Canada

Federal investigators deployed to probe WestJet engine fire at Vancouver airport

VANCOUVER - Federal investigators have been deployed to Vancouver International Airport after a "small engine fire" onboard a WestJet flight from the United States. The Transportation Safety Board of ...

Jul 13, 2025

How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when the unfamiliar metall...

Jul 13, 2025

Anand says Indo-Pacific strategy will have economic focus but maintain values

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the economy is becoming the primary focus of Canada's relationships in the Indo-Pacific - a shift that appears linked to Canada's recent moves to ove...

Jul 13, 2025

Boeing settles with a man whose family died in a 737 Max crash in Ethiopia

CHICAGO (AP) - Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating ...

Jul 12, 2025

Quebec college faces $30 million in fines for too many students in English programs

MONTREAL - A Montreal college is facing $30 million in fines from the Quebec government for having too many students in its English-language programs. LaSalle College says the fines threaten the survi...

Jul 12, 2025

Police arrest former associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller

MONTRAL - Montreal police say they arrested a man earlier this week who is alleged to be an associate of a Quebec billionaire accused of sex crimes. Officers say the 76-year-old is believed to have be...

Jul 12, 2025

Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria's 'Downtown Eastside'

VICTORIA - The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria's most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate - is it a life-saving tool, or a magnet for drug dealers victimizing tho...

Jul 12, 2025

Police to host town hall in Quadeville, Ont., after attack on eight-year-old girl

Ontario Provincial Police are set to host a town hall in Quadeville, Ont., this evening to answer questions from residents about an attack on an eight-year-old child that was initially linked to an an...

Jul 12, 2025

Quebecers are the happiest in Canada, P.E.I residents least happy, survey finds

MONTREAL - A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest in Canada. The web survey of nearly 40,000 Canadians found that Quebecers rated their happiness at an average of 72.4 ou...

Jul 12, 2025

National Defence considering purchase of fighter drones that could fly with F-35

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence is looking at the possibility of complementing its incoming F-35 fleet with uncrewed combat aircraft. Unclassified documents obtained by The Canadian Press ...

Jul 12, 2025