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High costs putting farming out of reach for young people, affecting all Canadians

High costs putting farming out of reach for young people, affecting all Canadians

MONTREAL — When Myriam Landry started raising goats for their meat in 2018, she started small — because she had to.
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Alberta declares state of emergency due to fires, more than 24,000 out of homes

Alberta declares state of emergency due to fires, more than 24,000 out of homes

CALGARY — Alberta declared a state of emergency Saturday due to the growing threat of wildfires that have forced more than 24,000 people from their homes.
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'Why?' Mother and child fatally stabbed outside Edmonton school, police shoot suspect

'Why?' Mother and child fatally stabbed outside Edmonton school, police shoot suspect

EDMONTON — Dozens of people gathered Saturday around a memorial of flowers and stuffed animals in a park as Indigenous drummers sang in honour of a slain mother and her 11-year-old.
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Parts of Grand Forks, B.C. under evacuation order as floodwaters rise across Interior

Parts of Grand Forks, B.C. under evacuation order as floodwaters rise across Interior

GRAND FORKS, B.C.
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Liberals reject balanced budget and mandatory voting as official policy

Liberals reject balanced budget and mandatory voting as official policy

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal party embraced an expansion of affordable housing, building high-speed rail between Ontario and Quebec, and a basic guaranteed income as their three-day policy convention wrapped up in Ottawa Saturday.
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Quebec public security officials say 89 communities affected by spring flooding

Quebec public security officials say 89 communities affected by spring flooding

MONTREAL — Quebec public security officials say 89 municipalities are dealing with spring flooding with more than 660 people across the province forced to leave their homes.
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Government still investigating why threats against Chong not passed up to cabinet

Government still investigating why threats against Chong not passed up to cabinet

OTTAWA — The government is still investigating why warnings that a Conservative member of Parliament was being threatened by the Chinese government never made it to the desk of any cabinet minister
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Trudeau, Simon take in pageantry of Britain’s first coronation in 70 years

Trudeau, Simon take in pageantry of Britain’s first coronation in 70 years

LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen Mary Simon were among the dignitaries on hand as King Charles III was crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday, marking the formal celebration of the start of his reign as King and his role as Canada’s head of state.
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Canada announces plans to place King Charles on $20 bill, coins

Canada announces plans to place King Charles on $20 bill, coins

OTTAWA — The image of King Charles will eventually replace the queen on Canada's $20 bill and its coins, the federal government announced during Saturday's coronation events.
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Royal-watchers shun sleep to watch coronation of King Charles III

Royal-watchers shun sleep to watch coronation of King Charles III

Some Canadians donned fascinators and sipped tea Saturday morning, shunning sleep to watch the pomp-filled coronation of King Charles III. In Halifax, about 60 people filed into the residence of Nova Scotia’s lieutenant-governor shortly after 6 a.m.
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