Canada

In the news today: Foreign aid transparency, Quebec chopper crash victims found

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Aid chief wants more visibility abroad and at home The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more ...

Jun 26, 2025

Ottawa's foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks

OTTAWA - The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the Uni...

Jun 26, 2025

Bodies of three people missing after Airmedic helicopter crash in Quebec recovered

MONTRAL - The search for three people who were unaccounted for after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore came to an end late Wednesday night after police divers located thei...

Jun 25, 2025

Canada brings seven citizens out of Israel, West Bank as most find their own way out

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it brought just seven Canadians out of Israel and the West Bank to Jordan on buses offered Wednesday. Ottawa started offering evacuations from both regions later th...

Jun 25, 2025

Senator Patrick Brazeau collapses in chamber, staff say he appears to be recovering

OTTAWA - Senate debate on the federal government's major projects bill was briefly suspended after a senator collapsed on the floor of the chamber. Sen. Patrick Brazeau rose to speak before collapsing...

Jun 25, 2025

Just for Laughs's Gilbert Rozon says rumours of sexual misconduct cost company $30M

MONTRAL - Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon says rumours of sexual misconduct allegations against him cost the company $30 million in a matter of hours. Rozon says governments froze subsidies and ...

Jun 25, 2025

Western Canada glaciers melting twice as fast as in previous decade, research says

Researchers say some glaciers in Western Canada and the United States lost 12 per cent of their mass from 2021 to 2024, doubling melt rates compared to the previous decade. The research led by Univers...

Jun 25, 2025

From railways to minerals: seven takeaways from Canada's new NATO spending pledge

THE HAGUE - Canada and its NATO allies agreed Wednesday to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035. Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed the plan to inve...

Jun 25, 2025

B.C. Appeal Court upholds US$30M fraud judgment against West Vancouver man

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a US$30 million court judgment against a West Vancouver man alleged by the U.S. government to be the "mastermind" of a years-long securities fraud. The ...

Jun 25, 2025

National data shows overdose deaths dropped in 2024 but still higher than pre-pandemic

TORONTO - National health data shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024 but the toll still remained much higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint statement from the country's ch...

Jun 25, 2025