Category Archives: Canada

Grey whale washes ashore near Tofino, B.C. Cause of death unknown
TOFINO - A grey whale among a population that is listed as a special concern in Canada has washed ashore on a Vancouver Island beach. Parks Canada says the whale was spotted floating offshore on May 6...
May 08, 2025

Ottawa, Indigenous capital group sign first-of-its-kind 10-year agreement
OTTAWA - Ottawa and the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association have signed a first-of-its-kind, $514 million agreement to help boost entrepreneurship. Indigenous Services Canada says it's...
May 08, 2025

What Trump's agreement with the U.K. suggests about trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON - Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's preliminary trade agreement with the United Kingdom could offer hints about how his administration might negotiate with Canada. The agreement ann...
May 08, 2025

Ontario reports almost 200 new measles cases as virus spreads across Canada
TORONTO - Health officials say measles infected 197 more people in Ontario over the last week as the highly contagious disease emerged in new parts of the country. That brings the province's tally of ...
May 08, 2025

Volunteer in missing children search urges caution against speculation on their fate
HALIFAX - A police investigation is continuing into the disappearance of two young children reported missing last week from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia. On Wednesday, RCMP Staff Sgt. Robert...
May 08, 2025

Victory in Europe Day commemorations underway in Toronto, Ottawa
OTTAWA - Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Veterans Affairs Canada sa...
May 08, 2025

Bodycam footage relinquished in fatal officer-involved shooting in northern Quebec
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ - The Nunavik Police Service in Quebec's Far North says officers involved in a fatal shooting on Tuesday night were wearing body cameras. Quebec's police oversight agency announced We...
May 08, 2025

Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting a near-record rate of immigration in 2024, with the province's population increasing to more than 9.1 million at the start of this year. A new report from Quebec's stati...
May 08, 2025

Homes destroyed, people fleeing as wildfires rage in eastern Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S - More people are fleeing their homes this morning as wildfires rage in Newfoundland along the western shore of Conception Bay, about about 45 kilometres northeast of St. John's. Local resi...
May 08, 2025

Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
TORONTO - Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection centre with his mother when he was a kid and followed in her footsteps after he turned 17 and...
May 08, 2025