Canada

No photos of Trudeau on campaign signs in Montreal riding ahead of byelection

MONTREAL - One familiar face is conspicuously absent from a federal byelection campaign in Montreal that could have major implications for the Liberal government. As candidates embark on the home stre...

Sep 5, 2024

B.C. will stand up to 'unfair' duties after sawmill closures: Forests minister

British Columbia's forests minister says the province will fight against "unfair duties and stand up for forestry workers" after Canfor Corp. announced the closure of two northern B.C. sawmills, partl...

Sep 5, 2024

Canfor shutting two northern B.C. sawmills with 500 employees, blames U.S. tariffs

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. has announced it is shutting two northern British Columbia sawmills in a move it says will impact about 500 workers, partly blaming "punitive" U.S. tariffs imposed last month....

Sep 4, 2024

Elephant seals used researchers' deep sea sonar equipment as 'dinner bell'

VICTORIA - Scientists say new research shows how northern elephant seals used sonar from a deep sea research facility off the British Columbia coast like a "dinner bell" as they hunted for prey. Unive...

Sep 4, 2024

Lawsuit over management of The Stronach Group's wealth settled out of court: company

TORONTO - The Stronach Group says a lawsuit filed by Frank Stronach's son and granddaughter over management of the family business's wealth has been settled out of court. The company headed by Frank S...

Sep 4, 2024

Union members authorize possible B.C. port strike but no notice issued

VANCOUVER - The union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports say members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike action if necessary in an ongoing labour dispute with port employers. I...

Sep 4, 2024

Recognizing racial profiling key to 'historic' Montreal class-action judgment: lawyer

MONTREAL - A Montreal lawyer who co-piloted a successful class-action lawsuit against the City of Montreal for racial profiling by police says what's most important is not the financial compensation b...

Sep 4, 2024

Review of B.C. refinery stench says cold snap triggered series of events

BURNABY, B.C. - Parkland Corp. has released a review into an unplanned shutdown of its Burnaby, B.C., refinery in January that blanketed parts of Metro Vancouver with a foul stench. The review release...

Sep 4, 2024

Playground built to honour victim of Saskatchewan mass stabbing two years later

WELDON, Sask. - Children have been swinging, sliding and climbing on a playground built to honour one of the victims of a mass stabbing two years ago northeast of Saskatoon. Chelsey Erickson, who orga...

Sep 4, 2024

CP NewsAlert: VPD says one man dead, another's hand cut off, in stranger attacks

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man has been arrested after a pair of "unprovoked stranger attacks" in the city's downtown that left one man dead and severed another victim's hand. More coming. The...

Sep 4, 2024