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Quebec to ban cellphones in elementary and high school classrooms
QUEBEC — It's the final bell for cellphones in Quebec classrooms as the province's education minister plans to ban the devices in most teaching settings, calling them a distraction for students.
Aug 23, 2023 2:26 PM
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Hospital worker fired after Indigenous woman's death should be reinstated: arbitrator
MONTREAL — An arbitration tribunal has ordered the reinstatement of an orderly who was fired after an Indigenous woman filmed Quebec hospital staff insulting her as she died. In an Aug.
Aug 23, 2023 2:11 PM
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Canada sanctions Russian nuclear sector, assesses reports of Prigozhin death
OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning more Russians accused of supporting the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with a focus on banks, defence companies and the nuclear sector.
Aug 23, 2023 1:35 PM
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Cabinet ministers leave retreat without new plans to address housing crisis
CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal Liberal cabinet wrapped up a three-day retreat in Prince Edward Island on Wednesday promising to heed calls from Canadians to fix the housing crisis, but without any specific new plans to do so.
Aug 23, 2023 1:07 PM
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Video captures 'incredibly rare' B.C. wildfire tornado over lake
LILLOOET, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service has shared a video showing what it calls an "incredibly rare" fire tornado, also known as a fire whirl, that was whipped up over Gun Lake in the Central Interior.
Aug 23, 2023 1:06 PM
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Quebec missing 8,558 teachers days before start of school year
Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville attempted to reassure parents Wednesday as he confirmed that the province is still missing thousands of teachers just days before the start of the school year.
Aug 23, 2023 1:02 PM
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Canadians split on whether to blame provinces or feds for housing crisis: poll
OTTAWA — Despite what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said recently, a new poll suggests 40 per cent of Canadians think his government is to blame for the country's housing crisis. Leger surveyed 1,537 people between Aug.
Aug 23, 2023 9:16 AM
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In the news today: Wildfires in B.C. and NWT, Yellowknife still under threat
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Rain, lightning expected in B.C.
Aug 23, 2023 2:15 AM
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Firefighter attends citizenship ceremony while on front lines of B.C. wildfire
POPKUM, B.C. — When Walter Roos was planning for the ceremony over Zoom where he would become a Canadian citizen, he expected to attend in business attire while at home in Popkum, B.C., east of Chilliwack.
Aug 23, 2023 2:00 AM
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Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says
A growing body of international research suggests pollution from wildfire smoke can produce cognitive deficits, post-traumatic stress and may even increase the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Aug 23, 2023 2:00 AM
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