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90,000 people were forced to evacuate Fort McMurray two weeks ago

Wildfire threatens Canadian oil sand sites

A wildfire burning around the Canadian city of Fort McMurray is growing and moving rapidly north, forcing firefighters to shift their focus to protecting major ...

News • 17 May 16

Home foundations and skeletons of possessions are all that remain in some places

'Heartbreaking' destruction following wildfire

Canadian officials have gotten their first glimpse of the oil sands town of Fort McMurray since a wildfire erupted and saw a "heartbreaking" number of ...

News • 09 May 16

Raging wildfires continue to hit oil production in Canada

Oil climbs on Canada fires, new Saudi minister

Crude prices extended gains today as raging wildfires hit production in Canada, while traders digested also the surprise news that Saudi Arabia had replaced its ...

Business • 09 May 16

Drivers wait for clearance to take firefighting supplies into town on outside of Fort McMurray

Canadian wildfire grows tenfold in size

A massive wildfire that has forced all 88,000 residents to flee Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, has grown tenfold in size.

News • 06 May 16

Canada wildfires the main reason for the rise in oil prices today

Oil up as Canada wildfires threaten crude output

A wildfire threatening Canada's oil sands region and escalating tensions in Libya sparked concern among investors over a near-term supply shortage, driving crude oil prices ...

Business • 05 May 16

Firefighters have been unable to halt the wildfire

Wildfire threatens airport in Canadian city

A massive wildfire that has forced all 88,000 people to flee the western Canadian oil city of Fort McMurray and burned down 1,600 structures is ...

News • 05 May 16

Authorities urged residents to head towards evacuation centres

Canadian city threatened by wildfire

A massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of all 88,000 residents of a western Canadian city has the potential to destroy much of the ...

News • 04 May 16

The boys died when their bobsled hit a gate

Twins killed bobsleighing at Canada Olympic Park

Teenage twin brothers were killed and six of their friends injured after attempting to use their own toboggan on the bobsled track at Canada Olympic ...

News • 08 Feb 16

The incident took place in La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada

Four people killed in shooting at Canadian school

The man suspected of killing four people and injuring several others in Canada's worst school violence in a decade first shot his two brothers at ...

News • 23 Jan 16

Twenty-one passengers were transferred to hospitals from the airport in Alberta, Canada

Passengers injured during turbulence on flight

Turbulence on an Air Canada flight from China injured a number of passengers yesterday and forced the plane to divert to Calgary, Alberta, the airline ...

News • 31 Dec 15

Blackberry said that revenue from smartphone sales also rose for the first time in four quarters

BlackBerry quarterly revenues top expectations

BlackBerry has today reported a smaller than expected fiscal third-quarter loss and its first quarter-to-quarter revenue gain in over two years.

Business • 18 Dec 15

The province of Ontario was one of four regions in Canada to see employment gains in October

Canadian employment level reaches record high

Canada's economy generated 44,000 new jobs in October, lifting the total number employed to an all-time high, according to the government.

Business • 06 Nov 15

Shell's net income slumps 70% in the third quarter of this year

Shell profits down after weak oil forces write-off

Royal Dutch Shell has reported a sharp drop in third-quarter profits on the back of low oil prices and a $8.2 billion charge which included ...

Business • 29 Oct 15

Justin Trudeau has pledged to invest in infrastructure and help stimulate economic growth

Liberals topple Harper's Conservatives in Canada

Canada's Prime Minister-designate, Justin Trudeau, having trounced his Conservative rivals, will face immediate pressure to deliver on a swathe of election promises, from tackling climate ...

News • 20 Oct 15

Stephen Harper is seeking a fourth term in office

Liberals poised to edge Canadian election

Canadians looked set for political change as polls show a strong prospect that Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government will be ousted, or reduced to ...

News • 19 Oct 15

Prime Minister Stephen Harper hailed the result as evidence his government's policies are 'delivering new jobs and economic growth through lower taxes and a balanced budget'

Canada posts first surplus since financial crisis

Canada has posted its first federal budget surplus since the 2008 financial crisis, despite falling oil prices, the government has announced.

Business • 14 Sep 15

The Canadian economy contracted 0.5% in the second quarter

Canada officially falls into recession

Canada fell into recession in the first half of the year, posting its weakest results since the 2008 global financial crisis, government data confirmed today.

Business • 01 Sep 15

All six people on board the plane died (Pic: Transportation Safety Board of Canada)

Six killed in Canada seaplane crash

Four Britons were among six people killed when a seaplane crashed during a sightseeing trip in Canada, the British Foreign Office has confirmed.

News • 25 Aug 15

The Ashley Madison website helps connect people seeking to have extramarital relationships

Possible suicides linked to Ashley Madison hacking

Two possible suicides may be linked to the hacking of adultery website Ashley Madison and the release of its membership data, according to Canadian police.

News • 25 Aug 15

The 0.6% decline in Canada's Q1 GDP was far off the mark of expectations for growth of 0.3%

Canada's economy unexpectedly shrinks in Q1

Canada's economy unexpectedly took a step back in the first quarter with its biggest contraction in nearly six years as business investment and exports fell.

Business • 29 May 15

A second round of permits for working holidays in Canada will be made available later this week

3,850 apply for Canadian working permit

Almost 4,000 people have applied for a Canadian working holiday permit in just over ten minutes this evening.

News • 14 Apr 15

Canada is in the company of a handful of western countries that allow doctor-assisted suicide

Canada overturns ban on euthanasia

The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a ban on physician-assisted suicide, unanimously reversing a decision it made in 1993.

News • 06 Feb 15

US Senate approves a bill authorising construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the US

Oil firms after collapsing close to six year low

Crude prices were down in Asia today, after the US Senate approved a bill to build an oil pipeline from Canada to refineries in the ...

Business • 30 Jan 15

A commemorative flag near the War Memorial in Ottawa where a ceremonial guard was shot and killed by a gunman in October

Two held on terrorism charges in Canada

Canadian police have arrested two brothers on terrorism-related charges, less than three months after the country suffered two Islamist-related attacks- one of them on the ...

News • 10 Jan 15

Kevin Vickers shot lone gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who had earlier killed a Canadian reservist

Ottawa hero appointed ambassador to Ireland

Canadian House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers, who has been praised for stopping a gunman at the country's parliament, has been appointed as the next ...

News • 09 Jan 15