HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — Yvonne Jones, Liberal member of Parliament for Labrador, says she won’t be running in the next federal election. Jones has been public about her past battles with breast cancer, and she told a crowd in Happy Valley-Goose Bay that she is cancer-free, healthy and ready for new adventures. She says … Read more
OTTAWA — A prominent human rights group is calling on Ottawa to follow the U.S. and declare that recent actions by Sudan’s paramilitary force amount to genocide. The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights accused the Rapid Support Forces of carrying out a genocide in the Darfur region months ago, during Sudan’s brutal civil war. … Read more
The heart of winter in Quebec is the coldest time of the year. It begins on Jan. 6 and ends around Valentine’s Day—Feb. 14. On average, these are the coldest five weeks of the year. Montreal, however, hasn’t recorded a minimum temperature below -20°C since February 2023. This season so far, the coldest temperature recorded … Read more
A temperature rollercoaster spans the Prairies into the weekend, with a battle between Arctic air and much milder Pacific air. For those that start the weekend on the colder side of this battle, some tricky travel is possible as snow pushes in. A low-pressure system that developed in northern Alberta during the overnight Thursday will … Read more
The snow you didn’t see coming is always the one that makes you late. Size isn’t everything when it comes to snowfall. Canada receives upwards of a trillion tonnes of snow, enough to fill Lake Ontario, the smaller, inconspicuous dustings create the most insidious road hazards. We’ll dig into this sneaky snow setup and how … Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Analysts expect jobless rate edged up in December Statistics Canada will release the country’s job report for December this morning. November saw Canada’s unemployment rate rise to 6.8 per cent — the highest jobless rate since January 2017 … Read more
OTTAWA — The fight for an independent review body to keep an eye on Canada’s border agency may be over, but there are lingering concerns in civil society circles about how much bite the new watchdog will have. Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel they have been mistreated by the Canada Border Services Agency … Read more
If your first thought about the new show The Pitt is, “Am I really going to watch another medical drama?” I was with you. The genre has been heavily explored for years, largely following the same formula that usually includes an endearing lead doctor character, emotional deaths and some odd medical cases, and overwhelmed student … Read more
Terrible fires raging through densely populated areas of southern California were made worse by an unusual, monthslong lack of rain across the region. The flames have forced more than 100,000 people out of their homes and forced many more to remain alert to flee on a moment’s notice. Flames whipped up earlier this week when … Read more
La Niña is officially—and finally—here. Months of waiting have come to an end as ocean temperatures in the Pacific have now met the criteria necessary to declare an official start to La Niña. Here’s what this pattern could mean for weeks and months ahead. DON’T MISS: El Niño is a distant memory; will Canada feel … Read more