Category Archives: Canada
"Full resumption of operations will take time" after reaching tentative deal: WestJet
WestJet flight disruptions are expected to continue this week, after a deal was reached over the weekend to end a strike by its mechanics. The airline said in a statement Monday morning that "full res...
Jul 2, 2024
Friends, partners, allies: Ambassador praises U.S-Canada relationship on Canada Day
WASHINGTON - The unmistakable smell of maple syrup and bacon drifted down Pennsylvania Avenue Monday morning not far from the United States Capitol building as families dressed in red and white gather...
Jul 1, 2024
On Quebec's traditional moving day, hundreds of renters are still looking for a home
MONTREAL - It's moving day in Quebec, and hundreds of provincial residents are still looking for a home. A Montreal housing advocacy group says there are still nearly 1,300 households in the province ...
Jul 1, 2024
Newfoundland soldier who died in the First World War laid to rest at home
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Hundreds of people gathered in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city this morning to pay their respects to a soldier who has finally returned home from the battlefields of France...
Jul 1, 2024
Underwater gardeners work to restore B.C.'s majestic kelp forests
In the chilly waters of Vancouver Island's Barkley Sound, gardeners are at work on the sea floor. They are scientists from the University of Victoria who are trying to regrow kelp forests, a crucial p...
Jul 1, 2024
In their own words: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's message on Canada Day
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has released a video message to Canadians on Canada Day. Here's what he had to say, in his own words. "Hello everyone, happy Canada Day. No matter where you are,...
Jul 1, 2024
'War in the operating room': Ukrainian eye surgeons to learn at University of Calgary
CALGARY - Some scars can't be hidden. It's why Dr. Olga Denysiuk is coming to Canada from the Ukraine war zone to learn more about saving and rebuilding smashed and damaged eyes. "I'm doing everything...
Jul 1, 2024
Concerts, speeches, fireworks on tap to mark Canada Day in nationwide festivities
OTTAWA - The Maple Leaf is flying on every lamppost, flagpole and patio in downtown Ottawa as the national capital joins other cities in welcoming thousands of revellers for Canada Day. A number of ci...
Jul 1, 2024
Lori Paris, much-loved Canadian Press newscaster and supervisor, dead at 46
Lori Paris, who became both a mainstay of the airwaves during her decade as a Canadian Press broadcaster and a beloved newsroom leader, died suddenly over the weekend at the age of 46. Paris developed...
Jun 30, 2024
'A lot of angry people': Cancelled WestJet flights hit 100,000 travellers amid strike
WestJet cancelled nearly 700 flights as of Sunday, upending plans for close to 100,000 passengers as an unexpected strike by plane mechanics entered its third day on the busiest travel weekend of the ...
Jun 30, 2024