Canada

Warnings remain from coast to coast as parts of Canada swelter under heat wave

TORONTO - Several parts of Canada continue to swelter under intense heat, prompting weather alerts. Southern parts of Ontario and Quebec are entering the third day of a multi-day heat event that Envir...

Jul 6, 2023

Canada, U.S., Mexico gather in Cancun to talk North American trade irritants

WASHINGTON - North America's trading partners are in Cancun for two days of meetings to take stock of the last three years under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. International Trade Minister Mary Ng ...

Jul 6, 2023

Justin Trudeau tweets invitation to Taylor Swift asking her to bring tour to Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie, after tweeting an invitation to superstar Taylor Swift asking her to bring her Eras tour to Canada Swift announced Wednesday that she is a...

Jul 5, 2023

Manitoba government says searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too risky

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says a proposed search for the remains of two slain Indigenous women believed to be in a landfill north of Winnipeg is too risky. Premier Heather Stefanson says the ...

Jul 5, 2023

Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Victims of a stabbing spree and their relatives have told a sentencing hearing how their lives were shattered two years ago by the deadly attack in and around the Lynn Valley L...

Jul 5, 2023

CBC News retracts report alleging email interference by Alberta premier's office

EDMONTON - CBC News is retracting a report alleging someone in Premier Danielle Smith's office emailed Crown prosecutors to question and challenge the handling of cases involving COVID-19 protests in ...

Jul 5, 2023

Feds, Stellantis reach deal over battery plant in Windsor, construction to restart

OTTAWA - Stellantis and LG Energy Solution say their electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor is back on track after reaching a "binding" financing deal with the governments of Canada and Ontario. Th...

Jul 5, 2023

Trudeau says Conservatives 'blocking' consensus on foreign interference inquiry

SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes he'll be able to announce a decision about a public inquiry on foreign interference in the coming weeks, but he is accusing the Cons...

Jul 5, 2023

RCMP officer says he forgot to record B.C. murder suspect's arrest after car crash

VANCOUVER - The police officer who arrested a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago says no recording of the arrest exists because he forgot to ...

Jul 5, 2023

Quebec offers $50 million to businesses affected by unprecedented wildfire season

MONTREAL - Quebec has announced $50 million in support for businesses hit by unprecedented wildfires that have been raging for several weeks in different regions of the province. The measures announce...

Jul 5, 2023