Canada

B.C. container terminal operator calls its emissions data a 'trade secret'

VANCOUVER - The B.C. company that operates Canada's largest container terminal is going to court against the federal government to keep five years of greenhouse-gas emissions data secret. GCT Canada L...

Apr 8, 2024

Crown blames most of Ali murder trial delays on defence and 'extraordinary events'

VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer says holdups to the trial of a man found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl were mostly attributable to the defence and "discrete exceptional events," as ...

Apr 8, 2024

Arrests in northern B.C. over allegations of trafficking safe-supply drugs

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say they have arrested two people over allegations they were trafficking safe-supply drugs that are prescribed as an alternative to the toxic drug ...

Apr 8, 2024

Vatican's denouncement of gender theory, surrogacy 'deeply harmful': LGBTQ+ group

A leading Canadian LGBTQ+ rights group says the Vatican's declaration that gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy are violations of human dignity is "deeply harmful" and discriminatory. Egale Canada s...

Apr 8, 2024

Parts of southern Quebec to have front-row seat for total solar eclipse

MONT-MGANTIC, Que. - Quebecers are gathering across the province's southern region to get a view of today's total solar eclipse. Parts of southern Quebec will have a front-row seat to the rare phenome...

Apr 8, 2024

In the news today: Total solar eclipse set to fall over Canada

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Total solar eclipse set to bring darkness and celestial awe to Canadian crowds ...

Apr 8, 2024

Celestial event: What you need to know about today's total solar eclipse

Here are the answers to some key questions about the total solar eclipse that will make its way across much of eastern and central Canada today. What happens during a total solar eclipse? The moon wil...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 8, 2024

Solar eclipse forecast: here's where to find the best view of totality in Canada

A total solar eclipse is set to cross through parts of Canada today, offering crowds in its path a dazzling view of the astronomical wonder. That is, if clouds don't get in the way. Some popular viewi...

Apr 8, 2024

The Latest developments related to the total solar eclipse set for parts of Canada

A total solar eclipse is set to pass through parts of Atlantic and central Canada today, bringing darkness and a possible moment of celestial awe to massive crowds expected to gather in its path. Here...

Apr 8, 2024

PM's national security adviser, PMO staff to testify at foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA - The public inquiry studying alleged meddling in Canada's most recent elections will hear from the prime minister's national security adviser today. Nathalie Drouin was named to the post in Ja...

Apr 8, 2024