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Bus carrying crew for Shania Twain concert crashes on icy highway in Saskatchewan

Bus carrying crew for Shania Twain concert crashes on icy highway in Saskatchewan

WOLSELEY, Sask. — Members of Shania Twain's concert production crew were on a bus that crashed Wednesday morning on an icy highway in southeast Saskatchewan.
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English Montreal school board sues after it's forced to communicate in French

English Montreal school board sues after it's forced to communicate in French

MONTREAL — Quebec’s largest English-language school board says it is taking the provincial government to court over strict language rules requiring almost all of the board’s written communications to be in French.
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Quebec public sector strikes: Nurses, health staff launch two-day walkout

Quebec public sector strikes: Nurses, health staff launch two-day walkout

MONTREAL — Some unionized Quebec health-care workers launched a two-day strike Wednesday, the latest group to walk off the job over stalled contract talks with the provincial government.
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As Trudeau pleads for end to violence, Ottawa says no more Canadians have left Gaza

As Trudeau pleads for end to violence, Ottawa says no more Canadians have left Gaza

OTTAWA — No Canadians were able to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Global Affairs Canada confirmed, hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered an impassioned plea for a "humanitarian pause" in the clashes between Israeli forces a
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Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition

Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition

TORONTO — The Canadian government must take action to stop the degradation of its forests from large-scale industrial logging, a letter signed by more than 100 scientists urged Wednesday.
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Quebec mayor, 23, resigns mid-mandate because of burnout from managing forest fires

Quebec mayor, 23, resigns mid-mandate because of burnout from managing forest fires

CHAPAIS, Que. — One of Quebec's youngest mayors announced Wednesday she will be stepping down next week, suffering the effects of burnout from handling last summer's historic wildfire season in her northern community.
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Trudeau to travel to San Francisco Nov. 15-17 to attend meeting of APEC leaders

Trudeau to travel to San Francisco Nov. 15-17 to attend meeting of APEC leaders

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to San Francisco next week for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
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Elected officials raise alarm about 'terrifying' rise in antisemitism in Canada

Elected officials raise alarm about 'terrifying' rise in antisemitism in Canada

OTTAWA — Federal politicians are raising the alarm about what they say is an increase in antisemitism in Canada after two Jewish institutions in Montreal were hit with firebombs this week.
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Canada, major fossil-fuel producers failing climate targets, jeopardizing transition

Canada, major fossil-fuel producers failing climate targets, jeopardizing transition

TORONTO — Canada and other major fossil-fuel-producing countries are failing to meet targets to keep global warming in check, putting the world’s energy transition at risk, a newly released major international report warned Wednesday.
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From Gaza to Egypt, Canadian woman describes fleeing Israel-Hamas war with young kids

From Gaza to Egypt, Canadian woman describes fleeing Israel-Hamas war with young kids

When Rana Nassrawi got to a hotel room in Cairo, nearly 24 hours after fleeing from Gaza with her two young children, she finally allowed herself to cry. The Mississauga, Ont.
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