Canada

Lytton, B.C., fire shows 'minimal' growth in past day: wildfire service

LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says there has been minimal growth in a fire that destroyed much of the village of Lytton, B.C., in the past day. The service says the fire has remained roughly ...

Jul 4, 2021

'Hurts so much:' Over 1,000 Nunavut children on wait-list for dental surgery

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut woman says her 12-year-old son lost 15 pounds while waiting to have a tooth removed this year. The boy in Rankin Inlet was recently one of more than 1,000 children on the ...

Jul 4, 2021

Tory MP fighting gay 'blood ban' says Parliament could have worked 'better' on C-6

OTTAWA - Eric Duncan has spoken more about his sexuality in the past two years than he says he has in his entire 33. The Conservative member of Parliament has talked openly in the House of Commons abo...

Jul 4, 2021

Lytton, B.C., wildfire grows as others force evacuations in another region

LYTTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says the wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has grown since Friday night as another blaze forced more than 100 homes to be evacuated. The fire burning near Ly...

Jul 3, 2021

Fans say seeing Habs at home in final a once in a lifetime experience

MONTREAL - Even with the arena at a fraction of its capacity and despite their team trailing for more than 58 minutes, the fans at Montreal's Bell Centre were never quiet on Friday night. For some of ...

Jul 3, 2021

Confidential national security docs left on human rights lawyer's Halifax porch

OTTAWA - A human rights lawyer says documents that the Canadian government argues contain confidential matters of national security were shoved into his door frame, with no signature or password neede...

Jul 3, 2021

Canadiens fall to Lighting, down 3-0 in Stanley Cup final

The Stanley Cup will be in attendance at the Bell Centre for Game 4. The Montreal Canadiens are hoping they won't have to watch it handed back to the defending-champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Tyler John...

Jul 2, 2021

B.C. coroner says 719 deaths in a week during heat wave, but number could jump

VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says 719 sudden and unexpected deaths have been reported in the province during the historic heat wave, and that number over a seven-day period is unprecede...

Jul 2, 2021

Seven people dead, five escape house fire east of Calgary: RCMP

CHESTERMERE, ALBERTA - Seven people, including four children, have died in a house fire in a community just east of Calgary. The RCMP say two families were in the home in Chestermere when the fire hap...

Jul 2, 2021

Feds lay out beefed-up flight refund rules after gaps laid bare by pandemic

OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing new rules that would strengthen passengers' right to flight refunds, ensuring reimbursement following cancellations made for reasons outside the airline's ...

Jul 2, 2021