Category Archives: Canada
Halifax police make arrest in breach of N.S. freedom-of-information website
Halifax police have charged a 19-year-old Halifax man following a breach of Nova Scotia’s freedom-of-information web portal - a problem that went unnoticed until a provincial employee made a typ...
Apr 11, 2018
Drug package including 'shatter' seized at Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick
RENOUS, N.B. - A package of drugs that included a marijuana concentrate known as shatter has been seized at the federal Atlantic Institution prison in New Brunswick. A news release from the jail says ...
Apr 11, 2018
It'll take months to distribute over $9M raised for Humboldt Broncos: GoFundMe
It will take several months to distribute the more than $9.1 million raised so far for the victims of a fatal bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos, says the platform hosting the online crowdfundin...
Apr 11, 2018
Notley 'a little bit more convinced' about federal action on Trans Mountain
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says Ottawa has promised specific action to try to break the impasse over the Trans Mountain pipeline, but federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau won’t say ...
Apr 11, 2018
Document reveals ex-Liberal minister Daoust opposed sale of Rona shares
QUEBEC - Ex-Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Jacques Daoust wrote in a political document before his death last year he was opposed to the sale of Rona shares to U.S. interests in 2014. The document, o...
Apr 11, 2018
Muskrat Falls report recommends soil removal from megaproject's reservoir
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A new report is recommending the capping of wetlands and removal of soil to reduce the buildup of toxic methylmercury in the reservoir for the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric proj...
Apr 11, 2018
Study suggests marine heat waves getting more frequent, lasting longer
HALIFAX - Heat waves in the world’s oceans are getting longer and more frequent, according to a new study that warns the phenomenon will likely continue to alter marine ecosystems, harm fisherie...
Apr 11, 2018
Promoters, law prof at odds over whether Quebec rodeos violated animal welfare
MONTREAL - A popular western festival and a Montreal law professor are at odds again over whether rodeo events in Quebec last year contravened the province’s animal-welfare rules. Alain Roy of U...
Apr 11, 2018
As more Chinese newcomers call Halifax home, early signs of a Chinatown emerge
HALIFAX - In a corner of Halifax’s historic south end, Mandarin signs have started to sprout up: They appoint dumpling and dessert restaurants, bubble tea cafes, rental housing and a barbershop....
Apr 11, 2018
'It's past a nightmare:' Father of hockey crash survivor recalls carnage
TISDALE, Sask. - Last Friday, Myles Shumlanski sped down the highway to the scene of a nightmare. He stopped there again Tuesday, looking through snow for wallets, cellphones and other belongings of t...
Apr 11, 2018