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September 23, 2023, 2:17 AM

Canada-India relations strain over killing of Sikh separatist leader

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in June outside a temple in Surrey.
September 23, 2023, 2:17 AM
Canada-India relations strain over killing of Sikh separatist leader
September 23, 2023, 12:14 AM

Canada-India relations deteriorate over killing of Sikh separatist leader

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in June outside a temple near Vancouver.
September 23, 2023, 12:14 AM
Canada-India relations deteriorate over killing of Sikh separatist leader
September 20, 2023, 10:59 PM

4 firefighters heading home after battling B.C. wildfires die in vehicle crash in Canada

Four firefighters travelling home after battling British Columbia’s wildfires have died in a road crash
September 20, 2023, 10:59 PM
4 firefighters heading home after battling wildfires die in vehicle crash in Canada
September 19, 2023, 9:16 PM

Canada investigating 'credible allegations' linked to Sikh leader's death, expels Indian diplomat

Canadian national security agencies are investigating "credible allegations" that "agents" of India were involved in the death of a Sikh leader in June, Trudeau said.
September 19, 2023, 9:16 PM
Canada investigating 'credible allegations' linked to Sikh leader's death
September 19, 2023, 4:14 AM

Canada expels an Indian diplomat as it investigates a Sikh's killing. India denies an alleged link

The Canadian citizen was an activist on behalf of an independent Sikh homeland.
September 19, 2023, 4:14 AM
1 month ago

Asthma ER visits rose in New York following smoke from Canadian wildfires: CDC

A CDC report published Thursday found that ER visits linked to asthma rose 82% in New York in June due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires.
1 month ago
Asthma ER visits rose in New York following smoke from Canadian wildfires: CDC report
1 month ago

Canada's unprecedented wildfires could soon get worse, experts say

The historic wildfire season plaguing Canada is expected to persist in the coming weeks or even worsen, driven by human-caused climate change.
1 month ago
Canada's unprecedented wildfires could soon get worse, experts say
1 month ago

Canadian firefighters prevent more wildfire losses and step up defense of territorial capital

Canadian firefighters prevented wildfires from destroying more structures in a scenic region of British Columbia and stepped up their defense of a territorial capital threatened by flames
1 month ago
Firefighters make progress battling some Canada blazes as others push more from homes
1 month ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanks Canadians for support after separation from wife

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is thanking Canadians for their support in his first public remarks about his family since he and his wife, Sophie, announced they are separating after 18 years of marriage
1 month ago
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanks Canadians for support after separation from wife
1 month ago

City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada's Northwest Territories

Residents have heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire burns just miles outside the city of 20,000
1 month ago
Wildfire nears capital of Canada Northwest Territories, evacuees fill roads, flights
1 month ago

Canadian town races to evacuate amid wildfire

A large fire is threatening one of Canada's northernmost cities, Yellowknife, which has ordered a total evacuation of its 20,000 residents.
1 month ago
Canadian town races to evacuate amid wildfire
2 months ago

Trudeaus announce separation

The Canadian first couple announced on social media that they will be separating after 18 years of marriage.
2 months ago
Trudeaus announce separation
2 months ago

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, wife announce separation

The couple, married since 2005, have three children together.
2 months ago
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, wife announce separation
2 months ago

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau separating from wife, Sophie

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is splitting up with his wife, Sophie, according to the leader's Instagram page.
2 months ago
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau separating from wife, Sophie
2 months ago

Canadian search teams find body of a child who died in flooding in Nova Scotia over the weekend

Canadian police say the body of a child who went missing when the province of Nova Scotia was hit with extreme flooding has been recovered
2 months ago
Canadian search teams find body of a child who died in Nova Scotia flooding
2 months ago

Canadian police find remains after severe flooding in Nova Scotia

Canadian police say they have found the body of a missing man and what they believe are remains of a second person swept away in severe flooding that hit Nova Scotia over the weekend
2 months ago
Canadian police find remains after severe flooding in Nova Scotia
2 months ago

Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture

The worst wildfire season in Canadian history is displacing Indigenous communities from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, blanketing them in thick smoke, destroying homes and forests and threatening important cultural activities like hunting, fishing an...
2 months ago
Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land, culture
2 months ago

1 dead, 1 critically injured after being knocked from gondola at Quebec resort

Canadian police say one person has died and another is critically injured after they were knocked out of a sightseeing gondola at the popular Mont-Tremblant resort
2 months ago
1 dead, 1 critically injured after being knocked from gondola at Quebec resort
2 months ago

For some remote Canadian wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in the smokejumpers

As more than 900 fires burn in a Canadian fire season that has periodically pushed dangerous smoke south into the U.S. and even far east to Europe, one province — British Columbia — relies on smokejumpers to help fight the blazes
2 months ago
For some remote Canada wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in smokejumpers
2 months ago

More than 100 homes damaged when tornado hits suburb of Canada's capital

Authorities in Ottawa say at least one tornado has hit a suburb of Canada’s capital, damaging more than 100 homes
2 months ago
More than 100 homes damaged when tornado hits suburb of Canada's capital
2 months ago

Canadian police are investigating 70 alleged sexual assaults at Nova Scotia youth detention center

Police are investigating at least 70 cases of alleged sexual assault at a youth detention facility in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia
2 months ago
Police investigating 70 alleged sexual assaults at Nova Scotia youth detention center
3 months ago

Canadian wildfire dangers should prompt more proactive mitigation from government: Experts

Environmental experts say that the Candian and U.S. governments need to take a more proactive approach at combating the root causes of growing wildfires.
3 months ago
Wildfire smoke: Proactive mitigation needed from US and Canada, experts say
3 months ago

A tornado in the Canadian province of Alberta has wrecked homes but caused no serious injuries

A tornado that struck near a town in the Canadian province of Alberta has wrecked homes and killed livestock, but caused no serious injuries
3 months ago
A tornado in the Alberta, Canada, has wrecked homes but caused no serious injuries
3 months ago

Air quality alerts continue as wildfire haze travels through Midwest

From the Great Lakes to parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic, the smoke from Canadian wildfires have been swallowing skylines in major cities and leading to some of the worst air quality in the world.
3 months ago
Air quality alerts continue as wildfire haze travels through Midwest
3 months ago

Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law

Google says it will remove links to Canadian news on its platforms across Canada after a new law that forces digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose comes into force
3 months ago
Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law
3 months ago

Police ID 4-year-old girl whose remains were found in Toronto dumpster last year

Canadian police have identified a young girl whose remains were found in a construction-site dumpster in Toronto more than a year ago
3 months ago
Police ID 4-year-old girl whose remains were found in Toronto dumpster last year
3 months ago

Canada Day fireworks in Montreal cancelled because of wildfire smoke

Canada Day fireworks planned for Saturday night in Montreal have been cancelled as air-quality concerns persist because of wildfires burning in northern Quebec
3 months ago
Canada Day fireworks in Montreal cancelled because of wildfire smoke
3 months ago

Dangerous air quality returns from Canadian wildfires

States in the Midwest are experiencing air quality levels similar to those seen in the Northeast.
3 months ago
Dangerous air quality returns from Canadian wildfires
3 months ago

Iran takes Canada to United Nations' top court in dispute over state immunity

Iran has filed a case against Canada at the United Nations’ top court accusing it of flouting state immunity in allowing relatives of victims of terrorism to seek reparations from the Islamic Republic
3 months ago
Iran takes Canada to United Nations' top court in dispute over state immunity
3 months ago

Canadian wildfire smoke causes hazy skies in Midwest

"Unhealthy" air conditions prompted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to issue a statement warning people to “avoid strenuous activities and limit their time outdoors."
3 months ago
Canadian wildfire smoke causes hazy skies in Midwest
3 months ago

Canada breaks record for annual wildfire smoke emissions

Smoke emissions from Canadian wildfires reaches highest recorded in country.
3 months ago
Canada breaks record for annual wildfire smoke emissions
3 months ago

Chicago air quality hits 'very unhealthy' category as Canadian wildfire smoke infiltrates Midwest

Canadian wildfire smoke is infiltrating the Midwest on Tuesday, and the air in Chicago has deteriorated to the Air Quality Index's "very unhealthy" category.
3 months ago
Midwest hit by wave of Canadian wildfire smoke haze: What to expect
3 months ago

Canada breaks record for annual wildfire smoke emissions

The smoke emissions from the wildfires burning in Canada has reached the highest-ever recorded in the country as plumes make their way across the Atlantic to Europe.
3 months ago
This is how much smoke emissions have been released by Canadian wildfires this year
3 months ago

Canada's largest city elects first woman of color as mayor

Leftist candidate Olivia Chow has become the mayor of Canada’s largest city
3 months ago
3 months ago

Canadian police release names of 16 seniors who died in bus crash

Canadian police are releasing the names of 16 people who died in a crash between a minibus and a semitrailer a week ago at a highway intersection in a rural part of the Canadian province of Manitoba
3 months ago
Canadian police release names of 16 seniors who died in bus crash
3 months ago

Search party finds 2 Canadian air force members dead after helicopter crash near the Ottawa River

Candian officials say two members of the Royal Canadian Air Force who had been missing were found dead after a military helicopter crashed near the Ottawa River
3 months ago
Search party finds 2 Canadian air force members dead after helicopter crash
3 months ago

15 killed in 'mass casualty collision' on highway in Canada: Police

Authorities are responding to a "mass casualty collision" that occurred Thursday on a highway in Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
3 months ago
15 killed in 'mass casualty collision' on highway in Canada: Police
3 months ago

At least 15 killed in 'mass casualty collision' on highway in Canada: Police

The crash happened on the Trans-Canada Highway between a semi-truck and a bus.
3 months ago
At least 15 killed in 'mass casualty collision' on highway in Canada: Police
3 months ago

Georgia man gets 18 months in North Dakota for smuggling people across Canada border

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to smuggle people from Mexico across the U.S.-Canada border into and through North Dakota
3 months ago
Georgia man gets 18 months in North Dakota for smuggling people across Canada border
4 months ago

Timelapse: Canadian wildfire smoke envelops New York City

Eerie timelapse condenses 45 minutes into 45 seconds, showing smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires overwhelming New York City, darkening the skies and obscuring buildings.
4 months ago
Timelapse: Canadian wildfire smoke envelops New York City
4 months ago

Americans experience dangerous air-quality from Canada wildfires

ABC News meteorologist Somara Theodore breaks down the extreme hazardous smoke in the Northeast.
4 months ago
Americans experience dangerous air-quality from Canada wildfires
4 months ago

Canadian company pleads guilty to shipping banned seal oil to US

A Canadian company has pleaded guilty to violating federal law by illegally selling seal oil capsules to American customers
4 months ago
Canadian company pleads guilty to shipping banned seal oil to US
4 months ago

Canadian fires bring dangerous air quality to the US

Dangerous air quality will be a significant issue for millions of Americans to deal with early this week, as fires continue to spark throughout Canada.
4 months ago
Canadian fires bring dangerous air quality to the US
4 months ago

Halifax residents board buses to view homes destroyed by wildfires

Scores of residents from Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia whose homes have been destroyed by wildfires boarded buses to get a look at what little remains of where they used to live
4 months ago
4 months ago

Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June
4 months ago
Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians
4 months ago

Thousands evacuated as wildfire rips through Canada

More than 16,000 Nova Scotians are under evacuation orders as "unprecedented" wildfires rage across eastern Canada for a fifth day.
4 months ago
Thousands evacuated as wildfire rips through Canada
4 months ago

Canada becomes 1st country to put health warnings on individual cigarettes

“Tobacco use continues to kill 48,000 Canadians each year,” Carolyn Bennett, minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, said.
4 months ago
Canada becomes 1st country to put health warnings on individual cigarettes
4 months ago

In Canada, each cigarette will get a warning label: 'poison in every puff'

Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes
4 months ago
In Canada, each cigarette will get a warning label: 'poison in every puff'
4 months ago

16 children injured in fall during Canada school trip to historic fort

Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult have been hospitalized after a fall Wednesday at a popular tourist attraction in the Canadian province of Manitoba
4 months ago
16 children injured in fall during Canada school trip to historic fort
4 months ago

Unprecedented wildfire on Canada's Atlantic coast still burning after four days

Wildfires are burning out of control for a fourth day in Canada’s Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia
4 months ago