Category Archives: Canada
The latest news on winter storms complicating holiday travel across Canada
The latest news on storms and other extreme weather shutting down power and creating difficult travel conditions at the peak of the holiday season across Canada: 1:21 p.m. Most of southern British Col...
Dec 24, 2022
Trudeau says Canada is fortunate to be a 'country of peace' in Christmas message
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canadians to remind themselves how fortunate they are "to live in a country of peace." Trudeau says in his annual Christmas address that it's the seaso...
Dec 24, 2022
Paradox between warming climate and intense snowstorms, say scientists
FREDERICTON - There is a complex, counterintuitive relationship between rising global temperatures and the likelihood of increasingly intense snowstorms across Canada. Winters are becoming on average ...
Dec 24, 2022
Good riddance: Most Canadians feel 2022 was worse than 2021, poll suggests
OTTAWA - Many Canadians will be saying "good riddance" to 2022 as it draws to a close, a new poll suggests, with more people comparing it unfavourably to 2021 than saying it was a better year. Polling...
Dec 24, 2022
Whistleblower group criticizes federal review of wrongdoing disclosure regime
OTTAWA - An advocacy group for those who reveal wrongdoing says it cannot support a new task force looking at the federal whistleblowing regime because it lacks someone with "lived experience" as an a...
Dec 24, 2022
Weather warnings in place across Canada as fierce storms move across the country
Weather warnings remain in place across the country as major storms continue to dump snow and freezing rain on Quebec, Ontario and B.C., and batter the Atlantic provinces with heavy rain and powerful ...
Dec 24, 2022
The latest developments on the major winter storm moving across much of Canada
A major winter storm is hitting Ontario and Quebec, causing flight cancellations, power outages and road closures. Bad weather is also expected in many other parts of the country. Here are the latest ...
Dec 23, 2022
Ottawa urged to pressure Pakistan to stop deporting Afghans, speed up refugee claims
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing calls to intervene amid reports that Pakistan is preparing to arrest and deport Afghan refugees, many of whom are waiting to escape to Canada. The Lib...
Dec 23, 2022
Trans Mountain pipeline fine for bird disturbances upheld while penalty slashed
A review panel is upholding a fine against the Trans Mountain pipeline for violations that resulted in disturbing bird nests. But the Canada Energy Regulator is dramatically slashing the amount of the...
Dec 23, 2022
Major winter storm approaching Ontario and Quebec : In The News for Dec. 23
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 Dec. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 23, 2022