Canada

Injured pelican found near death in B.C. to be released after lengthy rehab

BURNABY, B.C. - An endangered American white pelican found near death on a lake in British Columbia's southern Okanagan last fall is to be reunited with its flock. A statement from Burn...

May 19, 2020

Kamloops honours Capt. Jennifer Casey, Canadian Forces Snowbirds

KAMLOOPS - Drums could be heard all around Fulton Field on Monday, just a few blocks away from where a Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet crashed in Kamloops. B.C.Hundreds of residents and members of the S...

May 19, 2020

Some shops reopen and WHO bows to calls for virus probe; In The News for May 19

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 May 19 ... --- C...

May 19, 2020

B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim

VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops. Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowb...

May 18, 2020

B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim

VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops.Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowbirds e...

May 18, 2020

Businesses in some provinces prepare to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions loosen

Businesses in some provinces spent the day preparing to reopen, as restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus are set to ease following a May long weekend mar...

May 18, 2020

Team member killed in Snowbirds crash remembered as proud native of Halifax

HALIFAX - A member of the Canadian Armed Forces killed in the crash of a Snowbirds aerobatic team jet is being remembered as a proud native of Halifax. Capt. Jenn Casey, a public affairs officer, died...

May 18, 2020

Biden vowing to rip up Keystone XL approvals if former VP wins White House

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's campaign says the former vice-president will rip up President Donald Trump's approvals for the Keystone XL pipeline if he takes over the White House next year. Campaign o...

May 18, 2020

Asylum seekers on front line of Quebec's COVID-19 battle in care homes

MONTREAL - Some of the of asylum seekers who have come to Canada in recent years have found the path to a new life has taken them straight to the front lines of Quebec's COVID-19 c...

May 18, 2020

Retired defence chief defends Snowbirds' 'fantastic' Tutor jets

OTTAWA - While military investigators search for answers into Sunday's deadly Snowbird crash, one former chief of defence staff says the aerobatic team's 57-year-old Tutor jet is a "fantastic" aircraf...

May 18, 2020