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'We take pride in what we accomplished': Canadian veterans remember the Korean War

'We take pride in what we accomplished': Canadian veterans remember the Korean War

Bill Black still gets letters and cards thanking him and other Canadian veterans for their service in the Korean War.
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B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth

B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth

It is only a little bird, weighing a few ounces, but the marbled murrelet is known for its remarkable ability to fly far out to sea to catch fish before returning in the darkness of night to inland treetop nests on mossy limbs.
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Search continues for four people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia

Search continues for four people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — A flooded Nova Scotia field was the focus of an intense weekend search for four people, including two children, lost after rushing waters caused by torrential rains swamped the vehicles they were travelling in. RCMP Cpl.
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Toddler dies after being struck by vehicle at Quebec campsite: provincial police

Toddler dies after being struck by vehicle at Quebec campsite: provincial police

SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec provincial police say a toddler was killed after being struck by a car at a campsite in the Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean region north of Quebec City. Provincial police say the boy, under the age of two, was struck around 11 a.m.
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Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders

Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A fast-moving wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in and around the Kamloops area expanded rapidly to 18 square kilometres in size on Sunday as it moved closer to the city limits.
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'A long journey': Reconciliation happening day by day, one year after Pope's apology

'A long journey': Reconciliation happening day by day, one year after Pope's apology

Phil Fontaine has had a year to reflect since he heard an apology from the head of the Roman Catholic Church, something the former Assembly of First Nations national chief fought much of his life to have delivered on Canadian soil.
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CBC head 'blindsided' staff with comments on broadcaster's future, Poilievre: emails

CBC head 'blindsided' staff with comments on broadcaster's future, Poilievre: emails

OTTAWA — After the head of Canada's public broadcaster gave a newspaper interview earlier this year that promised CBC would eventually become a digital-only product and that criticized Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, senior managers were quick
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Refugee claims followed Montreal AIDS summit marred by visa woes, planning issues

Refugee claims followed Montreal AIDS summit marred by visa woes, planning issues

OTTAWA — Almost one-sixth of guests at a major AIDS conference in Montreal last year who received Canadian visas ended up claiming asylum, according to internal data obtained by The Canadian Press.
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Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours

Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours

HALIFAX — Two children were among four people reported missing Saturday after a long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, washing away roads and bridges amid widespread flooding.
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Memorial for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter held in Revelstoke

Memorial for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter held in Revelstoke

Family, friends and fellow firefighters paid tribute to a 19-year-old woman killed while battling wildfires in British Columbia earlier this month, describing her as hard-working, reliable and positive.
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