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CP NewsAlert: First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
SECHELT — The shishalh First Nation says 41 “additional unmarked graves” have been found as a result of a search with ground-penetrating radar on the site of a former residential school. The nation on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast says the discovery by archeologists brings the number of suspected graves to 81, after initial findings that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six people report feeling ‘sharp prick’ in back of body at Montreal festival: police
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal police have opened a criminal investigation into reports that people at a music festival last weekend were allegedly poisoned without their knowledge. Police say six people have reported feeling a “sharp prick” in the back of their body while they were in the crowd at the îLESONIQ music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: The week in sports photos
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
Here’s a look at some of this week’s top sports photos as selected by editors. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 15, 2025. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians mark 80th anniversary of end to WWII in Ottawa
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Descendants of war veterans gathered today at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to mark the official end of the Second World War. This year marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender and the end of a global conflict that claimed the lives of more than 45,000 Canadian soldiers. Sweat poured down the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!‘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!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 »
1 responseOperation 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 »
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