Canada

St. John's, N.L., airport closed after late night fire on 2nd floor forces evacuation

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A fire on the second floor of the international airport in St. John's, N.L., resulted in the facility being closed late Friday night. The airport authority said today the main termi...

Mar 25, 2023

Questions raised about safety of Old Montreal building destroyed by fatal fire

MONTREAL - More than a week after a fatal fire tore through a building in Old Montreal, accounts from former tenants and victims of the blaze are raising questions about the safety of the heritage pro...

Mar 25, 2023

Montreal artist won't change puppet that community groups say looks like blackface

MONTREAL - A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area. Several Black community organizations have criticized the puppet ...

Mar 25, 2023

Security adviser warned PM of public concerns on foreign agent registry: memo

OTTAWA - A newly released memo shows the prime minister's national security adviser warned him to expect some pushback from planned public consultations about a foreign agent registry, given that coun...

Mar 25, 2023

Asylum seeker deal between U.S. and Canada won't stop drama at border, advocates say

MONTREAL - The new asylum seeker agreement between Canada and the United States will not deter migrants from trying to cross into Canada outside official ports of entry, Quebec immigration advocacy gr...

Mar 25, 2023

Tennis play doesn’t deter Stanley Park herons from courtship, nest building: expert

VANCOUVER - A breeding colony of blue herons in Vancouver's Stanley Park is anything but normal; it's a noisy, busy place with many human activities, yet experts say the birds somehow thrive. It's thi...

Mar 25, 2023

Verbatim: U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Canada's Parliament

OTTAWA - U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an address to Canadian parliamentarians in the House of Commons on Friday, during his first visit to Ottawa since taking office in 2021. Here are some excer...

Mar 24, 2023

Trudeau says he accepts MP's choice to leave Liberal caucus amid meddling allegations

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he accepts Han Dong's decision to leave the Liberal caucus after an allegation he spoke to a Chinese diplomat about delaying the release of two Canadians. T...

Mar 24, 2023

Allow unvaccinated Canadians to cross U.S. border, Poilievre asks President Joe Biden

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he has asked President Joe Biden to remove the U.S. government's requirement that Canadians be vaccinated for COVID-19 before crossing the border. He...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 24, 2023

Yukon residential school site to be searched with ground-penetrating radar in summer

WHITEHORSE - A group working to identify Indigenous children who went missing from Yukon residential schools says ground-penetrating radar work will begin this summer at the site of the former Choutla...

Mar 24, 2023