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Canada didn’t push for plastic production cap in talks on global treaty
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty on plastic pollution at the United Nations say they didn’t push other countries to adopt a cap on plastic production. The sixth round of talks wrapped up in Geneva today without consensus on a legally-binding international treaty. The negotiations started in 2022 and Canada has been instrumental ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain helps calm wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., with more wet weather on the way
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
PORT ALBERNI — Firefighters on Vancouver Island say overnight rain has helped calm an out-of-control wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says about seven millimetres of rain overnight has lowered the behaviour of the Mount Underwood blaze “to mainly a smouldering ground fire.” It says in an update that up to 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada has most measles cases on the continent as infections up exponentially over 2024: Pan American Health Organization
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
TORONTO — The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action is needed to address low vaccination rates. The regional agency within the World Health Organization, which covers North and South America, says there has been an exponential rise in measles this year. As ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Eye for an eye’: Father of serial killer victim addresses special court hearing
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The father of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer three years ago says he’s still angry and frustrated. A special court hearing for the family and community of Ashlee Shingoose is being held in Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench. It comes a year after Jeremy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Operation begins to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
VERCHÈRES — Authorities are unloading a cargo vessel run aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal in an attempt to free the ship. The Federal Yamaska ran aground near Verchères, Que., at around 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, following a complete loss of engines. A first attempt to refloat the 180-mere bulk carrier was unsuccessful. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evacuation order lifted for St. John’s suburb; wildfire destroys N.L. school
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — People forced from their homes by a wildfire near Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest city were cleared to return home on Friday. Provincial officials said in a press release that an evacuation order issued earlier in the week for parts of Paradise, N.L., a suburb of St. John’s, had ended effective immediately. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada, flight attendants in final day before strike deadline
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
More than 10,000 flight attendants are poised to walk off the job around 1 a.m. ET on Saturday, followed by a company-imposed lockout if the two sides can’t reach an eleventh-hour deal. Air Canada warned it is cancelling around 500 flights previously scheduled to take off today in anticipation of the work stoppage, with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Wildfire evacuation order lifted for suburb of St. John’s, N.L.
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — People forced out of their homes by a wildfire near Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest city can now return home. Officials say the evacuation order issued Tuesday for parts of Paradise, N.L., a suburb of St. John’s, is lifted effective immediately. A news release says, however, that residents are still under an evacuation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials hope rain clear heavy smoke from wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C.
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
PORT ALBERNI — Officials on Vancouver Island are hoping rain in the forecast can help clear up the air quality muddied by an out-of-control wildfire. The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District says wildland firefighters have said the rain may improve air quality locally, but that it’s hard to be certain. The west central region is under an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Concordia University students launch rocket from northern Quebec
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
MONTREAL — A group of students at Concordia University in Montreal has managed to launch a rocket from a remote site in northern Quebec. Starsailor, a 13-metre liquid-fuel rocket, took off just after 5:30 a.m. this morning. It’s unclear whether the rocket reached space, as it separated earlier than planned less than a minute after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China files complaint with World Trade Organization over Canadian steel tariffs
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — China is taking its dispute with Canada over steel tariffs to the World Trade Organization. Beijing filed a complaint earlier today with the WTO in response to Canadian restrictions on imports that contain steel melted or poured in China. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last month that he was imposing the 25 per ... Read More »
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