Canada

Hurricane watches issued for southwestern Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick

HALIFAX - Residents of western Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick are being warned to prepare for power outages and localized flooding as hurricane Lee is expected to become a powerful post-tropic...

Sep 14, 2023

Twin polls suggest slim majority of Albertans support oil and gas emissions cap

EDMONTON - Most Albertans would support some kind of national cap on carbon emissions from the oil and gas sector, two new polls suggest. The polls, conducted by different polling firms at the same ti...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 14, 2023

In the news today: Social media evidence focus as 'Freedom Convoy' trial continues

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Defence to show different side of 'Freedom Convoy' Defence lawyers for two "Fre...

Sep 14, 2023

Defence to show different side of 'Freedom Convoy' social media content

OTTAWA - Defence lawyers for two "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to show the court a more peaceful view of the protest as they cross-examine the officer assigned to social media evidence in t...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 14, 2023

Number of E. coli cases continues to rise, but fewer patients with serious illness

CALGARY - The number of E. coli cases linked to an outbreak at several Calgary daycares continues to rise, but doctors say there are fewer patients in hospital with serious complications. There were 3...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 14, 2023

Montreal dockworkers union says changes made to hiring list criticized as nepotistic

MONTREAL - The union representing dockworkers at the Port of Montreal says it has ended a long-standing hiring practice that has been criticized for fostering nepotism - to the point where workers' pr...

Sep 14, 2023

Saskatchewan considers notwithstanding clause to keep school pronoun policy change

OTTAWA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to protect a new rule requiring parental permission for transgender and nonbinary students to use different names or ...

Sep 14, 2023

Police say another Sikh student attacked on bus in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say a Sikh high school student in Kelowna, B.C., was pepper sprayed after an "altercation" on a bus on Monday, in the second instance of violence against a Sikh youth riding pub...

Sep 13, 2023

UNESCO approves report outlining threats to Wood Buffalo National Park

The United Nations body that oversees World Heritage Sites is approving a report that finds Wood Buffalo National Park's place on that list is in danger. At a meeting in Saudi Arabia, UNESCO delegates...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 13, 2023

Delegation to honour Indigenous soldiers who died during Second World War

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada says there are plans to honour the graves of Indigenous soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands during the Second World War. The Indigenous Legacy Project, which ...

Sep 13, 2023