Canada

Many Quebec fire evacuees being allowed to return home as situation improves: premier

MONTREAL - Thousands of Quebecers who were forced by out-of-control wildfires to evacuate their towns and cities are starting to return home as the situation improves. Those returning home today inclu...

Jun 12, 2023

Climate researchers urge preparation for future fires : In The News for June 12

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 12, 2023

Nearly 350 firefighters from the E.U. will help battle relentless Canadian wildfires

A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unprecedented wildfire season. One hund...

Jun 12, 2023

New Canada Post stamp honours first Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian government

ULUKHAKTOK, N.W.T. - The first Indigenous woman to lead a provincial or territorial government in Canada is being honoured with a new stamp. Canada Post says it has unveiled a stamp in honour of Nelli...

Jun 11, 2023

Tories to work with NDP, Bloc to set terms on potential foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are willing to work with other opposition parties to set the terms of reference for a possible inquiry on foreign interference and plan to get the process started in...

Jun 11, 2023

Crosses from New Zealand shipwreck sent to Quebec in honour of 19th-century Patriot

MONTREAL - A pair of wooden crosses made from a shipwreck in New Zealand have been sent to Quebec to honour the 185-year-old wish of a francophone man who rebelled against British rule. Franois-Xavier...

Jun 11, 2023

Quebec now taking the offensive against forest fires: natural resources minister

MONTREAL - The number of out of control forest fires in Quebec has declined as firefighters begin to take the offensive instead of just reacting to the blazes, the province's natural resources ministe...

Jun 11, 2023

Left-leaning Mexico seeks closer Canada ties in labour and business amid mining spat

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is taking a mixed approach to Mexico charting its own path to economic growth, as a desire for more trade and better labour rights bumps up against mining reform and ag...

Jun 11, 2023

U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish

VANCOUVER - Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial lan...

Jun 11, 2023

Liberal government leaves door open for public inquiry on foreign interference

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is leaving the door open for a public inquiry into foreign interference, but it wants federal opposition parties to work together to come up with its terms of reference...

Jun 10, 2023