Category Archives: Canada
New fast-moving fire triggers urgent call to evacuate Boston Bar, B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Fraser Valley Regional District has ordered any residents remaining in Boston Bar, B.C., to evacuate immediately, saying a new wildfire had ignited south of the community and was sprea...
Jul 21, 2026
This is Ontario's worst wildfire season, early estimates suggest. It's not over yet.
Wildfires across northern Ontario have torched more of the province's forest than during any previous year on record, early estimates suggest, with a recent burst of fast-moving wildfires responsible ...
Jul 21, 2026
Canada 1st to get 'observer' status in multinational next-gen fighter jet program
OTTAWA - Canada has become the first country to gain observer status in a future fighter jet program run by the U.K., Japan and Italy, even as a decision on Ottawa's current order of F-35s remains up ...
Jul 21, 2026
Three Mexicans admit being part of group smuggling migrants into U.S. from Canada
U.S. officials say three Mexicans have pleaded guilty to being part of a human smuggling ring that brought people into the United States from Canada. The U.S. Justice Department says the three were in...
Jul 20, 2026
How Vancouver policed the World Cup, by the numbers
VANCOUVER - Here's a look at the policing of the World Cup in Vancouver from June 11 to July 13, according to numbers provided by the Vancouver Police Department on Monday. Arrest numbers cover the FI...
Jul 20, 2026
U.S. hits Canada with steep tariffs on range of products, including hockey sticks
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed orders Monday to hammer certain Canadian products with 50 per cent tariffs, escalating trade tensions with the United States' northern neighbour. "President ...
Jul 20, 2026
Fact File: Trump blames Canada, but experts say countries tackle wildfires similarly
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump accused Canada on Friday of not properly maintaining its forests, leading to heavy smoke from wildfires hovering over American cities. Experts who study wildfires ...
Jul 20, 2026
Blueberry First Nations says native plant orchard to help restore B.C. industry sites
FORT ST. JOHN - A First Nation in British Columbia says a new native plant orchard established in its territory could help reclaim and restore thousands of industrial sites around northeastern B.C. Th...
Jul 20, 2026
Conservatives consider using Parliament to unveil details of U.S. border bridge deal
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are looking at using parliamentary tools to coax the Carney government to release the deal it made to convince the Trump administration to open up the Gordie Howe Internatio...
Jul 20, 2026
Court orders Alberta prison to take steps to protect inmates from extreme heat
OTTAWA - As the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal prepares to hear a separate case about extreme heat in prisons, the Federal Court has directed an Alberta prison to take steps to install air conditionin...
Jul 20, 2026