Category Archives: Canada
Canada mishandling nuclear waste plans warn First Nations, environmental groups
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders say they have not been properly consulted about the prospect of a nuclear waste disposal site being established northwest of Ottawa near a prominent nuclear research cen...
Apr 23, 2018
The Latest: Pedestrians struck by van in Toronto
TORONTO - 12:45 a.m. Toronto police say the suspect in Monday’s van attack, Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Police say informati...
Apr 23, 2018
Former pilot asks to be reinstated after quitting over alleged gender dispute
OTTAWA - A former pilot is asking the Canadian Human Rights Commission to resurrect her “lifelong dream” to fly for a major airline - an ambition she abandoned five years ago after she was...
Apr 23, 2018
'This is a huge environmental issue': City looks at restricting flyer delivery
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s capital is considering restricting flyer and ad mail delivery, potentially joining other Canadian cities that give residents the option of vetoing the uninvited paper clo...
Apr 23, 2018
Russian rocket stage with toxic fuel to fall in Canadian Arctic
Another Russian rocket stage likely to be holding highly toxic fuel is slated to splash down in environmentally sensitive waters of the Canadian Arctic on Wednesday. Documents on the website of the Eu...
Apr 23, 2018
NDP wants MPs to invite Pope Francis to apologize for residential schools
OTTAWA - The NDP is hoping MPs from other parties will join them in issuing a formal invitation to Pope Francis to apologize to residential school survivors. NDP MP Charlie Angus said an opposition da...
Apr 23, 2018
N.S. reports another online privacy breach, this time at Halifax school board
HALIFAX - There’s been another online privacy breach in Nova Scotia, this time involving an internet-based registration system used by Halifax’s school board. The board, now known as the H...
Apr 23, 2018
Ten dead, 15 injured in van incident authorities call an horrific attack
TORONTO - The death toll rose to at least 10 late Monday following a “horrific attack” in which a young man drove a van into a crowd of pedestrians along a stretch of one of Toronto’...
Apr 23, 2018
Canada to oppose Alaska oil drilling on caribou habitat: minister
Three levels of Canadian government say they will oppose the latest attempt to open the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. “Canada supports the continued conservation of the Porcup...
Apr 23, 2018
Nuclear threat warning broadcast in Winnipeg neighbourhood a prank: police
WINNIPEG - Police say a warning of a nuclear threat that was broadcast in a downtown Winnipeg neighbourhood was a prank. The audio recording blasted through Osborne Village around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday ...
Apr 23, 2018