More than two dozen U.S. states filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to strike down U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on 60 trading partners — including Canada — over forced labour concerns, arguing he exceeded his authority. The tariffs were announced last month by the U.S. Trade Representative’s office under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade…
Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris. In some cases, only chimneys were left standing. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, were among the most destructive in…
A driver charging his electric taxi and a former law enforcement officer who tried to intervene were among the seven people wounded in a mass shooting at an Idaho fast food restaurant that also left three people dead, according to friends and relatives of the two men. The attack Saturday at a new In-N-Out Burger in…
United Nations human rights experts are urging Canada to “accelerate” investigations into threats to the life of a B.C. Sikh activist critical of India’s government. Five UN special rapporteurs have written to Ottawa expressing “serious concerns” about the safety of Moninder Singh, whom Canadian police have repeatedly warned was at risk. The joint letter said…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wildfires burning on the west side and north end of Okanagan Lake have forced more evacuation orders and alerts. Central Okanagan Emergency Management issued a further evacuation order because of the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, bringing the total number of properties evacuated under its jurisdiction to more than…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 3, 2026 3:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A few months after Artemis II’s lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a mission in space. Joshua Kutryck from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., is one of four members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX…
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have made Andy O’Brien the team’s vice-president of sport performance. O’Brien will oversee the NHL club’s strength and conditioning, sport science and nutrition, injury rehabilitation and mental performance. The 48-year-old from Charlottetown has been a personal trainer of Sidney Crosby, and was a director of sports science and performance…
A severe weekend storm in Quebec had drivers dodging debris and a weather agency investigating whether a tornado may have touched down. The storm hit the Repentigny region, northeast of Montreal, on Sunday. “There seems to be weak rotation that is typical, not every time we see rotation do we have a tornado,” said Kate…
Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state’s health department said on Monday, marking the first fatalities in the largest U.S. outbreak of the intestinal illness. Both individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration, according to medical records. There are no updates on the investigation, the…
Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will vote to advance his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump. The statement from Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis came…
