Canada news - NewsLocker

Quebec wildfires: Province bans fireworks in many areas ahead of Fête nationale holiday

20-06-2023 23:58

The ban on outdoor fires, in effect across most of the province north of the St. Lawrence River, includes fireworks, the province's natural resources minister said Tuesday.

Read more
Grassy Narrows chief questions federal commitment to mercury care home amid delays, soaring costs

20-06-2023 23:45 via cbc.ca

Three years after the Canadian government agreed to fund a mercury poisoning care home for Grassy Narrows First Nation, construction hasn’t started and the estimated cost is up by more than $60 million.

Read more
Families in Elliot Lake, Ont., demand Ottawa and mining company remove radioactive rock from properties

20-06-2023 23:12 via cbc.ca

Four families in Elliot Lake, Ont., are asking the federal government and mining company BHP to remove waste from their properties that was found to have high levels of radiation.

Read more
4 families in Elliot Lake, Ont., demand radioactive mining waste be removed from their properties

20-06-2023 23:12

Four families in Elliot Lake, Ont., are asking the federal government and mining company BHP to remove waste from their properties that was found to have high levels of radiation.

Read more
Advertisement
At least 41 killed in riot at women's prison in Honduras, officials say

20-06-2023 22:43 via cbc.ca

A riot Tuesday at a women's prison in Honduras killed at least 41 women, most of whom burned to death, in violence linked to gang activity, authorities said.

Read more
Those byelection results suggest the next federal election is up for grabs

20-06-2023 22:14 via cbc.ca

If the tide of public opinion was moving decisively against the government, you might expect to see the Liberals losing ground or the Conservatives gaining it. But beyond Portage-Lisgar, the margins for the Conservative party are getting worse, not better.

Read more
Palestinian gunmen kill 4 Israelis at West Bank gas station and restaurant

20-06-2023 21:58 via cbc.ca

Palestinian gunmen shot dead four Israelis near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday in an attack the militant Hamas group said was a response to a raid by Israeli forces a day earlier in the flashpoint city of Jenin.

Read more
Russia launches dozens of drone strikes across Ukraine; Kyiv says most thwarted

20-06-2023 21:32 via cbc.ca

Russia on Tuesday struck at military and infrastructure targets in Ukraine's capital Kyiv and across other parts of the country, including western areas far from the front lines, Ukrainian officials said.

Read more
Advertisement
Indigenous artists design 'beaded' Path to Reconciliation mural in downtown Regina

20-06-2023 21:24 via cbc.ca

What appears to be a beaded pathway running down the centre of Scarth Street Mall in Regina is a mural called the Path to Reconciliation. Two Indigenous artists from Regina took the lead in designing and installing the mural that will officially be unveiled on National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Read more
Taylor Swift skips Canada as new Eras tour dates are announced

20-06-2023 21:09 via cbc.ca

Sorry, Swifties: The pop star's fresh batch of Eras tour dates don't include any Canadian cities.

Read more
Fact check: Are people actually confusing poppers with energy drinks?

20-06-2023 20:58 via cbc.ca

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned people who drink energy shots to make sure they’re not accidentally chugging a bottle of poppers — or they might end up sick or dead. But those who work in LGBTQ sexual health say the FDA’s warning may actually be doing more of a disservice.

Read more
National residential schools monument shows 'Canada's true history,' governor general says

20-06-2023 20:23 via cbc.ca

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says the monument dedicated to residential school victims and survivors, which will be located on Parliament Hill, represents a 'significant' step towards reconciliation.

Read more
Canada getting no 'tangible benefit' from membership in Asian infrastructure bank: former executive

20-06-2023 20:09 via cbc.ca

A Canadian former executive at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is criticizing Canada's membership in the institution, saying it's inconsistent with Canadian values.

Read more
On energy transition, Canada should take a matriarchal approach

20-06-2023 19:45 via cbc.ca

Corporate Canada should understand that Indigenous women have a vital role in shaping the future of energy development and establishing ambitious, but achievable, targets.

Read more
Brian Mulroney defends Trudeau, says Parliament Hill gripped by 'trash, rumours, gossip'

20-06-2023 18:46 via cbc.ca

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney mounted a defence of one of his successors Monday, saying Justin Trudeau has delivered on the "big ticket items" and history won't look kindly on Parliament Hill denizens who push "trash" and "gossip."

Read more
Monument to residential school survivors, victims to be built on Parliament Hill

20-06-2023 18:37

A survivor-led steering committee announced Tuesday that a monument commemorating survivors and victims of residential schools will be built on the west side of Parliament Hill.

Read more
Wildfire, rain and snow: Alberta communities grapple with flooding after storms

20-06-2023 18:22 via cbc.ca

Days after wildfire evacuation orders were lifted for residents of Edson and Yellowhead County in west-central Alberta, flooding triggered by battering rain is forcing some residents out of their homes again.

Read more
Telus scraps 1.5% credit card surcharge on customer bills

20-06-2023 18:13 via cbc.ca

Telus has reversed a decision to add a 1.5 per cent credit card surcharge to customer bills.

Read more
PM must launch inquiry into foreign interference before Tories suggest someone to lead it: Poilievre

20-06-2023 18:07 via cbc.ca

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must make the first move and call an independent public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference.

Read more
Millions of Mormon crickets are blanketing a Nevada town

20-06-2023 18:06 via cbc.ca

"It is basically like that movie [The] Birds, but instead of birds, it's crickets," said Charles Carmichael, owner of Battle Born Pest Control in the Nevada city of Elko.

Read more
Applications open to replace former Supreme Court justice Russell Brown

20-06-2023 17:11

Applications to replace recently retired Supreme Court justice Russell Brown have opened as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the start of the appointment process.

Read more
French police raid Paris 2024 Olympics organizing committee office

20-06-2023 16:39 via cbc.ca

French investigators searched the Paris Olympic organizers' headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to officials, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics.

Read more
Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax charges, ending yearslong criminal probe

20-06-2023 16:15 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon, and has reached an agreement with the Justice Department, according to a letter filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware.

Read more
Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax charges

20-06-2023 16:15 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon, and has reached an agreement with the Justice Department, according to a letter filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware.

Read more
Donald Trump's documents case gets an initial trial date of Aug. 14

20-06-2023 15:49 via cbc.ca

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon has set an initial date of Aug. 14 for former U.S. president Donald Trump's federal trial in Florida on charges he unlawfully retained government documents and obstructed justice, according to a court order on Tuesday.

Read more
Point Roberts, the cut-off U.S. town on B.C.'s border, wants Canadian workers

20-06-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca

Businesses in the isolated U.S. border town of Point Roberts just south of Vancouver are calling on President Joe Biden to help them hire Canadians to fill a labour shortage.

Read more
Paul Simon reflects on faith, death and the existence of God

20-06-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca

On Paul Simon’s 15th and latest album, Seven Psalms, the veteran songwriter ruminates on belief, meaning and mortality. He invited Q’s Tom Power to his home near Austin, Texas, to discuss the inspiration for the record and the big questions it explores.

Read more
Andrew Tate charged with rape, human trafficking in Romania

20-06-2023 13:35 via cbc.ca

Romanian prosecutors indicted Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects on Tuesday on charges that include human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

Read more
Crew members killed in military helicopter crash near eastern Ontario base, Trudeau says

20-06-2023 13:31 via cbc.ca

An unspecified number of crew members were killed when a military helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River during a training flight early Tuesday morning, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Read more
Air Force reports 'incident' with helicopter near Garrison Petawawa

20-06-2023 13:31 via cbc.ca

The Royal Canadian Air Force says there's been an unspecified incident involving a CH-147 Chinook helicopter near an eastern Ontario Canadian Army base, which happened early Tuesday morning.

Read more
Air Force reports 'incident' with helicopter near CFB Petawawa

20-06-2023 13:31 via cbc.ca

The Royal Canadian Air Force says there's been an unspecified incident involving a CH-147 Chinook helicopter near an eastern Ontario Canadian Army base, which happened early Tuesday morning.

Read more
2 missing after military helicopter crash near Garrison Petawawa

20-06-2023 13:31 via cbc.ca

The Department of National Defence says two people are missing and another two are in hospital after a helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River during a training flight early Tuesday morning.

Read more
2 missing after military helicopter crash near eastern Ontario base

20-06-2023 13:31 via cbc.ca

The Department of National Defence says two people are missing and another two are in hospital after a CH-147 Chinook helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa during a training flight early Tuesday morning.

Read more
Calls for ATV safety grow after 3 people, including 13-year-old, killed in recent crashes

20-06-2023 13:30 via cbc.ca

A 13-year-old boy from Saskatoon is among three people killed in separate fatal ATV crashes in Saskatchewan and Manitoba over the weekend of June 10.

Read more
What Ontario's rising high school grades mean for university admissions

20-06-2023 10:00

Tyson Hamilton has a 96 average and was president of his high school student council, but the Grade 12 student did not get admitted into business degree programs at the University of Toronto, Queen’s or McMaster.

Read more
U.S. faces blunt — but useful — reception in Beijing. Is there a lesson for Canada?

20-06-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

The mood was tense and there were few smiles as Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Beijing on Monday. Still, the meeting itself is seen as a sign chilly relations are pushing forward, prompting some to ask why Canada can't set aside its differences.

Read more
K-pop now reaches all around the world, a decade after the formation of BTS

20-06-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Ten years since K-pop's biggest act formed, fans and experts ponder its future. Some who study and work in the industry think it will depend on international fandom, as devotees from outside Korea learn how to sing and dance like the idols they adore and labels invest in K-pop education for wannabe superstars around the world.

Read more
CBSA thought he might be a Chinese spy. A federal judge called the intelligence 'dubious'

20-06-2023 10:00

The federal government denied a 68-year-old Chinese citizen permanent residency last year, arguing he had trained Chinese spies and might be one himself. But a recent Federal Court ruling says the information the border agency used in its assessment of Liping Geng’s past was “dubious” and “overreaching” — raising questions about the credibility of CBSA’s intelligence wing.

Read more
As K-pop group BTS celebrates 10 years, the industry's future rests with its diehard fandom

20-06-2023 10:00

Ten years since K-pop's biggest act formed, fans and experts ponder its future. Some who study and work in the industry think it will depend on international fandom, as devotees from outside Korea learn how to sing and dance like the idols they adore and labels invest in K-pop education for wannabe superstars around the world.

Read more
Girl found safe following abduction in eastern P.E.I.

20-06-2023 09:54 via cbc.ca

RCMP have cancelled an Amber Alert issued early Tuesday morning in response to a child abduction in eastern P.E.I.

Read more
Amber Alert issued as autistic girl, 9, abducted in eastern P.E.I.

20-06-2023 09:54 via cbc.ca

RCMP have issued an Amber Alert in response to a child abduction southwest of Souris in eastern P.E.I.

Read more
Hundreds gather at Surrey, B.C., Sikh temple a day after its president was gunned down

20-06-2023 06:02

Hundreds of people attended a community gathering on Monday at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., after its president, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was shot and killed.

Read more
Hundreds gather at Surrey, B.C., Sikh temple a day after its president gunned down

20-06-2023 06:02

Hundreds of people attended a community gathering on Monday at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., after its president, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was shot and killed.

Read more
Hundreds gather at Surrey, B.C., gurdwara a day after its president gunned down

20-06-2023 06:02 via cbc.ca

Hundreds of people attended a community gathering on Monday at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., after its president, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was shot and killed.

Read more
More B.C. renters are spending 'crisis-level' amounts on housing, rental housing index finds

20-06-2023 05:35 via cbc.ca

British Columbia has the highest proportion of renters spending more than half of their income on rent and utilities in Canada, according to new data released Monday.

Read more
B.C. has highest proportion of renters spending more than half their income on rent and utilities

20-06-2023 05:35 via cbc.ca

British Columbia has the highest proportion of renters spending more than half of their income on rent and utilities in Canada, according to new data released Monday.

Read more
Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to extortion gang

20-06-2023 04:43

Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the agency was targeted by hackers who accessed almost 200 of its files as part of a global wave of attacks that U.S. officials have blamed on a Russian cyber-extortion gang.

Read more
#TheMoment Jasper, Alberta got a winter wallop in June

20-06-2023 04:28 via cbc.ca

#TheMoment Jasper, Alta., residents woke up to a winter storm in the middle of June. Trees were toppled, roads became dangerous, and over than 30 cm of snow fell at higher elevations.

Read more
Surrey mayor levels allegations of bullying and misogyny as policing debate shows no sign of ending

20-06-2023 03:26

The debate over policing in Surrey, B.C., got personal Monday when Mayor Brenda Locke accused Solicitor General Mike Farnworth of bullying and misogyny, after he suggested the city had been playing games with its handling of the matter.

Read more
Power outages hit parts of U.S. South already suffering from heat wave

20-06-2023 03:12 via cbc.ca

Power providers warned that some outages may not be fixed until the end of the week, and officials urged residents to keep in mind family and neighbours who are reliant on electronic medical equipment.

Read more

25 Jun 2023 24 Jun 2023 23 Jun 2023 22 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2023

20 Jun 2023

19 Jun 2023 18 Jun 2023 17 Jun 2023 16 Jun 2023 15 Jun 2023