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Bombardier said its overall revenue increased 28% to $1.86 billion as it delivered six more business jets in the quarter compared with a year earlier

Bombardier Q3 results beat on strong private jet demand

Canada's Bombardier has today reported third-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates, helped by robust demand for its pricier business jets and aftermarket services, sending shares up 9% in early trade.

Business • 02 Nov 23

Chen Siming was stuck in the transit lounge of the airport for two weeks

Chinese activist stuck in transit lounge now in Canada

A Chinese activist who fled to Taiwan last month and urged authorities there not to deport him said he had arrived in Canada and obtained political asylum.

World • 08 Oct 23

Images on social media showed a dark sky in parts of Greenland (Pic: Orla Joelsen/Reuters)

Canadian wildfire smoke darkens Greenland skies

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has darkened skies in Greenland's west, said residents of the Arctic island who are hundreds of kilometres from Canada's coast.

World • 27 Sep 23

2023 is set to be another record year for Irish goods exports to Canada

2023 set to be record year for Irish exports to Canada

A new report shows that Ireland's goods exports to Canada reached a record high of €3.39 billion in 2022, while 2023 is set to be another record year.

Business • 25 Sep 23

Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed on the grounds of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple

What is known about murder of Sikh separatist leader?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada was "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in British Columbia in June.

World • 19 Sep 23

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'completely rejected' Justin Trudeau's claims (file pic)

Trudeau calling on India to address Sikh leader killing

Canada is not trying to provoke India by suggesting it was linked to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, but wants New Delhi to address the issue properly, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today.

World • 19 Sep 23

Justin Trudeau said any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen was 'an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty'

Canada suspects India involved in Sikh leader's murder

Canada has said it has credible information linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia in June, adding that it had expelled a senior Indian intelligence official.

World • 18 Sep 23

Activity at the Scituate Boat Ramp in Massachusetts
prior to Hurricane Lee

Hurricane Lee nears New England, Canada

After churning for more than a week over the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Lee as closed in on New England and Atlantic Canada, and is likely to make landfall as a tropical storm with drenching rains, powerful winds and a dangerous storm surge.

World • 16 Sep 23

Canadian police said the fatalities were two men in their 20s (File pic)

Shooting at Canada wedding venue leaves two dead

Two people were killed and six others wounded late on Saturday in a shooting in the car park of a reception venue in the Canadian city of Ottawa, authorities said.

World • 04 Sep 23

Over 1,300 unmarked graves found near religious institutions in Canada such as Parliament Hill in Ottawa (File image)

Suspected graves found near Canada Indigenous school

An Indigenous community in western Canada has discovered nearly 100 suspected unmarked graves near the site of a former residential school, officials said.

World • 30 Aug 23

Hay River has been evacuated after nearby Enterprise (pictured) was destroyed by the fires

Fires in northern Canada force evacuation of town

Another town in Canada's Northwest Territories was forced to evacuate today as strong winds and rising temperatures gave new life to vast wildfires.

World • 26 Aug 23

Charred remains on the side of the road beside the highway in Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada

Canada wildfires show signs of improvement

Wildfires that ravaged interiors of British Columbia for the past four days showed some signs of easing yesterday, giving hope to firefighters who have been at the forefront of an "epic" battle, but authorities warn of a long road to recovery.

World • 21 Aug 23

A man sprays water on hot spots near a house in Celista, British Columbia

Western Canada wildfires force thousands to flee

Officials in western Canada's British Columbia have implored tens of thousands of residents to heed warnings and evacuate, as "rapidly evolving" wildfires threatened large parts of the scenic Okanagan Valley, including the city of Kelowna.

World • 20 Aug 23

The McDougall Creek wildfire burns in the hills West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on 17 August

30,000 flee wildfires in British Columbia

Around 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes in western Canada's British Columbia, provincial officials said, as a raging wildfire bore down on the city of Kelowna. A further 36,000 have been told to prepare to flee.

World • 19 Aug 23

A wildfire burns in the hills of West Kelowna, British Columbia

Residents flee as Canada fires spark new evacuations

Residents of Yellowknife scrambled to get out of the remote northern Canadian city before flames blocked their exit, while another wildfire in British Columbia prompted new evacuation orders.

World • 18 Aug 23

People leave Yellowknife after an evacuation order was issued

20,000 residents flee wildfires in Canada's far north

Canadian fire crews are battling to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was issued.

World • 17 Aug 23

In 2000, Canada became the first country to order graphic warnings on packs of cigarettes

Each cigarette in Canada to come with warning label

Each cigarette sold in Canada will have to come with an individual health warning that "cigarettes cause impotence" and cancer, and that there is "poison in every puff" under new rules.

World • 02 Aug 23

Canadian wildfires have burned some 12 million hectares so far this year

Third firefighter dies battling wildfires in Canada

A firefighter has died battling one of the massive blazes devastating Canada's forests this year, British Columbia's premier announced.

World • 30 Jul 23

An aerial view from Air Force One shows hazy skies over Washington

More unhealthy air in North America from Canada fires

Smoke from Canada's wildfires is wreaking havoc on air quality across Ontario and a dozen US states, with monitors warning of very unhealthy or emergency conditions facing millions of people.

World • 28 Jun 23

TSB investigators yesterday boarded the Canadian-flagged Polar Price cargo ship

Canada opens investigation of Titanic sub implosion

Canadian authorities have begun an investigation into the implosion of the Titan submersible, whose disappearance near the wreckage of the Titanic with five men on board had set off a multinational search-and-rescue operation.

World • 25 Jun 23

The Polar Prince arrives at the Port of St John's in Newfoundland, Canada

Ships return as Titan sub recovery operations wind down

The main support ship for the Titan submersible has returned to St John's harbour in Canada following the deep-sea vessel's fatal implosion.

World • 24 Jun 23

The rules ban the discharge of sewage and so-called greywater (file image)

Canada bans cruise ships from dumping sewage near coast

Canada has banned cruise ships from dumping sewage and dirty water close to shore and said it would impose fines of up to C$250,000 (€174,000) for offending vessels.

World • 23 Jun 23

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau previously said that the move by Meta would be 'deeply irresponsible and out of touch'

Meta to end online news access for its users in Canada

Facebook and Instagram users in Canada will be blocked from viewing Canadian news, parent-company Meta said, after the country's government passed a bill requiring digital giants to pay for such content.

Science and Technology • 23 Jun 23

Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman were on board the vessel

5 people who died on board missing sub near Titanic

Five people on a tourist submersible that went missing near the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic are believed to be dead, after the US Coast Guard said that debris had been found after a frantic days long hunt for the vessel.

World • 22 Jun 23

Rear Admiral John Mauger speaks to reporters in Boston to confirm the recovery of debris

Crew on missing sub died in 'catastrophic' event

The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a "catastrophic" event, a US Coast Guard official has said, bringing an end to the search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic.

World • 22 Jun 23