Category Archives: Canada
Challenges and opportunities: Climate change, rail talks bring both to Churchill
CHURCHILL, Man. - A northern Manitoba community on the shore of Hudson Bay is having an identity crisis. The port of Churchill was once bustling with ships laden with grain bound for markets. Now, the...
Jul 23, 2018
'A lot more vigorous:' Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco in third period with new physio
CALGARY - Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is drenched in sweat after a workout that more closely resembled military boot camp than physiotherapy. The 19-year-old’s two-hour ...
Jul 23, 2018
Two dead, 13 injured in downtown Toronto shooting
TORONTO - One woman was killed and 13 people were injured after a shooting in a popular Toronto neighbourhood late Sunday that ended with the death of the suspected gunman, authorities said as they wo...
Jul 22, 2018
Ottawa fails to secure new buyer for Trans Mountain pipeline by deadline
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to become the official owner of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion after failing to quickly flip the project to another private-sector buyer. Pipeline owner K...
Jul 22, 2018
Four First Nations sign agreement-in-principle with B.C., federal governments
CANIM LAKE, British Columbia - A group of four First Nations in British Columbia’s Cariboo region have signed an agreement-in-principle with the provincial and federal governments, moving a step...
Jul 22, 2018
19th-century ship washed up on English beach could have Nova Scotian link
HALIFAX - Researchers say remnants of a nearly 200-year-old ship washed up on an English beach could be the soggy remains of a Nova Scotian vessel. The shipwreck was discovered in 2016 by a local woma...
Jul 22, 2018
Soaring temperatures, high winds could worsen fires in B.C.'s southern Interior
KELOWNA, B.C. - Officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior say the warm temperatures and gusty winds in the forecast could spell the end of two days of relief from wildfires raging in the...
Jul 22, 2018
Canada to resettle dozens of White Helmets and their families from Syria
OTTAWA - Canada has offered to accept dozens of White Helmets and their families from Syria following a dramatic rescue over the weekend that was orchestrated by the Israeli military and personally en...
Jul 22, 2018
Government sets full-time salary range for Justin Trudeau's nanny
OTTAWA - The nanny hired to care for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s three children has been given a full-time government salary - and a slight pay increase. The moves were revealed in an order ...
Jul 22, 2018
Minimum wage increases bite into funding boost for Canada Summer Jobs program
OTTAWA - Rising provincial minimum wages have cut into the reach of the Liberal government’s oft-touted increase to summer jobs spending by reducing the number of weekly hours being funded this ...
Jul 22, 2018