Nova Scotia floods cause “unimaginable” damage; four people missing
Ottawa, CanadaReuters The heaviest rain to hit the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia in more than 50 years triggered floods causing “unimaginable” damage, and four people are missing, including two children, officials said on Saturday. The storm, which started on Friday, dumped more than 25 centimetres on some parts in just 24 hours – […]
Russian mercenaries return to bases after challenge to Putin’s authority
Rostov-on-Don/Voronezh, Russia Reuters Heavily armed Russian mercenaries withdrew from the southern Russian city of Rostov under a deal that halted their rapid advance on Moscow but raised questions on Sunday about President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Ending their short-lived mutiny, fighters of the Wagner group began heading back to their bases late on Saturday […]
Canada on track for its worst-ever wildfire season
Ottawa, Canada Reuters Canada is on track for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction as warm and dry conditions are forecast to persist through to the end of the summer after an unprecedented start to the fire season, officials said on Monday. Blazes are burning in nearly all Canadian provinces and territories, and federal government […]
Canadian PM Trudeau visits Alberta as wildfires rage
Ottawa, Canada Reuters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Alberta on Monday as raging wildfires prompted mass evacuations and reduced energy production in Canada’s main oil-producing province, where meteorologists expect virtually no rain for 10 days or so. In the provincial capital Edmonton, Trudeau received an update on firefighting efforts by Canadian soldiers sent to help […]
Canada unveils revised $C23 billion compensation deal for Indigenous children
Ottawa, Canada Reuters Canada’s Federal Government and a group of Indigenous people have reached a revised $C23.34 billion agreement to compensate First Nations children and families for the decades of harm caused by a discriminatory welfare system. The terms of the deal, announced by the Canadian Government in a statement on Wednesday, were revised to […]
Eight dead crossing river in attempt to enter US from Canada – police
Akwesasne, Quebec Reuters Police in Canada recovered two more bodies, including that of a missing infant, near the US-Canada border on Friday, bringing the total to eight victims from two families who died this week trying to enter the US from Canada by boat across the St Lawrence River. “Two additional bodies have been recovered, […]
Roxham Road, asylum-seeker destination, busy after Biden-Trudeau pact
Champlain, New York/Toronto, CanadaReuters Asylum seekers warned by police they could be sent back continued to walk into Canada through the unofficial United States border crossing into Quebec at Roxham Road a day after the two countries amended a 20-year-old asylum pact trying to stem the influx. On Saturday afternoon, as snow began to fall […]
Canada, US amend decades-old pact after surge in irregular asylum seekers
Reuters Canada and the United States on Friday changed a two-decade-old refugee agreement as part of their attempts to reduce the record influx of asylum seekers entering Canada via unofficial border crossings. The deal was the news highlight of US President Joe Biden’s first visit to Canada as president and could provide some relief to […]
Canada, US reach deal to close unofficial border crossings – reports
Ottawa, CanadaReuters The Canadian and US governments have agreed to update an asylum seekers pact that would allow for the closure of an unofficial US-Canada border crossing at Roxham Road, between New York state and the province of Quebec, according to media reports on Thursday. A sharp increase in asylum seekers entering Canada through unofficial […]
US does not know what objects military shot down over weekend
Washington DC, US/Bejing, ChinaReuters The United States said on Monday it still did not know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects that its military shot down over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing traded accusations about high-altitude balloons. American and Canadian officials were unable to explain the origin of three objects US fighter […]