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U.S., Canada agree to work together on reducing B.C. coal mine pollution

U.S., Canada agree to work together on reducing B.C. coal mine pollution

The United States and Canada have agreed to launch a joint probe into a long-running cross-border dispute involving pollution from coal mines in British Columbia flowing into American waters.
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Western Canada's cold snap in January causes $180 million in insurance damages

Western Canada's cold snap in January causes $180 million in insurance damages

VANCOUVER — Extreme cold near the start of this year in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan has led to a damage bill that the Insurance Bureau of Canada says is more than $180 million.
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Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver

Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver's North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes.
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In the news today: Canada sending official to emergency meeting on Haiti crisis

In the news today: Canada sending official to emergency meeting on Haiti crisis

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Families who rescued loved ones from Gaza feel 'scammed' by Canadian government

Families who rescued loved ones from Gaza feel 'scammed' by Canadian government

The young woman's first real hope that she might survive the nightmare she endured in the Gaza Strip came on the same night she was sure that she and her family would be killed.
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Mourning and worry cast pall over Ramadan this year for many Muslim Canadians

Mourning and worry cast pall over Ramadan this year for many Muslim Canadians

Ramadan is usually a joyful time at Reem Sultan's home, but not this year. The London, Ont.
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Canada's UN ambassador set to attend emergency meeting to discuss crisis in Haiti

Canada's UN ambassador set to attend emergency meeting to discuss crisis in Haiti

OTTAWA — Canada is sending an official to attend an emergency meeting in Jamaica on Monday, following an invite from Caribbean leaders who want to discuss escalating gang violence in Haiti.
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Canada says it will join effort to get aid to Gaza through humanitarian sea corridor

Canada says it will join effort to get aid to Gaza through humanitarian sea corridor

OTTAWA — Canada will join an international effort to deliver humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced on Sunday, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians continue to go hungry.
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Father left to pick up the pieces after entire family killed in mass stabbing

Father left to pick up the pieces after entire family killed in mass stabbing

OTTAWA — Dhanushka Wickramasinghe thought his days of living alone in Ottawa were behind him. His home in the suburb of Barrhaven would be quiet when he got back from work a bit shy of 11 p.m.
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Luxury sweet treat from Quebec included in gift bags for Oscar nominees

Luxury sweet treat from Quebec included in gift bags for Oscar nominees

MONTREAL — Some of Hollywood's top actors and directors are getting a treat made exclusively in Quebec to sweeten their Oscar night victories — or make bitter losses a little easier to swallow.
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