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Evacuations increase as wildfire spreads in Alberta, Canada

A huge wildfire raging near Fort McMurray in central Canada has spread, forcing further evacuations and pushing the emergency operations centre 300

06/05/2016

Canada

Canada wildfires spread south, state of emergency in place

A huge wildfire raging near Fort McMurray in Canada has spread south, although a forecast of cooler temperatures and possible rain has raised hopes

05/05/2016

Canada

Alberta wildfire: Two die in a car accident in the rush to flee the flames

Alberta wildfire claims first victims State of emergency is declared 1,600 buildings destroyed by flames A massive wildfire in Alberta, Canada

05/05/2016

Canada

Fires threaten to engulf Canadian city

Neighbourhoods destroyed, 80 000 evacuated from their homes, no casualties and a baby is born in a refuge centre

04/05/2016

Canada

80,000 flee as inferno threatens Canadian oil hub

A vision of climate armageddon in Canada as the abnormally dry arboreal forest ignites and threatens a remote city of 80,000 people, the centre of Canada's tar sands industry

04/05/2016

Canada

Wildfire triggers emergency evacuation in Alberta

Alberta in western Canada is racing to evacuate thousands of people as a wildfire burns out of control. At risk are the 80,000 residents of the city

04/05/2016

Canada

Canada PM condemns "cold-blooded" murder of Philippines hostage

A Canadian man believed to have been killed by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines has been identified as John Ridsdel. The 68-year-old former

26/04/2016

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

15/01/2016

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