Canada

B.C. firefighters bolstered by international help work to tame dozens of wildfires

Wildfire crews in B.C. have tamed a pair of wildfires in the province's Cariboo region, but continue to grapple with stubborn blazes burning out of control elsewhere. The BC Wildfire Service says fire...

Jul 26, 2023

Family of Amber Alert kids say disappearance has been 'devastating' to their siblings

SURREY, B.C. - The family of two British Columbia children who are the subject of an Amber Alert says their disappearance has had a "devastating" affect on their big sisters and brother. Surrey RCMP s...

Jul 25, 2023

Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage cancelled, thousands clean up campsite ravaged in storm

LAC STE. ANNE, Alta. - Thousands of religious pilgrims were cleaning up their ravaged campsite after a heavy storm blew through Lac Ste. Anne, Alta., cancelling events for the first time in decades. A...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 25, 2023

B.C. ranchers struggle as drought sends hay prices soaring

British Columbia rancher Suzanne Fradette had just got off the phone with a hay broker who had grim news amid an ongoing drought that has sent feed prices soaring: "It's bad out there." "We've got a f...

Jul 25, 2023

Chinese foreign interference: Retired Mountie William Majcher granted bail in Quebec

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference has been granted bail. William Majcher is charged under the Security of Information Act with conspiracy ...

Jul 25, 2023

Trial date set for Canadian anti-crime researcher detained in Algeria since February

MONTREAL - A trial date has been set for a Canadian researcher detained in Algeria on charges he published secret information and accepted money to commit offences against public order. Raouf Farrah, ...

Jul 25, 2023

Core of Montreal's Chinatown district receives Quebec heritage status

MONTREAL - Quebec has designated Montreal's Chinatown neighbourhood a provincial heritage site, protecting nine buildings in the district from demolition or significant alteration without permission. ...

Jul 25, 2023

Alberta groups decry Calgary family medical clinic fee for faster physician access

CALGARY - Alberta-based advocacy organization Friends of Medicare says the province needs to put a stop to a Calgary clinic planning to charge annual fees for faster access to a physician. Friends of ...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 25, 2023

Ottawa buys nine Airbus planes to replace Air Force Polaris fleet that transports PM

OTTAWA - The federal government says it has signed a contract with European aviation company Airbus to replace its aging Polaris fleet at a cost of $3.6 billion. The Royal Canadian Air Force uses the ...

Jul 25, 2023

RCMP to provide update on children missing in torrential Nova Scotia flooding

WINDSOR, N.S. - Police are expected to provide an update today on the search for two young children who were swept away in weekend flooding in Nova Scotia. A series of thunderstorms that began Friday ...

Jul 25, 2023