Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia man charged with igniting massive Barrington Lake wildfire
HALIFAX - Charges have been laid against a 22-year-old Nova Scotia man for allegedly lighting a fire last May that grew to become the largest wildfire in the province's recorded history. The Barringto...
Jan 18, 2024
B.C. expected to get more snow as extreme cold persists across swath of Prairies
A winter storm closed schools and disrupted flights in B.C. on Wednesday, with snow expected to continue in some parts of the province. Snowfall in southeastern B.C. was expected to taper off by this ...
Jan 18, 2024
'Breaking point': Legault asks Trudeau to slow influx of asylum seekers
Quebec Premier Franois Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a "breaking point." Legault made his request...
Jan 18, 2024
In the news today: Trudeau in Nunavut, winter causing disruptions across Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Prime Minister Trudeau in Nunavut for ceremony Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wi...
Jan 18, 2024
Canadian-built underwater observatory transmitting data from around Antarctica
VICTORIA - A cache of scientific equipment that could fit in the back of an SUV has been lowered into the Southern Ocean, north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and is already streaming open-source data fo...
Jan 18, 2024
Online gambling sites being used by money launderers: financial intelligence agency
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency warns that illicit cash is being laundered through online gambling sites that provide a variety of ways to disguise shady funds. In a newly published bu...
Jan 18, 2024
Genealogy test led to Ibrahim Ali's murder arrest, but methods face ethical debate
VANCOUVER - Forensic genealogy is still in the research and development phase, and while its value is clear for solving crime, the ethics debate has a long way to go, says an expert in the field. "Gen...
Jan 18, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Nunavut for signing on transfer of powers
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Nunavut today to participate in a signing ceremony about transferring responsibilities for public lands and resources to the territory from ...
Jan 18, 2024
Families of stabbing rampage victims say inquest details are 'horrifying'
MELFORT, Sask. - Family members of people killed during a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation say it has been difficult to hear the details of their deaths during a coroner's inquest. Stew...
Jan 18, 2024
Canadian brings global fight for laws against clergy abuse to Holy See university
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Canadian advocate is delivering a lecture today on a proposed zero-tolerance law for clergy abuse at a 473-year-old Jesuit university in Rome that has taught some of the highest f...
Jan 18, 2024
