Canada

Wildfire in Labrador jumps Churchill River, generating station being evacuated

CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. - The wildfire in Labrador threatening the evacuated town of Churchill Falls has jumped the Churchill River, prompting the evacuation of the nearby hydroelectric generating stati...

Jun 25, 2024

First Nations, Ottawa, B.C., announce $335M for protection off Great Bear coast

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is working with 17 First Nations in British Columbia as well as the provincial government to expand protection for marine ecosystems off t...

Jun 25, 2024

'I hear your concerns': Trudeau reflects on devastating byelection loss

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hears the concerns and frustrations of voters in the wake of a crushing byelection defeat in a Liberal stronghold riding. Liberals had held Toronto-St. P...

Jun 25, 2024

AFN national chief says child-welfare funding to top $20B as chiefs raise concerns

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says it is about to finalize a deal with Ottawa on child-welfare reforms that will top the $20 billion promised as part of a landmark settl...

Jun 25, 2024

Ottawa urges Canadians to leave Lebanon while they can due to escalating violence

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is urging Canadians to leave an increasingly volatile Lebanon while they can. In a statement today, Joly says the security situation could deteriorate fur...

Jun 25, 2024

Quebec coroner to probe death of man who requested assisted death due to bedsores

MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner has called an inquest into the death of a quadriplegic man who had requested and received medical assistance in dying after developing severe bedsores during a hospit...

Jun 25, 2024

Conservatives take Liberal stronghold in last-minute Toronto byelection victory

Hours after Canadians went to bed disappointed by a Stanley Cup loss Monday night, the Conservatives scored a stunning byelection upset to win in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul's....

Jun 25, 2024

Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it's about stemming disinformation

OTTAWA - Her kids are not reading the newspapers on her kitchen counter. Instead, they're looking at their phones to find information. That's the example that Treasury Board President Anita Anand brin...

Jun 25, 2024

Liberal government's proposed capital gains tax changes come into effect today

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's changes to capital gains taxation came into effect Tuesday, despite significant pushback from business and physicians' groups. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's sp...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 25, 2024

Meet the centenarians: Canada's oldest age group is also its fastest-growing

VANCOUVER - Vi Roden said she reads an average of 50 books a year, attends history lectures at her local seniors centre, and does yoga twice a week. She's 101, and still lives in her own condo in West...

Jun 25, 2024