Category Archives: Canada
In the news today, March 11
Five stories in the news for Monday, March 11 --- CANADIANS MOURN PLANE CRASH VICTIMS A mother and daughter from Edmonton, a renowned Carleton University professor and an accountant with the City of C...
Mar 11, 2019

Support for climate-change action could wane if no help for coal workers: report
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is hinting the upcoming federal budget might have room for additional aids to help coal industry workers transition to new jobs. The 2018 federal budget...
Mar 11, 2019

Slain teen's family hopes report ensures others don't fall through the cracks
SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man. - The woman who raised a teenage Indigenous girl whose body was found in the Red River says she hopes a new report from the children’s advocate will ensure a similar ...
Mar 11, 2019

A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging about the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Pius Adesanmi: Adesanmi was a Nigerian-bo...
Mar 10, 2019
Scheer urges Trudeau to let Wilson-Raybould speak further on SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must lift a “gag order” and ensure Jody Wilson-Raybould can speak the full truth about her decision to leave cabinet, Conservative Leader Andrew Sche...
Mar 10, 2019
Timeline of the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The news shattered more than two years of relative calm in Africa’s skies. As millions on the continent headed to church on Sunday morning, an Ethiopian Airlines plane to...
Mar 10, 2019
10 years after Cougar chopper crash, families stress issue of workplace safety
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Every March, Lori Chynn makes the same journey across Newfoundland, travelling from her Deer Lake home on the island’s west coast to lay a wreath by a stretch of fence i...
Mar 10, 2019
Ontario professor studies the science behind spark in microwaved grapes
Aaron Slepkov and his buddies first tossed grapes into a microwave back in the mid-1990s. Within seconds, the fruits spark like lightning. He was hooked and broke out the trick at parties. Now, the Tr...
Mar 10, 2019
Metis veterans from Second World War awaiting apology from federal government
OTTAWA - A leader of the Metis National Council has asked Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay to act quickly to ensure an apology is issued to Metis veterans from the Second World War before i...
Mar 10, 2019

Investigators determining the cause of deadly Ethiopian plane crash
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a deadly crash Sunday involving a new aircraft model touted for its environmentally friendly engine that is used by both Air Canada and WestJet. Eigh...
Mar 10, 2019