Laura Mc Quillan

We begin this morning in Canada where there are growing calls to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics.. Nathan Rarere discussed this with is our correspondent in Canada, Laura McQuillan. Audio

We begin this morning in Canada, Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent Laura McQuillan. Audio

We'll begin this morning in Canada where the people of British Columbia are dealing with some incredible flooding - joining Nathan Rarere is our correspondent Laura McQuillan. Audio

A storm described by officials as a once-in-a-century event has forced thousands from their homes and cut road and rail links around Vancouver.

At least one person has been killed in a landslide and… Audio

Canadian hospitals are firing or suspending healthcare workers who refuse to get vaccinated.

That includes in Quebec, where over 20,000 health care workers will be suspended.

In Ontario, there's no… Audio

We'll be heading round the country to give you an update on the covid-19 situation here in Aotearoa. But first, we'll head to North America where a Canadian citizen has been charged in the USA with… Audio

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrived in home in China at the weekend - marking an end to her nearly three-year US extradition fight.

This came as two Canadians held in China for more… Audio

To Canada now, where Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party has narrowly won the snap-general election - but has failed in its bid to win more seats. Which is always the point when an early election is… Audio

It's snap election day in Canada and there's still several hours until the polls close, to determine the fate of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Liberal Party leader was regarded a warm favourite… Audio

It's election day eve in Canada - with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling a snap election in the hope of securing a bigger share of seats in Parliament. But that tactic seems to have come back to… Audio

We start this morning in Canada where, with only a week until an election, many are saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may well regret calling the surprise poll. Joining Nathan Rarere for a closer… Audio

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been hit by gravel thrown by protesters during a campaign stop.

While he wasn't injured, this is the latest disruption by demonstrators on the campaign… Audio

Canadians will go to the polls next month two years ahead of schedule.

The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a snap summer general election as the country enters into a fourth Covid-19 wave.

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In Canada, more graves of indigenous children at residential schools have been found.

The latest discovery is in British Columbia at a former indigenous residential school known as 'Canada's… Audio

The heat dome may have gone but lightning strikes have continued to spark dozens more wildfires in western Canada.

Emergency services say they there are now trying to control more than 170 fires… Audio

Police in the city of Vancouver say they have responded to 130 sudden deaths since Friday, linking them to the unprecedent heat wave over North America.

The "dome" of static hot air over the western… Audio

An indigenous group in Canada says it has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan.

It comes weeks after the remains of 215 children were found at a… Audio

In Canada, there are calls for the government and the Roman Catholic Church to take concrete action to deal with the continued harms residental schools caused indigenous communities.

Canadians have… Audio