Canada

Chefs mourn for B.C.'s peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout

VANCOUVER - Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat B.C. peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? "They play so nicely togeth...

Jul 4, 2024

Guinness World Record for intelligent B.C. chicken Lacey

VICTORIA - A B.C. chicken named Lacey has earned a Guinness World Record for being able to correctly identify the most objects in one minute. Lacey's owner, veterinarian Emily Carrington, says the wor...

Jul 3, 2024

In otter news, orphaned B.C. pup is thriving but unlikely to return to wild

VANCOUVER - An orphaned sea otter pup rescued in critical condition in British Columbia last month is thriving under 24-hour care, but a veterinarian at the rescue facility says it's unlikely she will...

Jul 3, 2024

Calgary mayor asks residents to ease into indoor water use after lifting restrictions

CALGARY - Calgary's mayor is urging residents to go slow on returning to regular water use. Jyoti Gondek says while all restrictions are lifted on indoor water use, the city is not going full bore on ...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 3, 2024

Manitoba First Nation reports 150 anomalies at residential school site

CROSS LAKE, MAN. - A First Nation community in northern Manitoba says ground-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former residential school, along with 59 unmarked graves at a ne...

Jul 3, 2024

Canadians with Caribbean ties scramble to escape powerful Hurricane Beryl

MONTREAL - George Grant last checked on his mother Wednesday afternoon as Hurricane Beryl bore down on his native Jamaica. In the hilly centre of the island, she is far away from potential flooding bu...

Jul 3, 2024

B.C. told to brace for heat wave as forecast shows 40 degrees C for Kamloops

VICTORIA - An Environment Canada meteorologist says British Columbians should brace for an upcoming heat wave that's expected to send temperatures into the high 30s and beyond in the southern Interior...

Jul 3, 2024

Irish prime minister 'appalled' by Canadian tourist's death after alleged assault

MONTREAL - Ireland's prime minister says he's "absolutely appalled" by an assault in the country's capital that resulted in the death of a tourist from Montreal. Simon Harris today described Neno Dolm...

Jul 3, 2024

First Nation seeks halt to Yukon mining after failure at gold mine

MAYO, YUKON - A First Nation in central Yukon is demanding an immediate halt of all mining activity in its traditional territory, and an independent investigation into the recent failure of equipment ...

Jul 3, 2024

B.C. municipalities get $1.6 billion in federal infrastructure funds over five years

VICTORIA - Three levels of government say they've finalized a deal that will provide more than $1.6 billion in federal funding over the next five years to communities in British Columbia, to build and...

Jul 3, 2024