Canada

'Travesty' or 'forward thinking'? Hundreds weigh in on one-click citizenship oath

OTTAWA - Allowing new Canadians to take the oath of citizenship by clicking a box online is a disgusting idea that will cheapen the process and open the door to fraud - or a forward-thinking notion th...

Jun 4, 2023

Canadian soldiers, American firefighters now battling blazes in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - Canadian soldiers and firefighters from abroad are now on the ground helping to extinguish wildfires burning in several parts of Nova Scotia for the past week. Members of the Canadian Armed ...

Jun 4, 2023

June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast set to compound drought

Underlying drought, unseasonably warm temperatures last month and hot, dry conditions in the June forecast mean "the table has been set" for significant wildfire activity this summer, an official with...

Jun 4, 2023

Alberta's provincewide state of emergency to end as wildfire situation improves

EDMONTON - Alberta's public safety and emergency services minister says a provincewide state of emergency that was declared nearly a month ago to deal with unprecedented wildfires will end Saturday at...

Jun 3, 2023

One northern Quebec town evacuated as wildfires spread; others allowed to return home

MONTREAL - Another northern Quebec town was evacuated due to an out of control wildfire on Saturday as the federal government confirmed that Canadian Forces personnel would be deployed to help combat ...

Jun 3, 2023

Four kids found unresponsive after northern Quebec fishing mishap: provincial police

PORTNEUF-SUR-MER - A fishing trip in northern Quebec has turned tragic after the bodies of four unresponsive children were found on the shores of the St. Lawrence River earlier today. Quebec provincia...

Jun 3, 2023

Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound

POND INLET, Nunavut - A marine conservation charity and Inuit hunters are praising cruise operators for agreeing to avoid a Nunavut waterway where thousands of narwhal migrate each summer. The Associa...

Jun 3, 2023

Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage

Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says. Pool and beach staffing can be somewhat challenging at the best of tim...

Jun 3, 2023

How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer

The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun.Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for chi...

Jun 3, 2023

'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

OTTAWA - The briefing with Canada's spy agency, warning Jenny Kwan that she is a target of foreign interference by China, took roughly an hour. It took less than a second, she says, for her to decide ...

Jun 3, 2023