Canada

Justin Trudeau 'briefed' on situation as Israel closes airspace: PMO

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been briefed on the evolving situation in the Middle East after Israel announced it was closing its airspace, a spokeswoman from his office said Saturday. An...

Apr 13, 2024

Members of Quebec health care workers union vote against tentative deal with province

MONTREAL - Members of a union representing more than 80,000 health care workers in Quebec have decisively rejected a tentative collective agreement with the province that was endorsed by the labour gr...

Apr 13, 2024

Heavy rainfall triggers flood conditions on several Quebec rivers

SAINT-JRME, Que. - Quebec officials have reported flooding on a handful rivers north of Montreal and in Quebec City after heavy downpours fell on parts of the province this week. In St-Jrme, Que., rou...

Apr 13, 2024

When leaders speak of workers and their rights, hold them to it, CLC urges unions

OTTAWA - Canada's largest labour organization is urging unions to hold politicians to account when they profess to champion the country's working class. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Co...

Apr 13, 2024

What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's elections

OTTAWA - If one thing from the public inquiry into foreign interference is clear, it's that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 elections. But the evidence is hazy on whether or not it succ...

Apr 13, 2024

B.C. rescue team regroups after little orca thwarts capture in remote lagoon

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The team attempting to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a remote B.C. lagoon is regrouping today after an initial attempt to capture the young orca failed. Rescuers say the ...

Apr 13, 2024

Eddy Nolan, Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years, dies at 67

MONTREAL - Every year for 43 years, Montrealer Eddy Nolan took to the streets for a Terry Fox Run, usually carrying a big red and white Terry Fox flag on a pole as packs of schoolchildren jogged behin...

Apr 13, 2024

Canada advises against all travel to Israel, West Bank due to heightened risk

OTTAWA - Canadians are being told to avoid all travel to Israel and the West Bank because of the "unpredictable security situation" in the region. Global Affairs Canada says there is a heightened risk...

Apr 12, 2024

Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The...

Apr 12, 2024

University of B.C. to add 778 technology seats with $21 million from province

UBC - The University of British Columbia will add 778 more student spaces for technology-related programs over the next six years through a $23-million investment from the provincial government. The u...

Apr 12, 2024