Canada

Feds urged to do own review of proposed Alberta coal mine expansion

OTTAWA - A lawyer at the centre of a lobbying effort to stop a coal mine from expanding in Alberta says the federal government's refusal to do its own environmental review of the project is ...

Jul 15, 2020

Charities awaiting word on fate of $912M student-volunteer program

OTTAWA - Non-profit groups that wanted to use Canada Student Services Grant to hire volunteers say they have not heard a peep from the federal government since WE Charity walked away from managing the...

Jul 15, 2020

Fishermen in B.C. catch a barracuda far from its nearest home in California

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A commercial fisherman knew he was staring at a fish out of place when a barracuda landed in his net on Vancouver Island, far from its typical habitat in southern California....

Jul 15, 2020

Bilingual 'Black Lives Matters' street message highlights Montreal artists

MONTREAL - The global protests spurred by George Floyd's death in Minneapolis are taking a colourful form in Montreal today, where some 20 artists are pain...

Jul 15, 2020

Aid for energy heavily weighted towards fossil fuels in COVID-19 response

OTTAWA - Federal energy and environment officials were warned in late April that Canada's clean-tech sector was in danger as COVID-19 knocked the bottom out of the industry. Three ...

Jul 15, 2020

Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet denies anonymous allegations against him

MONTREAL - The leader of the Bloc Quebecois is categorically denying allegations that were made against him Tuesday night in an anonymous Facebook post. Yves-Francois Blanchet reacted today throu...

Jul 15, 2020

Two presumed COVID-19 cases at Nunavut mine may be territory's first infections

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two presumptive cases of COVID-19 at an iron mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. The territory is the only jurisdiction in Canada without a confirmed cas...

Jul 15, 2020

Ethnocultural crime statistics to be collected through police, StatCan co-operation

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada and the country's police chiefs have agreed to help collect and report data about Indigenous and ethnocultural groups when compiling information on victi...

Jul 15, 2020

Atlantic premiers not ready to lift travel restrictions on rest of Canada

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Nearly two weeks after a loosened travel agreement between their provinces came into effect, Atlantic Canadian premiers are not rushing to set a date to welcome visitors from t...

Jul 15, 2020

Search for missing father whose daughters found dead in Quebec enters Day 7

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - The search for the father of two girls found dead in southwest of Quebec City over the weekend is now in its seventh day. The bodies of Norah and Romy Carpentier, aged 11 and 6,...

Jul 15, 2020