Category Archives: Canada
Trans Mountain outlines construction plans for next six months in Alberta, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Trans Mountain has filed a six-month construction schedule with the National Energy Board for the expansion of its Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline. The company says work has been underway since l...
Jul 03, 2018
Quebec to permit personalized licence plates by the end of the month
MONTREAL - After years of waiting, Quebecers will finally be able to advertise their name, passions or interests for all to see on the licence plate of their vehicles. The Quebec government announced ...
Jul 03, 2018
American musician pulls out of Montreal jazz fest because of controversial show
MONTREAL - American musician Moses Sumney has pulled out of the Montreal International Jazz Festival because of a controversial show that is directed by a white man and features a white woman singing ...
Jul 03, 2018
Parental action, water safety classes key at preventing drownings: expert
A recent spate of drowning incidents in Ontario and Quebec has led to renewed calls for more vigilance around water and making swimming lessons part of the school curriculum. The issue was top of mind...
Jul 03, 2018
Canadian divers hold out hope as Thai soccer team awaits rescue from cave
An Alberta-based explorer who was trapped in a partly flooded cave for days says her heart goes out to the members of a boys’ soccer team as they await rescue from an underground cavern in Thail...
Jul 03, 2018
B.C. taps researchers to explore how basic income could work in the province
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has asked a team of experts to explore how providing people with a basic income could work in the province. Prof. David Green, an economist at the University of British Co...
Jul 03, 2018
Climate change not one heat wave, but a pattern of extremes: scientist
OTTAWA - The scorching heat wave that set records in Ontario and Quebec over the Canada Day long weekend can’t be directly attributed to climate change - but neither can the likelihood of a conn...
Jul 03, 2018
Hundreds of New Brunswick flood victims still out of homes months after deluge
FREDERICTON - Hundreds of people remain out of their homes in New Brunswick months after historic floodwaters swept through the province, destroying buildings and inundating highways. Bill Lawlor, dir...
Jul 03, 2018
Subtle changes for better security at 2018 Calgary Stampede: officials
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is bringing in new security measures to prevent people from using vehicles as weapons, but most people probably won’t notice any changes. The Stampede begins Frida...
Jul 03, 2018
'Not going to make it:' Hopes dashed as talks break down over Churchill rail sale
CHURCHILL, Man. - Residents of Churchill are devastated after learning efforts to restore rail service to the northern Manitoba town have fallen apart. Hudson Bay Railway said talks broke down on Tues...
Jul 03, 2018