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Four kids found unresponsive after northern Quebec fishing mishap: provincial police

Four kids found unresponsive after northern Quebec fishing mishap: provincial police

Quebec Jun 3, 2023 / 8:50 am

A fishing trip in northern Quebec has turned tragic after the bodies of four unresponsive children were found on the shores of the St. Lawrence River earlier...

One northern Quebec town evacuated as wildfires spread; others allowed to return home

One northern Quebec town evacuated as wildfires spread; others allowed to return home

Quebec Jun 3, 2023 / 8:20 am

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

Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound

Nunavut Jun 3, 2023 / 8:15 am

A marine conservation charity and Inuit hunters are praising cruise operators for agreeing to avoid a Nunavut waterway where thousands of narwhal migrate each...

Canada to 'significantly' enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region: Anand

Canada to 'significantly' enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region: Anand

Jun 3, 2023 / 6:30 am

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 in the...

Rain brings much-needed relief to firefighters battling Halifax-area wildfires

Rain brings much-needed relief to firefighters battling Halifax-area wildfires

Halifax Jun 3, 2023 / 6:23 am

Officials in Nova Scotia say the Halifax-area wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes over the past week is now considered held. David...

Man faces weapons charges after alleged threats to Toronto mayoral candidates

Man faces weapons charges after alleged threats to Toronto mayoral candidates

Toronto Jun 2, 2023 / 6:14 pm

Toronto mayoral candidates were back on the campaign trail Friday after a man who allegedly threatened to shoot them was arrested and charged. Police say the...

17-year-old bystander shot after fight breaks out in downtown Edmonton, police say

17-year-old bystander shot after fight breaks out in downtown Edmonton, police say

Edmonton Jun 2, 2023 / 6:14 pm

Police say they are investigating a shooting in downtown Edmonton that wounded a 17-year-old girl. Edmonton police say they responded to a call of a shooting at...

Father and son charged with sexual exploitation, assault of teenage girls in Calgary

Father and son charged with sexual exploitation, assault of teenage girls in Calgary

Calgary Jun 2, 2023 / 5:17 pm

Calgary police say a father and his son have been arrested and charged after multiple teenage girls were sexually exploited, assaulted and extorted for several...

Poilievre links Pride with freedom but stays mum on parades, condemns Uganda bill

Poilievre links Pride with freedom but stays mum on parades, condemns Uganda bill

Jun 2, 2023 / 3:05 pm

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wishing LGBTQ people a happy Pride month, linking it with his platform's focus on freedom, but he is not saying...

Denying bail OK if for a 'just cause,' says Charter statement on Liberal reform bill

Denying bail OK if for a 'just cause,' says Charter statement on Liberal reform bill

Jun 2, 2023 / 12:22 pm

The federal government's Charter statement for its proposed bail reforms says there is "just cause" to deny bail if certain requirements are met....

Off-duty constable charged with assault in Toronto: Windsor police

Off-duty constable charged with assault in Toronto: Windsor police

Toronto Jun 2, 2023 / 10:30 am

Windsor police say a constable has been charged with assault causing bodily harm in an altercation that took place while he was off-duty in Toronto. Windsor...

Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls that he step down

Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls that he step down

Jun 2, 2023 / 10:29 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is committed to keeping David Johnston in place as Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference, despite a...

Nearly 700 more international firefighters coming to Canada to help battle fires

Nearly 700 more international firefighters coming to Canada to help battle fires

Jun 2, 2023 / 10:04 am

Almost 700 firefighters from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are set to arrive in Canada over the next two weeks to help with the...

Statue of Queen Elizabeth repaired and reinstalled, two years after vandalism

Statue of Queen Elizabeth repaired and reinstalled, two years after vandalism

Winnipeg Jun 2, 2023 / 10:01 am

A bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth that was toppled on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature has been repaired and put back in place. The three-metre-high...

Quebec city declares state of emergency as forest fires multiply

Quebec city declares state of emergency as forest fires multiply

Quebec Jun 2, 2023 / 9:24 am

A city on Quebec's north shore has declared a state of emergency as forest fires rage in the vicinity. Sept-Îles Mayor Steeve Beaupré says...

Halifax-area residents to board buses to view homes destroyed by wildfires

Halifax-area residents to board buses to view homes destroyed by wildfires

Nova Scotia Jun 2, 2023 / 9:11 am

UPDATE: 9:10 a.m. Scores of Halifax-area residents whose homes have been destroyed by wildfires were expected to board buses today to get a look at what little...

Emergency preparedness minister warns wildfire situation unprecedented, dangerous

Emergency preparedness minister warns wildfire situation unprecedented, dangerous

Jun 2, 2023 / 7:28 am

A massive amount of land has already been scorched by wildfires in Canada this year, and federal fire officials warn the hot, dry weather fuelling the burns is...

Delaying new gun-control regulations could 'cost lives,' advocates warn Ottawa

Delaying new gun-control regulations could 'cost lives,' advocates warn Ottawa

Ottawa Jun 2, 2023 / 7:23 am

Two prominent gun-control groups are urging the Liberal government to proceed without delay in drafting regulations that will flesh out firearm legislation...

Engaged couple shot dead in landlord-tenant row days away from moving out: families

Engaged couple shot dead in landlord-tenant row days away from moving out: families

Ontario Jun 2, 2023 / 7:15 am

Two tenants allegedly shot dead by their landlord over the weekend were just days away from moving out of their Hamilton apartment and into a new home to start...

Urban sprawl on wooded lands presents unique challenges when fires spread

Urban sprawl on wooded lands presents unique challenges when fires spread

Jun 2, 2023 / 7:12 am

As more people build houses on the fringes of wooded areas, the approach to firefighting is getting more complex – and the out-of-control wildfire near...

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