Canada

Staff at lodge for LNG workers approve strike, potentially disrupting Kitimat project

KITIMAT, B.C. - Employees at a lodge housing workers for LNG Canada's gas facility in Kitimat, B.C., have authorized strike action, potentially disrupting construction of the massive project. The unio...

Jul 10, 2023

220 homes evacuated near Quebec City as heavy rain prompts flooding, landslide fears

MONTREAL - Officials have ordered the evacuation of 220 homes in Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Que., near Quebec City, amid fears that rising water levels will lead to flooding. City manager Marc Proulx says...

Jul 10, 2023

Ukraine war proves value of LNG Canada, CEO tells global gas conference in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The head of the LNG Canada export facility in British Columbia says price and supply volatility worldwide since Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows the value of his company's project as a s...

Jul 10, 2023

Trudeau says cluster bombs 'should not be used' after U.S. sends munitions to Ukraine

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to strongly advocate that cluster bombs "should not be used," after the United States announced it is sending the munitions to help Ukr...

Jul 10, 2023

Pierre Poilievre 'does not agree' with 'straight pride' message in photo at Stampede

OTTAWA - A spokesman for Pierre Poilievre says the federal Conservative leader does not agree with the message of "straight pride," after he was photographed with a man wearing a T-shirt bearing those...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 10, 2023

Northwest Territories to increase minimum wage by nearly 5.6 per cent

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says it plans to increase the minimum wage by almost 5.6 per cent to reflect an increase in the consumer price index. The territory says its minimum ...

Jul 10, 2023

Blockade continues at Winnipeg landfill after deadline passes

WINNIPEG - Dozens of protesters are continuing to block a Winnipeg landfill after a city-imposed deadline ordering them to leave passed. The barricade at the Brady Road landfill was reinforced with mo...

Jul 10, 2023

Deputy minister had no reason to think Mendicino unaware of Bernardo move: department

OTTAWA - The federal Public Safety Department is defending a decision by its top officials not to contact the minister directly about the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-...

Jul 10, 2023

Lightning sparks about 200 new wildfires across B.C. as heat grips Interior

VANCOUVER - Hundreds of lightning strikes in many parts of British Columbia almost tripled the number of active wildfires in the province over the weekend, with most burning in central and northern B....

Jul 10, 2023

No Quebec wildfires considered out of control for first time since end of May

MONTREAL - For the first time since the end of May Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says there are no out-of-control wildfires in the province. The agency, called SOPFEU, says there are currentl...

Jul 10, 2023