Category Archives: Canada
Three B.C. glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
Three glaciers in British Columbia's southwest could "disappear completely" within decades in what a researcher says is the result of years of inaction on climate change. A new study from Simon Fraser...
Sep 24, 2026
A list of the whales and dolphin that died after being moved out of Marineland
Four beluga whales and one dolphin that were shipped out of Marineland this summer have since died at their new homes. Another beluga, Beethoven, lived at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, but died after the...
Sep 24, 2026
Belleville attack should be 'wake-up call' on rising antisemitism, Jewish group says
OTTAWA - The head of a major Jewish advocacy group said Thursday the recent violent attack at a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., should serve as a "wake-up call" on the "much broader problem" of rising ...
Sep 24, 2026
Grifols says plasma donor safety was not compromised as it works to regain licence
WINNIPEG - A for-profit company that oversees plasma collection says it is working with Health Canada on a reopening plan after the federal health agency suspended one its operating licences for a cli...
Sep 24, 2026
Canadian astronaut ready for NASA mission to International Space Station
HOUSTON - Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk said he's been dreaming of going to space for a long time - and assuming everything goes to plan, he could fulfil that goal next week. "I always dreamt of it...
Sep 24, 2026
Ottawa orders Appeal Court to review murder convictions of two Saskatchewan sisters
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has ordered the courts to reopen the case of two Saskatchewan sisters who spent almost three decades in prison for what may be wrongful murder convictions. Fraser ...
Sep 24, 2026
Definitions in Ottawa's budget framework are inconsistent: fiscal watchdog
OTTAWA - Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says the way the Liberal government defines certain types of spending in its new budget framework can be inconsistent and contradictory. The Liberals under Prime Mini...
Sep 24, 2026
Poll finds some support for private airport operators, but more than a quarter unsure
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a large number of Canadians support the government's idea to put private operators in charge of the country's largest airports - but more than a quarter aren't sure about ...
Sep 24, 2026
Belleville, Ont., synagogue shooting was a hate-motivated attack, police say
BELLEVILLE - The shooter who targeted a Belleville, Ont., synagogue shouted "you're going to die for the Jews" before he opened fire on a police officer outside, the police chief said, describing Sund...
Sep 24, 2026
Report on child murders points to institutional failures, missed warnings
OTTAWA - A new report on child murders says institutional failures - and warnings from mothers that officials dismissed - played a role in the deaths of eight children in Canada. "In each case, warnin...
Sep 24, 2026