Canada

CP NewsAlert: talks stall in B.C. port workers strike, employer says

VANCOUVER - The association representing employers in an ongoing strike at British Columbia ports says it doesn't think more bargaining is going to produce a collective agreement. The BC Maritime Empl...

Jul 3, 2023

Quebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU

MONTREAL - The forest fire situation in Quebec is improving after recent rain, the province's wildfire prevention agency said Monday, though large blazes continue to burn and fire risk remains high in...

Jul 3, 2023

Search for two people missing after Quebec landslide a 'colossal' task: police

SAGUENAY, Que. - The search for two people swept away by a landslide and a flooded river in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region is being complicated by the river's geography and debris in the wate...

Jul 3, 2023

'A life-saving tool': More people carrying naloxone to help strangers on the street

Kym Porter has been carrying a naloxone kit in her purse since her son died of an overdose more than six years ago. Porter, a retired school teacher in Medicine Hat, Alta., was trained to use both the...

Jul 3, 2023

From telecoms to grocers, competition concerns keep bubbling up in federal politics

OTTAWA - As Canadians grow more concerned about rising inflation, competition across different sectors of the economy has become a "kitchen-table issue" at a time when the federal government is review...

Jul 3, 2023

Woman whose home was destroyed by tornado estimates 100 people came to help clean up

CARSTAIRS, Alta. - Elisa Humphreys knew she needed help after a tornado leveled two structures on her central Alberta property over the weekend. But her social media plea for assistance wound up attra...

Jul 2, 2023

Two people missing after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region

SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec provincial police are searching for two people who remain missing after a landslide following torrential rain in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region Saturday. Police say se...

Jul 2, 2023

Union to provide update on strike by nearly 7,400 port workers across B.C.

VANCOUVER - The union representing thousands of striking British Columbia port workers says it plans to offer an update on negotiations later today. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Can...

Jul 2, 2023

Two injured after pleasure boat collides with ferry north of Quebec City

SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-LA-RIVE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a woman was seriously injured after the small boat she was riding in collided with a ferry in the St. Lawrence River north of Quebec City. ...

Jul 2, 2023

'Open for business:' Top N.W.T. Mountie says Indigenous recruitment a priority

YELLOWKNIFE - The head of the RCMP in the Northwest Territories says one of his top priorities is recruiting more Indigenous members and staff. In his first media address since taking over as commandi...

Jul 2, 2023