Canada

Joly pledges foreign-service reboot in which diplomats better grasp languages, topics

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is promising a plan by this fall for a foreign-service reboot in which diplomats will have a better grasp of the languages and topics relevant to their po...

Jun 7, 2023

Wildfire, shifting winds force evacuation of northern Quebec communities

MONTREAL - Residents of two northern Quebec communities are the latest to be hastily evacuated as a result of the province's wildfires. Officials in Chibougamau and the nearby Cree community of Ouj-Bo...

Jun 7, 2023

Wildfire smoke blankets Ontario, Quebec, air quality plummets, affects activities

TORONTO - Poor air quality is forecast to persist into the weekend across parts of Ontario, as plumes of wildfire smoke blanket the province and prompt school boards to limit outdoor activities. Envir...

Jun 7, 2023

In The News for June 7 : Will the Bank of Canada hike its interest rate?

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 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jun 7, 2023

Canadians want revenge on Bernardo, but that's not how prison works: ex-official

OTTAWA - One of the architects of the law that governs Canada's prison system says it's understandable people want revenge on killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo, but that's not what the prison sys...

Jun 7, 2023

Canadian forest fire centre responds to unprecedented wildfire season

Weather maps hang on the walls and precipitation reports flash across screens in the Winnipeg office where major decisions about Canada's battle against an unprecedented wildfire season are made. Insi...

Jun 7, 2023

Font gives fresh look to B.C. Indigenous languages while working on reconciliation

VANCOUVER - A new font to typeset Salish Indigenous languages means so much more than just the words that it will be used to write, one of the people behind its creation says. Vanessa Campbell, a Musq...

Jun 7, 2023

Supporters of slain mining activist take case against Canada to international body

OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are taking their case to an international human rights body. The Justice and Corp...

Jun 7, 2023

Quebec wilderness outfitters hit hard by Quebec fires and forest access ban

MONTREAL - Quebec's massive forest fires have forced most of the province's wilderness outfitters to shut down during one of their busiest seasons. While some have been closed due to active fires, doz...

Jun 6, 2023

Industry, conservationists welcome Ottawa's delay on B.C. salmon farm transition plan

VICTORIA - The federal government's decision to delay its ruling on a planned transition away from open-net salmon farms from British Columbia coastal waters is being welcomed by opponents on both sid...

Jun 6, 2023