Canada

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

In the news today: Former NDP MP warns: tough times ahead in parliament for the party

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... NDP faces 'Parliament from hell,' says ex-MP The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official part...

May 08, 2025

Canada looks again to Europe as world marks 80 years since end of Second World War

OTTAWA - After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away from Great Britain and planted itself firmly within a North American political and economic compact that generated prospe...

May 08, 2025

This pilot is honoured every year in a U.K. town. Will Canada recognize his bravery?

There is a street named after him in a British town. A plaque at the local hospital tells the story of how the 29-year-old pilot saved many lives while sacrificing his own during the Second World War....

May 08, 2025

Defence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players' sex assault trial

Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five hockey players. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, agreed u...

May 08, 2025

NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP

OTTAWA - The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election - a time one former New Democrat MP rememb...

May 08, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won't run in next election

WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says he is stepping down as the leader of the governing Liberal party and will not be running for re-election. Pillai says he's asked the party to immediately be...

May 07, 2025

Canada's South Asian diaspora on edge in light of mounting India-Pakistan tensions

Canada's South Asian community is on edge after conflict erupted between India and Pakistan in the form of missile strikes that killed 31 people in Pakistani-administered areas. The Hindu Canadian Fou...

May 07, 2025

B.C. government appoints former chief justice review festival safety measures

The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court to report on safety measures for event organizers and police after 11 people were killed in a vehicle att...

May 07, 2025