Canada

Canada

Rob Ford, divisive former Toronto mayor, loses battle with cancer

Former Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, has died of cancer at the age of 46. A controversial character, he gained international notoriety in 2013, when he

22/03/2016

Canada

[Watch] Inmates escape Canadian jail by helicopter

Two inmates at a Canadian jail created their own version of “The Great Escape”, fleeing Quebec’s St-Jérôme jail by clinging to a cord attached to a

17/03/2016

Sport

Westbrook and Bryant shine as West beat East in All star game

The 65th edition of the NBA All star game took place over the weekend the Eastern Conference’s star players against their Western Conference

15/02/2016

Canada

Canada to end bombing campaign against ISIL within two weeks

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the country would be pulling out by 22 February its six fighter jets that have been bombing

08/02/2016

Canada

Teen charged with four counts of murder in Canada shooting

Hundreds of people have attended a church vigil in memory of the four victims of Friday’s school shooting in the remote community of La Loche in

26/01/2016

Canada

'National' funeral for Celine Dion's husband 'over the top'

The cost of organising the “national” funeral for Celine Dion’s husband was picked up by the government of Quebec. That’s despite Dion being the

25/01/2016

Canada

Severe turbulence injures 7 on transatlantic flight to Milan

A transatlantic flight from Miami, Florida to the Milan, Italy has been diverted to Newfoundland in Canada after hitting severe turbulence. The

25/01/2016

Canada

Canada: Teenage shooting suspect charged with first degree murder

A 17-year-old is facing first degree murder charges after two schoolteachers and two teenage brothers were shot dead in the remote Canadian community

24/01/2016

Canada

Canada school shooting: four people dead, male suspect in custody

Several people are dead and a male suspect has been taken into custody following a shooting at a school in La Roche, Canada.

23/01/2016

Canada

Condolences from Canada PM after death of Celine Dion's husband René Angélil

Tributes are being paid to René Angélil, the husband and ex-manager of Canadian singing star Celine Dion, who has died aged 73 after a long battle

15/01/2016

Canada

Celine Dion's husband has died after a long battle with cancer

René Angélil, the husband of award-winning Canadian singer Celine Dion, died on Thursday )January 14) at the age of 73 after a long battle with

14/01/2016

Cinema

'The Revenant': DiCaprio in epic tale of survival and revenge

Inspired by true events, ‘The Revenant’ captures one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an

08/01/2016

Canada

Air Canada plane makes emergency landing after turbulence injuries

An Air Canada Shanghai to Toronto flight had to make a stop in Calgary after several passengers were injured in extreme turbulence. Twenty-one

31/12/2015

Canada

Canada: Syrian refugees get VIP welcome

First Syrian refugees arrive in Canada 10,000 by the end of year – PM Trudeau Further 15,000 by end of February 2016 The first

11/12/2015

Canada

Trudeau to welcome first of daily Syrian refugee flights to Canada

Earlybird Syrian refugees are arriving in small groups at Toronto airport, but Canada’s new prime minister will be there to welcome 2015’s first big

10/12/2015

Sport

She's the one! Lindsey Vonn claims three wins at Lake Louise

Why not ski for free with ‘Gravity’ as euronews sports correspondent Vincent Ménard guides us down the mountain. “Hello and welcome to ‘Gravity’ our

06/12/2015

Sport

Vonn the bomb makes it two at Lake Louise

American Lindsey Vonn skied to her second victory of the weekend at Lake Louise by taking victory in the Downhill. .@lindseyvonn skies into first

05/12/2015

Canada

The Tonbari family of Syrian refugees arrive in Canada

Ibrahim Tonbari and his family are starting a new life in Canada. He escaped from the war-torn city of Homs in Syria to neighbouring Lebanon with

01/12/2015

Sport

Crashed Ice shaken and stirred in Quebec City

Crashed Ice got underway with the season opener in Quebec City, Canada. Cameron Naasz took the ice cross downhill for the United States in the men’s

29/11/2015

Sport

Aksel Lund Svindal shines in Lake Louise

Olympic and World Champion Aksel Lund Svindal kept his composure to prevent Italian rival Peter Fill from sealing his second Alpine Skiing World Cup

28/11/2015

Culture news

The Wainwright sisters sing El Condor Pasa

It was Simon and Garfunkle with tones that seemed to tiptoe over the words who made the song “El Condor Pasa” famous. Now another version has been

27/11/2015

Canada

Canada reduces refugee intake to 10,000 by the year's end

Canada is to reduce the number of Syrian refugees allowed into the country to 10,000 by the year’s end. Originally Ottawa planned to accept 25,000

25/11/2015

Canada

#Flushgate: Montreal's controversial sewage dump begins

Montreal begins a controversial eight-billion-litre sewage dump into its river. The city says it's the most environmentally-friendly option.

12/11/2015

Economy

Blackberry aims to regain market share with first Android phone

After years of relying on its own software, Blackberry is to break with tradition and use Google’s Android operating system. The Canadian group’s

06/11/2015

Canada

Canada: Justin Trudeau breaks new ground as he is sworn in as PM

Autumn sunshine and adoring crowds were on hand as Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, 43, headed to his swearing-in ceremony as Canada’s new prime

04/11/2015

Canada

Trudeau's 'simple message' embodies major ambitions

Canada once earned a good reputation in the world. But under the new prime minister’s predecessor it suffered. Restoring the reputation is high on

04/11/2015