Category Archives: Canada
Analysis: Few options for Canada, allies as Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates
OTTAWA - Without U.S. global leadership, just a few effective ways remain for Canada and its allies to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest attack on Ukraine. Short of dispatchin...
Nov 28, 2018
Legault says government will act quickly on religious symbols in civil service
QUEBEC - The Quebec government will move quickly to prohibit the wearing of religious symbols by teachers and other public-sector workers in positions of authority, Premier Francois Legault said Wedne...
Nov 28, 2018
Labrador Innu angry as Quebec wildlife officials seize caribou gift
MONTREAL - Labrador Innu say caribou meat seized this week by Quebec wildlife officials was a gift from Quebec Cree intended for ceremonial purposes. A statement from the Innu Nation said members from...
Nov 28, 2018
Some facts on the river otter and koi carp
VANCOUVER - A river otter that has taken up residence at a classical Chinese park in Vancouver has eaten valuable koi fish. Here are some facts on koi and river otters: Name: Koi or Nishikigoi Scienti...
Nov 28, 2018
Presence of Saudi crown prince shakes up G20 for Canadian government
OTTAWA - Canada will face a central question in Buenos Aires this week as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with G20 leaders - how will it handle the tense dynamic with Saudi Arabia and the presence...
Nov 28, 2018
RCMP officer breaks down at coroner's inquest recalling officer's last emails
BURNABY, B.C. - A supervisor of an RCMP officer who took his own life in 2013 broke down Wednesday as he read the last few emails exchanged between the two men to a coroner’s inquest. RCMP Supt....
Nov 28, 2018
Feds remove regulatory barriers to trade, hope provinces will follow suit
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking immediate steps to remove some regulatory barriers to trade across the country, hoping to persuade provinces to follow its example. For starters, it is making...
Nov 28, 2018
Fatal Yukon grizzly bear attack on woman, baby needs full investigation: expert
A grizzly bear expert says fatal attacks such as the one on a woman and her baby in Yukon are unusual and it’s important to thoroughly investigate what happened. The Yukon Coroner’s Servic...
Nov 28, 2018
Hockey may shift from 'midget' and other traditional names to age descriptors
Traditional youth hockey age group names - novice, peewee, atom, bantam and, most notably, midget - could soon be revised as at least one provincial hockey organization has kickstarted the process tha...
Nov 28, 2018
Get tough with General Motors Trump-style, union head urges Trudeau
WASHINGTON - The head of Canada’s largest autoworkers union wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to borrow the tactics of the U.S. president and get tough with General Motors, Donald Trump-style....
Nov 28, 2018