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In The News for Dec. 19: Can the world save its own biodiversity?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Monday, Dec. 19 ... What we are watching in Ca...
Dec 19, 2022

'Perfect storm' of inflation, high prices driving more into homelessness: advocates
CALGARY - Social agencies and advocates say rising interest rates and high inflation are pushing more Canadians into homelessness. Chaz Smith, who was once homeless himself, said some of the clients o...
Dec 19, 2022

Air Force to add oversight after officers lose pay over 'egregious' pilot call sign
OTTAWA - While the Royal Canadian Air Force plans to add more control over how fighter pilots get their call signs, a senior officer says there are no plans to abolish the nicknames - or the social ga...
Dec 19, 2022

'Glaciers can't get a break': How climate change is affecting Canada's icy landscape
VANCOUVER - On a mountain high above the residents of Metro Vancouver, tucked inside a north-facing gully, the region's last remaining glacier is vanishing fast. The Coquitlam Glacier has survived 4,0...
Dec 19, 2022

'Glaciers can't get a break': How climate change is affecting Canada's icy landscape
VANCOUVER - On a mountain high above the residents of Metro Vancouver, tucked inside a north-facing gully, the region's last remaining glacier is vanishing fast. The Coquitlam Glacier has survived 4,0...
Dec 19, 2022

Negotiators look to finalize nature deal at final day of COP15 convention
MONTREAL - Negotiators in Montreal are looking to finalize an agreement to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030, as the COP15 talks enter their final official day. The draft agreement pr...
Dec 19, 2022

Lindholm scores twice as Flames beat Sharks 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Elias Lindholm scored two goals 19 seconds apart in the first minute of the third period, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 Sunday night. Tyler Toffoli had a ...
Dec 18, 2022

Shooting at condo building in Vaughan, Ont., leaves six dead including gunman: police
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Police north of Toronto say six people are dead after a shooting inside a condo building in Vaughan, Ont. York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween says officers were called to the build...
Dec 18, 2022

Authorities: Kyiv targeted in early morning drone attack
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's capital was targeted by multiple drones in a new attack early Monday, local authorities reported, three days after what they described as one of Russia's biggest attacks...
Dec 18, 2022

Thai navy ship sinks, rescue underway for sailors in water
BANGKOK (AP) - A Thai navy ship sunk in the Gulf of Thailand and ships and helicopters were working Monday to rescue sailors from the water. As of midmorning, 75 sailors had been rescued and 31 were s...
Dec 18, 2022

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