Category Archives: Canada
Canada won't oppose Site C dam stoppage pending treaty rights challenge
OTTAWA - The federal government is not going to argue against halting construction of the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam in British Columbia while a B.C. court decides if the project violates ...
May 14, 2018
Winter losses of bee colonies in Ontario could be worst on record
MONTREAL - Canadian beekeepers are expressing concern about the effects of poor weather on their colonies, with the president of the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association describing the level of dead ...
May 14, 2018
Oceans discussion at G7 summit in Quebec to replace usual African focus
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is shifting the G7 summit away from its traditional Africa outreach in favour of a session on ocean sustainability that will include the world’s largest political...
May 14, 2018
'Gift to be a part of this community:' Winnipeg Jets fan fever spreads
Eric Meadow drives around his neighbourhood with a giant logo on his car - a blue and white circle with a jet and a maple leaf - signalling to other hockey fans where his allegiance is. On a street in...
May 14, 2018
NAFTA: As deadline nears, Trudeau, Trump discuss prospects of quick deal
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed the possibility Monday of immediately wrapping up a NAFTA deal despite signs of skepticism about whether that goal is fe...
May 14, 2018
Finalists announced for 2017 Michener Award for public service journalism
OTTAWA - The Michener Awards Foundation has announced Cogeco Media, CBC Edmonton, Global News, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, and The Vancouver Sun as the finalists for the 2017 Michener Award ...
May 14, 2018
New Democrat MP who pleads guilty in pipeline protest says he has no regrets
VANCOUVER - New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart says he knew he’d face legal punishment when he violated an injunction at a Kinder Morgan work site but he has no regrets about protesting the expansi...
May 14, 2018
Ottawa to assess impact of climate change on Nova Scotia's land link to Canada
AMHERST, N.S. - Ottawa says it will study ways to protect the 275-year-old dikes that connect Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada from being washed away by rising sea levels, storm surges and other effe...
May 14, 2018
B.C. Sikh man invited to state event in India charged with uttering threats
SURREY, B.C. - A man who caused a furor when he attended an event during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s state visit to India this year has been charged with uttering threats in Surrey, B.C. Mar...
May 14, 2018
Sexual assault victim tells Halifax judge about suicide attempts, PTSD
HALIFAX - She was 17 and in her first year of studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax when she met him, an 18-year-old classmate originally from Calgary. Over the course of 72 hours in September 20...
May 14, 2018