Canada

Scorching summer heat hits Canada, remnants of hurricane Beryl on the way

MONTREAL - Sweltering summer weather is blanketing much of the country today, with Environment Canada issuing heat warnings for parts of eight provinces and the Northwest Territories. Temperatures in ...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 8, 2024

In the news today: Frank Stronach case due in court today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Frank Stronach case due in court today A hearing is scheduled in Brampton, Ont., court today in the case of bi...

Jul 8, 2024

'Nobody has these stories': Canada's longest river at record low levels

Canada's longest river is at historically low levels, stranding communities that rely on it for essential goods and alarming First Nations along its banks who have never known the mighty Mackenzie to ...

Jul 8, 2024

Trudeau to mark 75th anniversary of NATO alliance in Washington

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., today to mark the 75th anniversary of the NATO military alliance. The perilous state of war-ravaged Ukraine and the pr...

Jul 8, 2024

Joly to meet with new British counterpart after political seachange in the U.K.

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is expected to meet with her new British counterpart for the first time since the Labour Party took power in the United Kingdom last week. Joly is in Lond...

Jul 8, 2024

Snap election unlikely in Canada as European campaigns send incumbents packing

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned heads internationally in 2021 when he called a snap election during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a gamble to try and secure a Liberal majority at a time ...

Jul 8, 2024

Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon

VANCOUVER - An important salmon habitat will be protected after the multimillion-dollar purchase of an island in British Columbia's lower Fraser River by an environmental organization, with the help o...

Jul 8, 2024

Environment Canada to provide update on heat wave as temperatures in B.C. remain high

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a heat wave brought in by a "ridge of high pressure" is expected to persist over dozens of regions in B.C. until about mid-week. The weather office issued more than...

Jul 8, 2024

After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the B.C.-Alberta boundary. It was par...

Jul 7, 2024

Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

MONTREAL - A Montreal elementary school has been inadvertently flushing raw sewage into a nearby river for years, and the city, despite identifying the problem in 2021, is only now taking action to fi...

Jul 7, 2024