Canada

Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benoît Pelletier dies at 64

Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benot Pelletier has died in Mexico at age 64. In a statement announcing his death, his family described him as an attentive husband and devoted father who was de...

Apr 01, 2024

In the news for today: Carbon price increase today and Biz boost from solar eclipse

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... What to know about today's carbon price increase The national price on pollutio...

Apr 01, 2024

Rescuers look for improved tides this week in effort to save orphaned B.C. whale

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The tides are expected to be more promising this week in the northern Vancouver Island lagoon where an orphaned orca so far can't be convinced to leave. Work to coax the two-year-old ...

Apr 01, 2024

Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you

OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 01, 2024

Small forest fire put out in Oka provincial park as Quebec fire season starts early

MONTREAL - A small forest fire has been extinguished in a provincial park west of Montreal, signalling an early start to the 2024 wildfire season. A spokesman for Quebec's forest fire prevention socie...

Mar 31, 2024

Ontario man now holds world record as oldest kidney transplant recipient

Walter Tauro says he didn't even know what Guinness World Records were before he was recognized by the popular British corporation as the world's oldest kidney transplant recipient earlier this month....

Mar 31, 2024

Vermont police warn drivers returning from Montreal to check for hidden GPS devices

MONTREAL - Police in Burlington, Vt. say its residents are finding hidden AirTags and other GPS tracking devices on vehicles returning from Montreal. The Burlington Police Department said last week th...

Mar 31, 2024

Nunavut celebrates 25th anniversary with optimism but also housing concerns

IQALUIT, Nunavut - P.J. Akeeagok was a teenager in a tiny hamlet on the tip of Ellesmere Island, watching with anticipation when Nunavut was officially born. Twenty-five years later, he is the premier...

Mar 31, 2024

Ukrainians with Canadian visas face agonizing decisions about the future

OTTAWA - It was 4:40 in the morning when bombs started to drop on Lilyia Dvornichenko's hometown of Kharkiv in Ukraine, just an hour from the Russian border. Her jaw is set and her tone is matter-of-f...

Mar 31, 2024

'Like a cartel:' Shootings point to turf war over rights to screen South Indian films

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The day Thomas Sajan was expecting to see a South Indian action epic at a theatre in British Columbia, a spate of shootings thousands of kilometres away disrupted his plans. Sajan,...

Mar 31, 2024