Category Archives: Canada
Halifax fire officials worry about sudden 'reburn' of northwest of city
Halifax's deputy fire chief says an out-of-control wildfire burning northwest of the city has not grown beyond the evacuation perimeter, where 200 homes and structures have been either damaged or dest...
May 31, 2023
Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan evacuated due to wildfire
FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. - A hamlet in northern Alberta has been placed under an evacuation order as a wildfire burns nearby. Residents of Fort Chipewyan, a community of about 800 people, had been told e...
May 30, 2023
Auditor general calls for immediate action to protect children and youth in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Canada's auditor general says early findings in a review of child and family services in Nunavut were so alarming that her office immediately raised concerns with the territorial go...
May 30, 2023
John Hannaford named new clerk of the Privy Council, as Janice Charette retires
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new head of the federal public service. John Hannaford, who is currently the deputy minister of natural resources, will become clerk of the Privy...
May 30, 2023
Amid hot, dry weather, Quebec forest fire prevention group on high alert
MONTREAL - Quebec's forest fire prevention agency is maintaining a high alert and says the current weather is a cause for concern. The province on Sunday ordered a ban on open fires and the agency, kn...
May 30, 2023
Supporters of missing human-rights defender say he is being detained in China
OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a missing Chinese human-rights defender say they have credible word he has been imprisoned in China since October. They say in a statement that Dong Guangping is bein...
May 30, 2023
Government amending Atlantic Accords to include offshore wind energy, spur production
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says new legislation will let Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador tap into the potential of offshore wind power development. He introduced ...
May 30, 2023
'Frightening' Halifax wildfire shows risk when hot, dry weather hits Maritimes
The wildfire that ignited Sunday outside Halifax seemingly came out of nowhere, but experts say factors including a string of dry days, gusty winds and debris from post-tropical storm Fiona set the st...
May 30, 2023
Canada will keep up with U.S., won't cut corners on permitting reform, Wilkinson says
WASHINGTON - Canada's natural resources minister says he won't be "cutting corners" when it comes to the environmental assessment process for energy projects. Jonathan Wilkinson says the government is...
May 30, 2023
Drug policy advocate group Moms Stop the Harm wants meeting with Poilievre
OTTAWA - The co-founder of a network of mothers whose children died of drug overdoses says she wants to speak with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about his opposition to prescribing a safer supp...
May 30, 2023