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U.S. wants Canada to join probe of cross-border pollution from B.C. coal mines

U.S. wants Canada to join probe of cross-border pollution from B.C. coal mines

The United States government, including President Joe Biden's White House, has joined calls for Canada to participate in a probe of cross-border pollution coming from coal mines in southern British Columbia. In a statement released last week, the U.
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Personal information about more than 100 military sex misconduct claimants leaked

Personal information about more than 100 military sex misconduct claimants leaked

OTTAWA — The company overseeing the federal government's $900-million settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform is admitting to more privacy breaches, despite repeated promises to have fixed the problem.
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Leak in military sex misconduct deal, Tory leadership poll: In The News for June 15

Leak in military sex misconduct deal, Tory leadership poll: In The News for June 15

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Press to join U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic framework, business leaders urge Ottawa

Press to join U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic framework, business leaders urge Ottawa

WASHINGTON — There's a four-letter F-word American leaders don't much use these days when they talk about international trade: "free.
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No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $50 million draw. The two available $1 million Maxmillion prizes are also going unclaimed.
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177 Ukrainian refugees land in Newfoundland on second provincially-chartered flight

177 Ukrainian refugees land in Newfoundland on second provincially-chartered flight

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As a plane carrying 177 Ukrainian refugees touched down in St. John's, N.L., Tuesday night, Pamela Ryder Lahey was at the front of the crowd inside the airport waiting for five young people to walk through the gates.
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Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair: police did not ask for Emergencies Act

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair: police did not ask for Emergencies Act

OTTAWA — Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland say they didn't hear recommendations from police to enact the Emergencies Act.
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Kelowna latest to declare local state of emergency due to possible flooding

Kelowna latest to declare local state of emergency due to possible flooding

VANCOUVER — The City of Kelowna is the latest to declare a local state of emergency in response to isolated flooding that threatens property in some areas due to higher-than-expected rainfall that has swelled rivers across many parts of British Colum
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Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton, B.C.

Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton, B.C.

LYTTON, B.C. — Harjit Sajjan toured the ruins of Lytton, B.C., on Tuesday, witnessing the full impact of what a wildfire did to the community when it raced through the village in June last year.
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'Whisky war' with Denmark over tiny Arctic island ends peacefully with deal

'Whisky war' with Denmark over tiny Arctic island ends peacefully with deal

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has struck a historic deal with Denmark, settling a dispute stretching back five decades over a 1.3-square-kilometre island in the Arctic.
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