Category Archives: Canada
Do not disturb: Calgary Zoo wildlife centre aims to save endangered species
CALGARY - A narrow, snow-covered gravel road winds its way to a hidden gate that opens to a parcel of land on the southern tip of Calgary. But it’s not a typical ranch property. Behind large, wi...
Feb 11, 2019
Former finance minister, diplomat, university chancellor Michael Wilson dies
TORONTO - Michael Wilson, a former politician, diplomat and longtime mental health advocate, has died at 81. The University of Toronto, where Wilson served as chancellor from 2012 to 2018, confirmed h...
Feb 10, 2019
Indigenous pro-oil rally in Alberta stresses energy industry is vital for them
LAC LA BICHE, Alta. - Indigenous supporters of Canada’s oil and gas industry turned out here in force Sunday to make the point that the sector plays a vital role in their lives. “It doesn&...
Feb 10, 2019
Ottawa expects trade interest in China to slow amid tensions with Beijing
OTTAWA - Canada’s trade minister says the government expects Canadian business interest in China to slow given current tensions, but he is confident the two countries will work through their dif...
Feb 10, 2019
Deer break through window of bar, damages politician's office in Oshawa, Ont.
A trio of deer roamed through a city east of Toronto this morning, checking out a local bar and damaging a politician’s office. Oshawa, Ont., bar the Atria posted on its Facebook page this morni...
Feb 10, 2019
Bissonnette judge's 'unusual' sentencing decision likely to be appealed: experts
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge’s “unusual” decision to modify the Criminal Code as he sentenced six-time murderer Alexandre Bissonnette to a life sentence with no possibility of parole fo...
Feb 10, 2019
Senate fixes vibrating camera ahead of TV broadcasting debut
OTTAWA - Viewers won’t have to adjust their television sets when the Senate starts broadcasting its meetings, as the upper chamber says it has fixed a problem with one of its brand new cameras. ...
Feb 10, 2019
Scheer demands PM let Wilson-Raybould talk about SNC-Lavalin discussions
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has written directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to waive solicitor-client privilege so former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould can publ...
Feb 10, 2019
Manitoba premier down south while his social media marvels at Winnipeg snow
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister appeared to marvel on social media in recent days at Winnipeg’s wintry weather, but in reality he was at his vacation home in tropical Costa Rica, his...
Feb 10, 2019
Saskatchewan, Ottawa carbon tax case 'monumental' for Constitution: expert
REGINA - Legal experts, government officials and industry leaders will all watch this week as Saskatchewan and Ottawa head to court over the constitutionality of a federally imposed carbon tax. The fe...
Feb 10, 2019