Canada

Mourners to mark fourth anniversary of downing of PS752 by Iranian military

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join mourners in Richmond Hill, Ont., this afternoon to mark four years since the Iranian military shot down Flight PS752. Everyone aboard was ...

Jan 8, 2024

One dead in helicopter crash near Revelstoke, B.C., RCMP confirms

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The RCMP says one person has died in a helicopter crash near Revelstoke, B.C. They say the helicopter, which was first reported missing Friday, was found in Glacier National Park. P...

Jan 7, 2024

Quebec's 'common front' public sector unions will vote on new contract

MONTREAL - An alliance of Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers says it will take a new tentative contract agreement to its members for approval. The labour alliance representing th...

Jan 7, 2024

Person killed in New York bus crash was Canadian, Global Affairs says

MONTREAL - Global Affairs Canada says the person who died in a tour bus crash in Lake George, N.Y. on Friday was a Canadian citizen. The department says it is also aware of two Canadians who were inju...

Jan 7, 2024

Quebec teachers hopeful but weary as students return to school after strikes

Montreal high school art teacher Marion Miller says she's looking forward to welcoming her students back to class on Tuesday for the first time since her union went on unlimited strike Nov. 23. "I thi...

Jan 7, 2024

Nova Scotia's pioneer cemeteries are disappearing, but not without a fight

HALIFAX - A secluded and overgrown cemetery in rural Cape Breton, the final resting place for some of Nova Scotia's earliest settlers, is slowly crumbling into a nearby river. "They would be descendan...

Jan 7, 2024

Search for missing helicopter underway near Revelstoke, B.C.

REVELSTOKE - Rescue crews are searching for a helicopter that is believed to have went missing in Glacier National Park, east of Revelstoke, B.C., on Friday. Pedram Mohyeddin, a spokesperson for Marit...

Jan 6, 2024

Fifth death linked to residential fires in Quebec in two days

SAINT-RAYMOND, Que. - Quebec provincial police say one person died in a Saturday morning fire in a home in the town of St-Raymond, northwest of Quebec City. The death is the fifth in two days linked t...

Jan 6, 2024

29-year-old woman found dead in Quebec apartment, 32-year-old man arrested

GRANBY, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a 29-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment in a town east of Montreal Friday evening. Police spokesperson Louis-Philippe Ruel says local authorities...

Jan 6, 2024

Canadian airlines say they're unaffected by Boeing 737-9 Max jetliner incident

TORONTO - Canadian airlines say they don't fly the Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners that U.S. regulators have grounded after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout while in flight. The Alaska Airlines ...

Jan 6, 2024