Canada

B.C. police seek suspected getaway driver in killing of Sikh temple leader Nijjar

SURREY, B.C. - Homicide investigators in British Columbia say they are seeking a third suspect in the killing of Surrey Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down on June 18. Sgt. Ti...

Aug 16, 2023

B.C. changes policy on dispute with U.S. on selenium contamination from coal mines

The British Columbia government has changed its tune on a long-requested investigation into contamination from its mines flowing into U.S. waters, opening the door to progress on an issue that has dra...

Aug 16, 2023

Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season

KELOWNA, B.C. - It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would ...

Aug 16, 2023

Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, one year on: 'It's restoring the American dream'

WASHINGTON - The White House is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act - and making it the centre of President Joe Biden's re-election hopes. Democrats bill the $1.2-trill...

Aug 16, 2023

China leaves Canada off list of countries approved for group tours

OTTAWA - China has lifted a pandemic ban on group tours to several countries, including the United States and Australia, but tourists are still be barred from group visits to Canada. The change announ...

Aug 16, 2023

A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers

VANCOUVER - A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here's a look at data associated with the hot spe...

Aug 16, 2023

Kids overdosing is a public health emergency, Canadian pediatricians say

OTTAWA - A new survey says an alarming number of kids age 12 and older have been treated for drug overdoses in Canada. The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program says stimulants are the most commonl...

Aug 16, 2023

Winds, heat and lightning trigger concern as two British Columbia wildfires surge

VANCOUVER - Wildfire crews in British Columbia are bracing for an incoming weather system expected to bring strong winds and dry lightning by Thursday, but conditions are already flaring in at least t...

Aug 16, 2023

Two people missing after float plane crashes in St. Lawrence River near Quebec City

QUEBEC - Two people are missing after a float plane crashed Tuesday in the St. Lawrence River southwest of Quebec City. Quebec provincial police spokesperson Sgt. Nancy Fournier says authorities recei...

Aug 16, 2023

In the news today: Feds talk new Canadians and housing, First Nations policing delays

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals say newcomers can help solve housing crisis ... The alarm bells are be...

Aug 16, 2023