Ten years after Mégantic, experts say stricter rules, tougher enforcement needed
MONTREAL – Kathy Fox still remembers the looks on the faces of the grieving family members on the morning in August 2014, as she tried to...
Alberta’s provincewide state of emergency to end as wildfire situation improves
EDMONTON – Alberta’s public safety and emergency services minister says a provincewide state of emergency that was declared nearly a month ago to deal with unprecedented...
Four kids found unresponsive after northern Quebec fishing mishap: provincial police
PORTNEUF-SUR-MER – A fishing trip in northern Quebec has turned tragic after the bodies of four unresponsive children were found on the shores of the St....
One northern Quebec town evacuated as wildfires spread; others allowed to return home
MONTREAL – Another northern Quebec town has been evacuated overnight due to an out of control wildfire as the federal government confirmed that Canadian Forces personnel...
Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound
POND INLET, Nunavut – A marine conservation charity and Inuit hunters are praising cruise operators for agreeing to avoid a Nunavut waterway where thousands of narwhal...
Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says. Pool and beach staffing can...
‘I will not bend’: MP Jenny Kwan says she won’t allow China to erase history
OTTAWA – The briefing with Canada’s spy agency, warning Jenny Kwan that she is a target of foreign interference by China, took roughly an hour. It...
How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer
The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun.Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the...
Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong’s silenced Tiananmen vigil
VANCOUVER – Some members of Canada’s Chinese diaspora are feeling the pressure to carry the torch as Hong Kong’s renowned vigil commemorating the June 4, 1989,...
Canada to ‘significantly’ enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region: Anand
SINGAPORE – Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is committed to the support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, and is reinforcing its military presence...