Canada

Two years into Taliban rule, Afghan women ask Canada for education and accountability

OTTAWA - Ahead of the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghan women are asking Canadians to join them in protecting gains in girls' education and resisting legitimacy for the terro...

Aug 13, 2023

Montreal urban fish farmers say their Arctic char cuts greenhouse gases and waste

MONTREAL - A warehouse basement in an industrial area of Montreal, near the intersection of two highways, feels about as far from a fish habitat as it gets. But walk through the doors of Opercule's se...

Aug 13, 2023

Pierre Poilievre wants to rebuild a 'broken' Canada but first must fix his own image

OTTAWA - A pile of puzzle pieces spills onto a table. "Everything feels broken," Pierre Poilievre says in a voice-over as the shot tightens in on the federal Conservative leader's face as he appears t...

Aug 12, 2023

Montreal Pride parade to go on as planned Sunday after 2022 cancellation: director

MONTREAL - The head of the organization behind Montreal's LGBTQ+ pride festival says the city's pride parade will go on as planned Sunday after its abrupt cancellation last year. The 2022 edition of t...

Aug 12, 2023

Parti Québécois announces death of former minister Jacques-Yvan Morin

MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois says Jacques-Yvan Morin, who held several prominent cabinet roles and served for a time as the head of the official opposition in the province, has died. He was 92. The pa...

Aug 12, 2023

Children of man who died in N.S. floods question why roads open, alerts delayed

TANTALLON, N.S. - It doesn't make sense to Robie Holland that - as 250 millimetres of rain poured down in rural Nova Scotia - there was nothing to stop his father from travelling down a rapidly floodi...

Aug 12, 2023

BC Hydro bids to raise EV charging fees, but customers say time-based fees are unfair

VANCOUVER - Nanaimo resident Rick Butzelaar bought an electric vehicle less than two months ago and the savings so far have been significant, but he doesn't have a home charger and a recent bid by BC ...

Aug 12, 2023

Former Prince Edward Island premier tapped to help pick next Supreme Court Justice

OTTAWA - Former Prince Edward Island premier Wade MacLauchlan will for the second time chair the advisory body looking for Canada's next Supreme Court of Canada Justice. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...

Aug 11, 2023

Missing artifacts flagged by auditor recovered by Canadian Museum of History

OTTAWA - The Canadian Museum of History says five items of historic significance that were deemed missing during a recent investigation by the auditor general have been recovered. The Crown corporatio...

Aug 11, 2023

Canadian evacuees tell of chaotic scenes in Maui wildfire 'war zone'

VANCOUVER - Canadians returning from Maui have told of harrowing scenes during their escape from the fire-devastated Hawaiian island. Among the evacuees is British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Matth...

Aug 11, 2023