Category Archives: Canada

Call to review Tatyanna Harrison death investigation after cause ruled undetermined
VANCOUVER - The family of Tatyanna Harrison and advocacy groups including the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs are calling for a comprehensive review of the investigation into her death four ye...
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Ottawa city councillors fuming as unannounced fireworks show follows Canada Day storm
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa's emergency manager apologized Monday after an unannounced late-night fireworks show rocked parts of the city last week. Federal and municipal agencies say they are now try...
Jul 13, 2026

Quebec announces plan to train more aerospace workers to meet expected demand
MIRABEL - Quebec's economy minister announced plans to establish a second aerospace engineering campus in the Montreal area as part of a series of initiatives to train more workers in the sector. Bern...
Jul 13, 2026

Alberta, Ottawa and oilsands companies reach Pathways agreement
CALGARY - The Alberta government, Ottawa and five major oilsands producers have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage project. The...
Jul 13, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith arrive to announce a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast in Calgary on Thursday, July 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

Fire on Anarchist Mountain east of Osoyoos, B.C., triggers evacuation alert
OSOYOOS - The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation alert for dozens of homes and properties that are being threatened by a fire on Anarchist Mountain east of Osoyoos, B.C...
Jul 13, 2026

B.C. nurses to halt picketing as mediation talks begin
RICHMOND - The BC Nurses' Union entered mediation in its dispute with employers on Monday, with picketing set to end Tuesday night in recognition of the process. President Adriane Gear said the appoin...
Jul 13, 2026

Members of Pessamit Innu community celebrate the refusal of an agreement with Quebec
MONTREAL - The Innu of Pessamit voted on Sunday to reject an agreement proposed by Hydro-Qubec and the Government of Quebec, which could have settled longstanding legal disputes and paved the way to n...
Jul 13, 2026

Montreal Olympic Games left a legacy that's still being felt, 50 years later
MONTREAL - When reflecting on the 1976 Montreal Games, it's hard not to think of the controversies surrounding the Olympic Stadium, whose problem-plagued construction and ballooning costs earned it th...
Jul 13, 2026

Carney shuffles PMO as aide leaves to run in B.C. byelection
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is shifting around some of the senior advisers in his office in a series of moves some Liberal strategists said shows he is putting his own stamp on government. Sco...
Jul 13, 2026

In the news today: Middle East tensions, Toronto shooting tribute, ticks on the rise
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... U.S. and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks The United ...
Jul 13, 2026