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How has climate change shifted the odds of extreme cold? A new tool seeks the answer

How has climate change shifted the odds of extreme cold? A new tool seeks the answer

Federal environment officials will be able to quickly analyze how climate change is shifting the odds of extreme cold temperatures starting this winter, officials said Friday, broadening the application of a system rolled out over the summer to study
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B.C. port employers, foremen's union return to negotiation table with mediator

B.C. port employers, foremen's union return to negotiation table with mediator

VANCOUVER — Employers and the union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports will return to the negotiating table next week with a mediator in the latest push for a resolution in the labour dispute.
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'Intolerable': Educators at youth detention centre accused of having sex with minors

'Intolerable': Educators at youth detention centre accused of having sex with minors

MONTREAL — Quebec's social services minister says he's outraged by reports that educators at a detention centre for youth in Montreal had sexual relations with minor detainees — and that one of the employees allegedly had a baby with a teenage reside
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Canadian consensus on immigration under threat, but not gone: immigration minister

Canadian consensus on immigration under threat, but not gone: immigration minister

OTTAWA — Canada's long-held consensus on immigration is under threat but has not disappeared, the immigration minister said in an interview after announcing a major cut to the number of newcomers to Canada.
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Canada condemns 'horrifying' violence in Haiti as political transition challenged

Canada condemns 'horrifying' violence in Haiti as political transition challenged

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of "horrifying violence" perpetrated by gangs in Haiti.
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In the news today: Most Canadians would back Harris in U.S.: poll

In the news today: Most Canadians would back Harris in U.S.: poll

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Most Canadians would back Harris in U.S.: poll If Canadians could vote in the U.S. election, a majority would choose to send Kamala Harris to the White House.
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Majority of Canadians would vote for Kamala Harris in U.S. election: poll

Majority of Canadians would vote for Kamala Harris in U.S. election: poll

WASHINGTON — If Canadians could vote in the U.S. election, a majority would choose to send Kamala Harris to the White House.
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'Beloved' eight-year-old giraffe Jenga dies at Greater Vancouver Zoo

'Beloved' eight-year-old giraffe Jenga dies at Greater Vancouver Zoo

The Greater Vancouver Zoo is mourning the death of one of its iconic animals after Jenga the giraffe was found dead in his barn on Wednesday.
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Crucial B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon

Crucial B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon

VICTORIA — Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon — and it won't be until Monday before the makeup of the legislature is finalized.
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Policy points, partisan jabs mark closing foreign interference hearing

Policy points, partisan jabs mark closing foreign interference hearing

OTTAWA — Participants in a federal public inquiry are calling on Ottawa to take bolder action against foreign interference by making effective use of legal tools, closing loopholes and fostering public education.
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