Canada

Delta landfill in British Columbia would turn into a spot for eagle watching in fall

Fall and winter are some of the busiest months for a raptor rescue operation in Delta, B.C., as it prepares for the annual migration of eagles scavenging at the Metro Vancouver landfill. Martina Verst...

Oct 3, 2023

After a four-week campaign, Manitobans to decide on Tories' bid for a third term

WINNIPEG - Manitobans are to make history today as they cast final ballots in an election that has followed four weeks of promises, debates and controversial advertisements. If Heather Stefanson leads...

Oct 3, 2023

B.C. court rejects challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a legal hurdle after a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected a challenge by a residents' association over...

Oct 3, 2023

Major events over the course of the Manitoba election campaign

WINNIPEG - Manitoba voters head to the polls on Tuesday. Here is a list of the major events during the provincial election campaign: - Sept. 5: Premier Heather Stefanson calls an election for Oct. 3, ...

Oct 2, 2023

Mohawk Mothers worry evidence of human remains at McGill work site will be destroyed

MONTREAL - Indigenous women say they are worried potential evidence of human remains at the site of a former Montreal hospital will be destroyed if construction isn't halted. The women, who call thems...

Oct 2, 2023

Trial to begin for former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing secrets

OTTAWA - More than four years after Cameron Jay Ortis was charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, the former RCMP intelligence director is about to get his day in court. Ortis was taken into cust...

Oct 2, 2023

A look at how to avoid a bear encounter after fatal attack in Banff National Park

BANFF, Alta. - A couple and their dog were killed on the weekend in a grizzly bear attack in the wilderness of Banff National Park in Alberta. Here's a look at how to avoid an encounter in bear countr...

Oct 2, 2023

Diwali fireworks advisory issued despite warnings it might be discriminatory: emails

OTTAWA - An Environment Canada advisory that singled out Diwali fireworks as a reason to prepare for poor air quality last October was issued despite multiple warnings from some staff about it being d...

Oct 2, 2023

Federal ministers still lack mandate letters, two months after majority shuffled

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to issue mandate letters for his cabinet ministers, two months after announcing an overhaul to his front bench. Defence Minister Bill Blair said last wee...

Oct 2, 2023

House prepares to vote on new Speaker in rare mid-session election as MPs vie for job

OTTAWA - The House of Commons will vote for a new Speaker tomorrow in a rare mid-session election. Steven Chaplin, a fellow at the University of Ottawa's Public Law Centre, says this is only the secon...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 2, 2023