Canada

Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farms

VICTORIA - A salmon conservation group is raising concerns about reported increases in wild fish deaths, primarily herring, in British Columbia's open-net fish farms. Stan Proboszcz, senior scientist ...

Dec 5, 2023

Montreal mayor 'out of danger' after health scare during press conference

Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante is said to be out of danger after she suddenly took ill during a press conference today. Video from CTV News shows Plante trailing off in the middle of answering a questio...

Dec 5, 2023

As news is still shared on Facebook, Instagram, Meta may yet be regulated: St-Onge

OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Canada's broadcasting regulator should look into regulating Meta when the Online News Act comes into effect, as users find loopholes to share news on it...

Dec 5, 2023

Canada considering options to get extended family of Canadians out of Gaza

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he is considering options to get the extended family members of Canadians out of the embattled Gaza Strip. Most Canadians with extended family members in...

Dec 5, 2023

Rain, wind pummels B.C. coast as atmospheric river makes landfall

VANCOUVER - Parts of southwestern British Columbia remain under a rainfall warning as a potent atmospheric river made landfall along the province's coast Monday, bringing ample rain and high winds whi...

Dec 5, 2023

Canadian with family in Gaza calling on Ottawa to advocate more for its citizens

An Ontario man says he is desperate to get his two children and wife out of the Gaza Strip as Israel intensifies its offensive into southern areas of the besieged territory. Nael Alhalis, says his 13-...

Dec 5, 2023

Rate of sexual assault in the Canadian Armed Forces rising, StatCan survey suggests

OTTAWA - A new report from Statistics Canada suggests the problem of sexual misconduct in the military is getting worse. The survey suggests 3.5 per cent of Canadian Armed Forces personnel say they we...

Dec 5, 2023

Assembly of First Nations meeting kicks off as election of new national chief looms

OTTAWA - A special meeting of the Assembly of First Nations is kicking off in Ottawa on Tuesday, as chiefs get ready to elect a new leader. The election of the organization's next national chief comes...

Dec 5, 2023

In the news today: Quebec Laurentians residents await answers after dike evacuation

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Quebec residents waiting for answers after evacuation Hundreds of residents of ...

Dec 5, 2023

Quebec pork farmers reeling as a 'perfect storm' creates economic crisis

ST-SEBASTIEN, QUE. - Over the last two years, Franois Nadeau has chosen to do something rare among his fellow Quebec pork farmers: invest in the future. Despite economic conditions that industry leade...

Dec 5, 2023