Category Archives: Canada

Quebec wildfires: Dangerously dry weather to persist in fire regions until Monday
MONTREAL - Hot, dry conditions are forecast to continue through the weekend in regions of Quebec threatened by wildfires. Katia Petit, a senior Quebec civil security official, says no community or ess...
Jun 22, 2023

Government benefits helped lower-income households afford rising cost of living: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says lower-income households maintained their purchasing power despite high inflation with help from government benefits. A new PBO report today analyzes how ...
Jun 22, 2023

Remotely operated vehicles join subsea search for missing Titanic submersible
The United States Coast Guard says two more remotely operated vehicles have joined the search for a submersible that lost contact with surface vessels on Sunday as it was diving to reach the wreck of ...
Jun 22, 2023

Time running out for missing sub : A look at what's In The News for 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... Crews frantically searching for missing sub as oxygen runs out The race against...
Jun 22, 2023

NDP expected to win B.C. byelections in safe ridings, but eyes on second place
VICTORIA - The NDP is expected to hold onto two British Columbia ridings where byelections will be held Saturday after the resignations of senior government figures, but the parties that take second p...
Jun 22, 2023

Fears for LGBTQ mental health, as flood of online hate spills into real world
VANCOUVER - Fae Johnstone says "nothing ever could have prepared" her for the barrage of online harassment she endured after being featured in an International Women's Day campaign for Hershey Canada....
Jun 22, 2023

RCMP to release names of Manitoba crash victims as city gathers in mourning
DAUPHIN, Man. - RCMP are set to release the names of the people who died in a fiery bus crash a week ago as a small western Manitoba community prepares to gather in mourning for the 16 lives lost. "De...
Jun 22, 2023

Civil society team heading to Syria, but Ottawa won't support repatriation efforts
OTTAWA - The federal government has rebuffed an offer from a civil society delegation to travel to northeastern Syria on Ottawa's behalf to repatriate detained Canadians. Instead, a scaled-down group,...
Jun 22, 2023

LeBlanc says plans for new infrastructure funding program on track for the fall
WHISTLER, B.C. - Federal Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc says details on the "next generation" of funding programs are on track to be announced in the fall. Canada's premiers have pushed for m...
Jun 21, 2023

MP files 'official grievance' with Speaker over Taylor Swift snubbing Canada on tour
OTTAWA - The bad blood over superstar Taylor Swift snubbing Canada on her latest tour has reached the House of Commons. Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux says he's filing an "official" grievance "on behal...
Jun 21, 2023