Category Archives: Canada
'No where to go:' Indigenous people recount losses in Wood Buffalo National Park
An extensive report done on Wood Buffalo National Park contains testimony from Indigenous people in the area. Here are a few examples of what they said: Matthew Lepine: For birds, I have nowhere to go...
Jul 15, 2018
Almost every part of Canada's largest national park deteriorating: federal study
An exhaustive federal study of Canada’s largest national park concludes almost every aspect of its environment is deteriorating. The 561-page report on Wood Buffalo National Park says industry, ...
Jul 15, 2018
'Tanks' for the memories: Retired soldier donates maintenance manuals
CALGARY - As an army brat, Lisa Pearce remembers the manuals her father would drag along with the family, posting after posting, over his 30 years in the Canadian Forces. Now the knowledge that Sgt. L...
Jul 15, 2018
Boy, 14, in critical condition after being found in Montreal public pool
MONTREAL - A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being found unconscious at the bottom of a public pool in Montreal. Authorities say a passerby spotted the youth sometime after 11 p.m. at a...
Jul 15, 2018
Industrial building in Prince George, B.C., holds record for most airtight
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The Wood Innovation Research Lab in Prince George, B.C., appears to be nothing more than a modern cedar and black-metal building, but look past the cladding and you’ll find...
Jul 15, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw, however, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for th...
Jul 15, 2018
Indigenous activist arrested after Trans Mountain protest in B.C.
CLEARWATER, B.C. - An Indigenous political activist was briefly detained Saturday following a Trans Mountain pipeline protest in British Columbia’s North Thompson Provincial Park. Kanahus Manuel...
Jul 14, 2018
'A great New Brunswicker:' former premier Ray Frenette dead at 83
FREDERICTON - The 28th premier of New Brunswick has died, according to a press release issued Saturday by the provincial government. Ray Frenette represented the Moncton East riding as a Liberal MLA f...
Jul 14, 2018
After her body caught fire, Ottawa woman calls for more safety regulations
OTTAWA - An Ottawa woman who caught fire in a friend’s backyard says there should be more safety regulations in place for backyard fire products. Hana Engel was left with second- and third-degre...
Jul 14, 2018
Restriction to parts of Temagami put in place where wild fires are spreading
TORONTO - The number of forest fires raging in northeastern Ontario is down, but officials say the battle isn’t over yet. There were 48 active fires in the region as of Saturday afternoon, compa...
Jul 14, 2018