Canada
Asylum seekers fleeing US put pressure on Canada
Montreal's Olympic Stadium has been opened to shelter a sudden increase in asylum seekers arriving into Canada from the US.
Canadians lead charge for single digital identity
A coalition of Canadian business and government organisations is leading the charge for a single digital identity to be used anywhere in the world. Audio
Man with 24 wives found guilty of polygamy
Two former leaders of a breakaway Mormon sect in Canada have been found guilty of polygamy after a decades-long investigation of the small, isolated group.
Comedy and the art of selling out
Te Radar talks to Sonia Sly about the most memorable show of his career, the art of comedy, why he would call himself a feminist if he was a woman, and the reason he's kept a special item of women's… Audio
British Columbia wildfires: 14,000 people evacuated
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in the Canadian province as more firefighters arrive.
Wildfires continue to rage in Canada with no end in sight
Thousands of people are out of their homes and thousands more are preparing to leave as wildfires rage in British Columbia. Audio
Canada's British Columbia battles wildfires
A state of emergency has been declared by the Canadian province of British Columbia as it battles over 180 wildfires.
Canada on course to legalise recreational cannabis use
Anne McLellan is chair of the Canadian government's Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation. She talks about her government's plan to fully legalise and regulate cannabis by July 2018. Audio
Icebergs 'most beautiful and vulnerable at the end of their lives'
Every once in a while, a truly magnificent iceberg appears in the ocean off Newfoundland. Twillingate's Ice Man Cecil Stockley tells John Campbell about the 'bergs and just how wonderful they are. Video, Audio
Nights' Overseas - Canada
It's the second-largest country by total area and the northernmost country of the North America continent, journalist for Medicine Hat News, Peggy Revell reports from Canada. Audio
Outrage over Canadian 'Haka' energy drink
A group of expat New Zealanders has tried repeatedly to talk to the company behind Haka about its commercial appropriation of Māori culture, but the company won't respond. Video, Audio
Blasts and smoke in downtown Toronto
An underground electrical fire has caused a series of "explosions" in downtown Toronto.
Basic income to be trialled in Ontario
Canada's largest province is experimenting with giving poor people a basic income with no strings attached.
Tiny town turns tourist magnet with iceberg's arrival
A large iceberg is the newest resident of a small town in Newfoundland, Canada. Video
Mammoth iceberg dwarfs Canadian town
A massive iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, has everyone talking. Ferrytown resident Charlie Dunne tells Checkpoint about all the icebergs that float past, and so much more. Video, Audio
Scotland as a province of NZ?
Waipu man George Mutch is behind the idea of Scotland becoming a province of New Zealand. Audio
No one can be taken lightly, says NZ Sevens coach
All Blacks Sevens coach Scott Waldrom says New Zealand is not in a position to take any country lightly on the World circuit.
A fry-up with the All Day Breakfast Stringband
Fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, and close harmonies are the ingredients going into The All Day Breakfast Stringband. The Montreal-based band are in New Zealand doing an extensive tour, and hoping to… Audio
Canadian mining giant denies ordering police operation at Porgera mine
A Canadian company is denying allegations it ordered a raid on a village near the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea.
Giant 100kg gold coin stolen from German museum
A giant gold coin worth $US4 million has been stolen from a museum in Germany.
