Canada

Fire damages Syrian tent home of detained Canadian mother and children: advocate

OTTAWA - An advocacy group says a Canadian mother struggling to leave a Syrian detention camp with her six children was dealt another setback this week when a fire damaged their tent home. Alexandra B...

Jun 30, 2023

U.S.-based remote vehicle operator gives timeline of Titan recovery off Newfoundland

EAST AURORA, N.Y. - The owner of the remotely operated vehicle that recovered pieces of the Titan submersible says it found the wreck on the ocean floor soon after arriving at the search site on June ...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 30, 2023

Yukon still waiting for federal support to build flooding mitigation infrastructure

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says the territory is "patiently waiting" for federal support for building mitigation infrastructure after severe flooding in the Klondike Valley this spring. Premier...

Jun 30, 2023

'Imagine what we can do': Astronaut Jeremy Hansen sees great potential for Canada

As Jeremy Hansen prepares for his mission around the moon, the Ontario-born astronaut is thinking about the ways Canada could help tackle some of the world's most pressing problems. The 47-year-old co...

Jun 30, 2023

New Chinese Canadian Museum opens its doors in historic Vancouver Chinatown building

VANCOUVER - When the Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect in 1923, it didn't just effectively halt Chinese immigration to Canada - it extinguished the family lines of thousands of labourers already ...

Jun 30, 2023

Conservative majority on U.S. Supreme Court flexes muscles on students, LGBTQ rights

WASHINGTON - The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is ending its latest term with a fierce flurry of attacks on liberal values. The court has ruled in favour of a Christian graphic artis...

Jun 30, 2023

Wildfires leading to smog warnings, poor air quality in Ontario, Quebec

MONTREAL - Environment Canada says forest fires are causing poor air quality today across much of Quebec and Ontario. The federal agency has issued smog warnings for the regions around the cities of M...

Jun 30, 2023

No need for 'double punishment' in mandatory sentence case, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA - Canada's top court says a woman who was barred from driving for almost two years while awaiting sentencing would face a kind of double punishment if she were now handed an additional, mandato...

Jun 30, 2023

Masai Ujiri, Kent Monkman appointed to Order of Canada

OTTAWA - Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri and Cree artist Kent Monkman are among the dozens of people newly named to Canada's highest civilian honour. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced 85 appointmen...

Jun 30, 2023

In the news today: Pair of key economic reports out today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Pair of key economic reports coming today Statistics Canada will release its re...

Jun 30, 2023