Canada

Quebec's travelling carnivals, a summer staple for generations, continue to captivate

MONTRAL - Bright colourful rides, skill-testing games with a stuffed animal prize, and copious amounts of sticky cotton candy are all hallmarks of the travelling carnival circuit, and are deeply roote...

Aug 02, 2025

Special air-quality warnings, statements across Canada from Prairies wildfire smoke

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies has prompted special air-quality statements and warnings across the country Saturday. Smoke from forest fires is causing reduced visibility and poor air quality that i...

Aug 02, 2025

Canada has its 1st case of West Nile this year. Here's what to know about the virus

TORONTO - Confirmation of the first human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year arrived just in time for the August long weekend. The Public Health Agency of Canada said Thursday that a...

Aug 02, 2025

Man arrested after vehicle crashes through front door of RCMP office in Montreal

MONTREAL - Montreal police say a man is under arrest after a vehicle went through the front door of the RCMP headquarters in the Montreal area. No one was injured inside the Westmount, Que., building ...

Aug 02, 2025

Canadian charity close to getting aid trucks into Gaza for first time since March

OTTAWA - Two months after announcing it had truckloads of food waiting to enter Gaza, a Canadian charity says it's finally about to get its first shipment of aid to desperate Palestinians since March....

Aug 01, 2025

Montreal offices of TVA network and Journal de Montréal hit by vandals

MONTRAL - The Montreal offices of Quebecor media properties TVA and Journal de Montral were vandalized on Thursday evening. Police say the company's building on Frontenac Street was broken into around...

Aug 01, 2025

Quick quotes: Reaction to Trump's 35 per cent tariffs on Canada

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent. Trump signed an executive order Thursday night to hit Canada with higher d...

Aug 01, 2025

Talks with Trump's team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says

WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to the United States says a lot of progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade - despite President Donald Trump's decision to boost tariffs on Canad...

Aug 01, 2025

Canadian aid agencies call for action saying starvation is rampant in Gaza

TORONTO - Canadian aid agencies say malnutrition and starvation is rampant among children in Gaza, as well as among the aid workers trying to help them. The Toronto-based president and CEO at Save the...

Aug 01, 2025

Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground

COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thu...

Aug 01, 2025