Canada

Scouts Canada selling historic Quebec camp it has owned for over 100 years

MONTREAL - Scouts Canada says it has accepted an offer to sell a historic camp site north of Montreal that first opened more than 110 years ago. The organization announced Thursday it has sold Tamarac...

Jul 18, 2025

Premier criticizes report that says Alberta hindered efforts to fight Jasper fire

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is disheartened by a report into last summer's Jasper wildfire that she says unfairly criticizes and minimizes the contributions of her government. S...

Jul 18, 2025

Quebec City region received 75 millimetres of rain in less than two hours on Thursday

QUBEC - Up to 75 millimetres of rain fell over two hours in parts of the Quebec City area on Thursday when severe thunderstorms swept across southern Quebec. Environment Canada says the storms caused ...

Jul 18, 2025

Quebec Senator Pierre Moreau named new government leader in upper chamber

OTTAWA - Quebec Senator Pierre Moreau is now the government's representative in the Senate, replacing Marc Gold who retired last month. Moreau will be tasked with guiding government legislation throug...

Jul 18, 2025

Supreme Court sets standard for prosecutors seeking adult sentences for youth

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has established a standard Crown prosecutors must meet when they are seeking adult sentences for youth offenders. The court says they must prove beyond a reasonabl...

Jul 18, 2025

Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer

OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer. Union national president Jan Simpson says a strong no vote would not only reject the offe...

Jul 18, 2025

In the news today: Jasper fire report cites provincial interference

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Jasper fire report cites provincial interference A report into a wildfire that devastated the Rocky Mountain r...

Jul 18, 2025

Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

DARTMOUTH - Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo. One of them is ha...

Jul 18, 2025

Some of the best-known Canadian UFO sightings over the years

OTTAWA - Some of the best-known Canadian cases of unusual sightings in the sky: May 20, 1967, near Falcon Lake, Man.: Stefan Michalak, who claimed to have encountered a landed UFO while prospecting fo...

Jul 18, 2025

Robust federal collection, analysis of UFO data could dispel misinformation: report

OTTAWA - Systematic government collection and analysis of data about mysterious sightings in the sky could help Canada better prepare for incidents like the sudden appearance of several high-altitude ...

Jul 18, 2025