jason Lawler, i...

Jul 29, 2024