Canada

'I have no fixed address': A look at encampments for homeless across Canada

Federal housing advocate Marie-Jose Houle has called the spread of homeless encampments in cities across Canada a human rights crisis. "People living in encampments face some of the most vulnerable ci...

Oct 23, 2023

Hamilton stair master Walter Decker, 99, completes CN Tower climb for 3rd time

TORONTO - A 99-year-old Hamilton man climbed 1,776 steps to the top of the CN Tower over the weekend, his third time pulling off the accomplishment in support of charity. Walter Decker was joined by h...

Oct 23, 2023

'Adding some weirdness' to their day, Vancouver woman surprises drivers with costumes

VANCOUVER - Some people love golfing, others like to hike, but Anne Bruinn's hobby is about "adding a little bit of spice" to other people's day by wearing a costume at the end of her driveway and ent...

Oct 23, 2023

In the news today: Defence Minister to face questions about Gaza hospital blast

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Blair to face questions about Canada's evidence Defence Minister Bill Blair is ...

Oct 23, 2023

After years of decline, endangered right whale population could be levelling off

HALIFAX - The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appears to be levelling off after years of discouraging declines, according to new data released today by an international...

Oct 23, 2023

Quebec coroner's inquiry into murder-suicide of Montreal family opens

MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest will begin today into the 2019 killings of a Montreal woman and her two young children, as well as the death of her husband who is believed to have killed them before ta...

Oct 23, 2023

Blair expected to face questions about Canada's evidence on Gaza hospital strike

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair is expected to face further questions today about the evidence Canada has gathered to determine a rocket blast at a hospital in Gaza City did not originate in Isra...

Oct 23, 2023

Israel welcomes Canada's conclusion that Israel didn't strike hospital in Gaza

OTTAWA - Israel is "pleased" that Canada has joined the United States and France in believing that an explosion at a Gaza City hospital last week was fired by an errant rocket from within the Gaza Str...

Oct 22, 2023

CBC mainly remains off X, citing low traffic six months after scaling back presence

OTTAWA - Six months after the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada scaled back its use of the social media site X, the public broadcaster says it will mostly remain off the platform formerly k...

Oct 22, 2023

Canada ending evacuation flights out of Israel next week due to decreasing demand

Ottawa will end evacuation flights from Israel next week, citing decreasing demand and increasingly available commercial options now that a number of Canadians have successfully left the country since...

Oct 21, 2023