Category Archives: Canada

Cree suspect Hydro-Quebec behind disappearance of local geese, eelgrass meadows
When children of the James Bay Cree grow old enough to hunt, their elders take them for a Walking Out. “It’s the first time a child touches the ground, the first time meeting Mother Nature...
Mar 18, 2018
Four Chinese pandas to be moved to Calgary after 5 years in Toronto
TORONTO - Today is the latest chance to see the giant pandas at the Toronto Zoo before the bears head west to Calgary. Two of the pandas - Da Mao and Er Shun - arrived at the zoo on loan from China in...
Mar 18, 2018
TSB probing death on cargo ship in eastern Quebec
PORT-DANIEL-GASCONS, Que. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team to Quebec to investigate a fatality aboard a cargo ship. Few details have been disclosed, but it’s believe...
Mar 18, 2018
Canada's oldest St. Patrick's Day parade set for Montreal
MONTREAL - Downtown Montreal will be awash in green today as the city stages its 195th edition of the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Tens of thousands of people are expected to line the streets to wa...
Mar 18, 2018

RCMP move to arrest pipeline protesters at entrance to Trans Mountain work site
Authorities in British Columbia arrested anti-pipeline protesters Saturday on Burnaby Mountain, a first in a string of actions demonstrators said they have planned for the coming week. Amina Moustaqim...
Mar 17, 2018

Conservative defence critic questions plan to send Canadian peacekeepers to Mali
The Conservative defence critic is questioning the Trudeau government’s decision to send peacekeeping troops to the troubled West African nation of Mali. A senior government source, speaking on ...
Mar 17, 2018

New Brunswick boxer David Whittom dies months after suffering brain hemorrhage
New Brunswick boxer David Whittom, who had been in an induced coma since suffering a brain hemorrhage following a fight last spring, has died. He was 39. His partner, Jelena Zerdoner, announced his de...
Mar 17, 2018
Airline passenger-rights bill claws back protections for travellers: advocate
HALIFAX - Proposed federal legislation that will lay the groundwork for an airline passenger bill of rights could claw back existing protections for air travellers, an airline passenger rights advocat...
Mar 17, 2018
Search continues for 10-year-old Montreal boy missing since Monday
Montreal police continued searching backyards and going door to door on Saturday in the search for a missing 10-year-old boy, as his family continued to plead for his safe return. Ariel Jeffrey Kouako...
Mar 17, 2018
Rapper Classified releases song to empower those who feel 'powerless'
HALIFAX - Canadian rapper Classified has released a new song in support of people who feel powerless, with a focus on women and children who have suffered abuse. The Nova Scotia musician - whose real ...
Mar 17, 2018