Canada

Body of missing woman found in Saskatoon landfill, police say suspect dead

SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatoon police say they have found the remains of a missing woman in a city landfill and that a suspect in her death has since died. Officers began searching the landfill in May f...

Aug 6, 2024

Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in Canada

OTTAWA - Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says the federal government is considering new regulations that could make fewer employers eligible to hire temporary foreign workers. It's part of a su...

Aug 6, 2024

Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers

MONTREAL - On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter. The warning was accurate: a tornado touched ...

Aug 6, 2024

Saskatchewan latest province to restrict cellphone use in school classrooms

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says students won't be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year. The move, announced Tuesday, applies to all kindergarten to Grade 12 classro...

Aug 6, 2024

Conservatives demand government explain how terror suspects immigrated to Canada

Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says Canadians have a right to know how a man with links to a foreign terror group evaded Canada's screening process to immigrate to Canada and become a citizen...

Aug 6, 2024

G7 foreign ministers say 'no country stands to gain' from rising Middle East tensions

OTTAWA - Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly and her G7 counterparts have issued a joint statement calling for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The foreign ministers of Canada...

Aug 6, 2024

Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Vice President Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, marking a major milestone since her move to the top of the Democratic ticket ahead of the No...

Aug 6, 2024

Parts of Calgary airport closed due to damage from hail and heavy rainfall

CALGARY - The Calgary International Airport says parts of its domestic terminal building are closed due to damage caused by hail and heavy rainfall. The airport says in a post on social media the work...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 6, 2024

In the news today: B.C. to monitor water flow downstream from slide

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Modelling shows water from dam caused by B.C. slide to reach Fraser River Tuesday The B.C. government says it'...

Aug 6, 2024

Modelling shows water from dam caused by B.C. slide to reach Fraser River Tuesday

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it's keeping a close eye on river flows as a "big pulse" of debris and sediment-laden water is expected to work its way down to the Fraser River after a massive la...

Aug 6, 2024