Canada

Orcas use kelp tools to groom and bond off B.C.'s coast, study suggests

In pricey spas, kelp facials and body wraps can set the esthetically inclined human back hundreds of dollars. But in the Salish Sea off British Columbia, southern resident killer whales are also using...

Jun 23, 2025

In the news today: Carney in Brussels for EU-Canada summit

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney in Brussels for EU-Canada summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Belgium today, where he will visit a ...

Jun 23, 2025

Heat warning still in effect as Ontario and Quebec battle scorching temperatures

TORONTO - Much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec will continue to bake in high temperatures Monday and Tuesday as a heat dome lingers over the region. Environment Canada issued a heat warning for the...

Jun 23, 2025

Prime Minister Carney in Brussels today for EU-Canada summit

BRUSSELS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Belgium today, where he will visit a military cemetery before meeting with European Union leaders at an EU-Canada summit. Carney said on social media Sunday...

Jun 23, 2025

Receiver planning sale of Yukon gold mine involved in contaminant release disaster

The court-appointed receiver of a Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastrophic heap-leach facility failure last year says it plans to sell the mine and will be seeking approval within the week to star...

Jun 22, 2025

Airmedic suspends operations after Quebec helicopter crash leaves four missing

NATASHQUAN - A search has resumed for four people who are missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore during a rescue operation. The Airmedic helicopter was involved i...

Jun 22, 2025

'Heat dome' over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada

TORONTO - Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the strange weather hitting other parts of the country. Environment Canada meteorologist Julien Pellerin says scorching temper...

Jun 22, 2025

Iranians in Canada watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites

MONTREAL - Iranian-Canadians say they fear an escalation of violence in the Middle East after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites. Nim Machouf, a member of a Mont...

Jun 22, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Former Liberal minister John McCallum dead at 75

OTTAWA - John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister, has died at age 75, his family confirms. McCallum was a veteran politician, diplomat, academic and accomplished economist. More coming. The C...

Jun 22, 2025

Carney says Middle East 'highly volatile' after U.S. strikes Iran, calls for calm

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling for de-escalation after the United States carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear sites early Sunday. Carney issued a social media post saying the U....

Jun 22, 2025