Category Archives: Canada
Quebec prosecutor stays charges against 11 Longueuil teens
Quebec's Crown prosecutor says it has stayed charges against 11 teens in Longueuil. The teens were facing charges in connection with alleged events preceding the death of a 15-year-old boy who was fat...
Aug 19, 2026
Trump boasts Keystone XL as trade talk win. It's not clear it was ever off the table.
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday about reviving the Keystone XL pipeline project, touting it as a win in trade negotiations with Canada. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform t...
Aug 19, 2026
Salamander and tarantula are B.C. fire survivors, as pets and owners seek reunions
When Amanda Roberts and her 10-year-old son River fled the Bald Range fire before it wiped out the community of Faulder, B.C., they had to leave behind some of their beloved pets, including a tarantul...
Aug 19, 2026
With 500-plus structures damaged or lost, B.C.'s fire season is among the worst
More than 500 homes or other structures have been destroyed or damaged by wildfires in British Columbia this year, in a level of devastation comparable to some of the worst recent fire seasons. While ...
Aug 19, 2026
A look back at the Keystone XL pipeline drama as Trump touts its potential revival
CALGARY - The latest volley of U.S. tariffs targeting Canada are temporarily on hold, and social media postings from U.S. President Donald Trump suggest a revival of the defunct Keystone XL pipeline i...
Aug 19, 2026
Halifax man faces new charge after allegedly threatening to bomb U.S. Consulate
HALIFAX - A terrorism-related charge has been laid against a man already facing two lesser offences for allegedly making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax, which shut down a large se...
Aug 19, 2026
In the news today: Trump delays tariffs, B.C. wildfire update, Alberta data centres
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump delays 50 per cent tariffs on Canada for three days Canada has temporarily dodged 50 per cent tariffs on...
Aug 19, 2026
Canada, U.S. both say they made gains in new trade deal that averted tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Minister Dominic LeBlanc smiled widely beside U.S. President Donald Trump's trade czar in Washington on Wednesday as they touted a draft deal which appears to have averted a n...
Aug 19, 2026
Returning home different for everyone after 'monster' wildfire in B.C.'s Okanagan
The Sunflower Ukrainian Cafe in Summerland, B.C., is still restocking, but it's already serving limited quantities of borscht and cabbage rolls to residents returning home after the community's wildfi...
Aug 19, 2026
Alexandra Lodge, a gold rush-era landmark, survives B.C. wildfire
The owners of the gold rush-era Alexandra Lodge in southwestern B.C., are celebrating news that the landmark is still standing after a wildfire came perilously close. The BC Wildfire Service said on T...
Aug 18, 2026