Category Archives: Canada

Vancouver park board offers tips on how to 'respect' city's coyotes
VANCOUVER - Now that coyote denning season is in full swing, the Vancouver park board is offering some tips for "peaceful coexistence" between the animals and humans. Their pups are born in the spring...
Mar 21, 2023

Procession for Edmonton police officers shot and killed responding to call
EDMONTON - Hundreds of police cars have lined streets in Edmonton as the bodies of two slain city officers are transported from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home. Blue ribbons are wrappe...
Mar 21, 2023

Canada's passport application backlog 'completely eliminated,' minister says
OTTAWA - Families Minister Karina Gould announced today that the federal government has now "completely eliminated" the backlog of passport applications that caused major delays - and major political ...
Mar 21, 2023

Federal minimum wage rising to $16.65 per hour on April 1
OTTAWA - The federal minimum wage is rising to $16.65 per hour on April 1, up from $15.55. The government says the increase is based on the consumer price index, which rose 6.8 per cent in 2022. The f...
Mar 21, 2023

Edmonton zoo says 47-year-old Asian elephant Lucy is too sick to be moved
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Valley Zoo is releasing medical information about an elephant in its care named Lucy after animal rights groups protested for years that she should be moved to a sanctuary. The...
Mar 21, 2023

Ottawa needs 'made-in-Canada' response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act: climate group
OTTAWA - As the federal government readies its spring budget, a climate group is urging Ottawa to pursue a "made-in-Canada" response to U.S. clean energy incentives. The Canadian Climate Institute pub...
Mar 21, 2023

N.W.T. diamond mine reports spill of 450M litres of wastewater
YELLOWKNIFE - The Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories says 450 million litres of wastewater spilled due to a broken pipeline. The spill took place on Feb. 7 but wasn't reported until late...
Mar 21, 2023

Halifax high school student charged with attempted murder after school stabbings
HALIFAX - A 15-year-old student has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two staff members at a Halifax high school were stabbed on Monday. Halifax Regional Police issued a statement...
Mar 21, 2023

Some landowners not letting residential school survivors search property: official
OTTAWA - A special official tasked with providing the government with advice on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing to provide survivors access to their property. Kimberly Murray testifi...
Mar 21, 2023

Families of Montreal fire victims could face long wait for answers, police say
MONTREAL - Police say the families of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal could be facing a long wait for answers, as investigators are working to enter a building described as a "sc...
Mar 21, 2023