Canada

Watchdog to probe fatal police shooting of axe-wielding man in Trois-Rivières, Que.

TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog will probe the fatal police shooting of a man in Trois-Rivires, Que., who was allegedly wielding an axe Sunday night. According to the watchdog, a 911 ca...

Aug 5, 2024

Trudeau meets officials, evacuees following Jasper wildfire

HINTON, Alta. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Hinton, Alta., to get a briefing on the status of the Jasper wildfire. Trudeau is expected to tour the mobile incident command centre Monday, and me...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 5, 2024

B.C. landslide: Evacuation order north of where Chilcotin and Fraser rivers merge

Authorities in British Columbia have issued an evacuation order for an area just north of where the Chilcotin River meets the Fraser River because of the danger of flooding caused by a landslide. In a...

Aug 5, 2024

Over-top move of water at B.C. landslide site expected within hours, says government

VICTORIA - British Columbia's emergency management ministry says water is expected to start moving over the top of the massive landslide site currently blocking the Chilcotin River within hours. The m...

Aug 4, 2024

Health Canada recalling Gerber brand baby cereal due to possible Cronobacter

Health Canada has issued a recall for Gerber brand Oat Banana & Mango Baby Cereal due to possible Cronobacter contamination. The affected products were sold online and in stores in Alberta, Britis...

Josh Hall Aug 4, 2024

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

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

Aug 4, 2024

Federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez being sought to lead Quebec Liberal Party

MONTREAL - A spokesperson for Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is fielding "a lot of requests" to join the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. But Rodriguez, the Quebec lieutenant for Pri...

Aug 4, 2024

Trudeau makes unscheduled stop at Vancouver's Pride events does not walk in parade

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unscheduled stop today at Vancouver's Pride festivities but did not walk in the annual downtown parade. Trudeau walked a block in city's West End befo...

Aug 4, 2024

Trudeau, Smith express sorrow after firefighter dies in Jasper National Park

HINTON, Alta. - Comrades of a firefighter from Calgary who died while on duty in Jasper National Park stood on the sides of a roadway on Sunday morning as a procession mourning his loss rode by. Firef...

Josh Hall Aug 4, 2024

Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.'s Princeton area

VICTORIA - Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday night for 16 properties in a rural area south of Princeton, B.C., because of the out-of-control Calcite Creek wildfire. The properties are lo...

Aug 4, 2024