Category Archives: Canada
Hot and dry conditions persist as wildfires rage through Western Canada
Hot and dry conditions are expected to continue as wildfires throughout Western Canada have forced thousands of evacuations and air quality warnings due to smoke as far east as northern Ontario. Rough...
May 16, 2023
All Quebec's bilingual towns resolve to keep right to operate in English and French
MONTREAL - All Quebec municipalities that were at risk of losing their bilingual status under a provincial language law have opted to maintain their right to serve people in both English and French. T...
May 16, 2023
Quebec justice minister faces ethics probe after naming friend to provincial court
Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is facing an ethics investigation after appointing his friend as a provincial court judge. Ethics commissioner Ariane Mignolet opened an investigation afte...
May 16, 2023
Canada 'extremely concerned' about fate of Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin, embassy says
WASHINGTON - Canada's embassy in Washington says it is "extremely concerned" about the fate of the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. A court hearing Thursday in Wisconsin could determine whether the pipel...
May 16, 2023
Justice Minister David Lametti set to reveal plans to reform bail system
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is set to make an announcement this afternoon about how his government plans to reform Canada's bail system, after months of calls for tougher laws from premier...
May 16, 2023
Trudeau in South Korea to talk global and energy security, youth mobility program
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday for his first official visit to South Korea as both countries try to build closer economic and cultural ties and w...
May 16, 2023
Trudeau heads to Asia for weeklong trip : In The News for May 16
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 May 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 16, 2023
B.C. wildfires put all of Fort St. John on alert, nearby areas on evacuation order
Wildfires have prompted the City of Fort St. John, B.C., to tell all of its roughly 21,000 residents to get ready to leave on short notice, while the Peace River Regional District has issued an evacua...
May 16, 2023
Wildfire activity increases in Alberta as hot, dry conditions continue
The Alberta government says hot and dry conditions are expected to continue in the coming days, providing no relief for the roughly 2,500 people fighting wildfires in the province. Prime Minister Just...
May 16, 2023
Fort St. John, B.C., tells all 21,000 residents to prepare to evacuate as fire nears
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The City of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia has issued an evacuation alert telling all of its approximately 21,000 residents to get ready to leave in response to a...
May 15, 2023