Canada

Climate Changed: Rising oceans, storm surges 'disaster in slow motion' for coasts

Tides are rising, sands are shifting and coastlines are crumbling. As studies warn of rising seas and accelerated erosion resulting from climate change, coastal communities in Canada are wondering wha...

Nov 20, 2022

All of Russia's neighbours are in danger, Latvian military chief says

RIGA, Latvia - All countries neighbouring Russia are currently in danger, according to the assessment of a senior officer from a country currently receiving military support from Canada. After a missi...

Nov 20, 2022

Federal Green Party set to unveil new leadership after week-long voting period

OTTAWA - The federal Green Party will officially be under new leadership as of tonight. Party members have been casting ballots for a new leader over the past week, and the results are set to be unvei...

Nov 19, 2022

P.E.I. woman scrambles to save beloved horse from slaughterhouse

Tyra Perry sat bolt upright in her bed early on Nov. 4. She says her hands shook as she held her phone and read the message: Mittcent Vangogh, the gentle racehorse she had grown to love, was being tak...

Nov 19, 2022

Here’s how Canada stacks up against other countries when it comes to high inflation

OTTAWA - Decades-high inflation has Canadians worried about the rising cost of living, but as gloomy as things may seem, Canada appears to be faring better than many other major economies. Its nationa...

Nov 19, 2022

Trudeau attends summit of French-speaking nations in Tunisia amid geopolitical tumult

DJERBA, Tunisia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Africa for a gathering of French-speaking countries grappling with chaos in Haiti, soaring food prices and anxiety over the language's ro...

Nov 19, 2022

Drought state of emergency lifted for B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay

SECHELT, B.C. - A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. A statement from the Regional Di...

Nov 18, 2022

Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection

VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federa...

Nov 18, 2022

Alberta chief critical of Premier Danielle Smith's claim of Indigenous roots

EDMONTON - A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith's claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and, in 2012, declared herself as a person...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 18, 2022

Ukrainian president Zelenskky calls on Canada to help with long-term peace

OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on Canada to help on a long-term peace plan with Russia. The Ukrainian leader made the request in a pre-recorded video address to an interna...

Nov 18, 2022