Canada

British Columbia port strike enters day four as talks stall

VANCOUVER - The strike at British Columbia ports enters its fourth day after talks between the two sides stalled on Monday. More than 7,000 workers who load and unload cargo at more than 30 B.C. ports...

Jul 4, 2023

Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister

EDMONTON - A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field. "(The c...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 4, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelling to Latvia and NATO summit in Lithuania

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Europe next week for the annual NATO leaders' summit. The two-day summit in Lithuania starts July 11 and comes as the alliance has agreed to exten...

Jul 4, 2023

Joly concerned for safety of India's diplomats, calls protest poster 'unacceptable'

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she is concerned about the safety of India's diplomats following what she calls an "unacceptable" poster for an upcoming protest near Toronto. The pr...

Jul 4, 2023

Akwesasne police say body found near island in St-Lawrence River

MONTREAL - Police in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory say a body has been found near a small island in the St. Lawrence River. The body was located about 10 kilometres northeast from Snye, Akwesasne, where ...

Jul 4, 2023

Search stretches into third day for two people missing after Quebec landslide

SAGUENAY, Que. - The search for two people swept away by a landslide in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region is stretching into a third day. Rescue teams resumed looking today for a man and woman in t...

Jul 4, 2023

In the news today: B.C. port strike enters its fourth day

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... B.C. port strike still unresolved The strike at more than 30 British Columbia p...

Jul 4, 2023

Lac-Mégantic mayor, residents fear 'monster trains' will bring another rail disaster

LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Mgantic, Que., residents are still waiting for a promised railway bypass, and they fear the increasing number o...

Jul 4, 2023

Corrections head questioned how Mendicino was kept in dark over Bernardo transfer

OTTAWA - Days after Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino shared his outrage on social media over the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison, the head of Canada...

Jul 4, 2023

RoseAnne Archibald calls for reinstatement after removal as AFN national chief

OTTAWA - RoseAnne Archibald is calling on supporters to tell their chiefs and councils to reinstate her after she was voted out as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations last week. In a five ...

Jul 3, 2023