Category Archives: Canada
Leaked U.S. climate change report should be replicated in Canada: Institute
OTTAWA - The Canadian government should look at trying to replicate the research in a new U.S. report leaked this week that bluntly says climate change is real and is already having an impact on weath...
Aug 08, 2017
Indigenous heritage doesn't overrule other factors in adoption: B.C. court
VANCOUVER - Aboriginal heritage must be considered when placing a child with an adoptive family, but it does not overrule all other factors in deciding their best interests, the British Columbia Court...
Aug 08, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Aug. 8 --- OTTAWA LOOKING TO BEEF UP BLOOD/ALCOHOL RULES: Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is considering lowering the legal alcohol limit for l...
Aug 08, 2017
Missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls inquiry loses director
OTTAWA - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has lost another high-profile member of its entourage. Waneek Horn-Miller, a former Olympian who was working as the i...
Aug 08, 2017
Hot, dry conditions see 28 new wildfire starts in less than two days in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A combination of lightning and tinder-dry conditions has led to more than two dozen new wildfires starting in British Columbia over a two-day period. Kevin Skrepnek of the BC Wildfire...
Aug 08, 2017
'Fire and fury like world has never seen': Trump threat over North Korea nukes
WASHINGTON - With crossed arms and a cold stare, Donald Trump uttered the most threatening words of his presidency on Tuesday, warning of a strike of unprecedented “fire,” “fury,R...
Aug 08, 2017
Alberta hopes program will reduce family violence in immigrant communities
EDMONTON - Alberta hopes to reduce domestic violence in immigrant communities by teaching men and boys not to take their frustrations of living in a new country out on the women and girls in their fam...
Aug 08, 2017
Hips don't lie: unearthed dinosaur pelvic bones shake up family tree
EDMONTON - Dinosaur hip bones unearthed by a University of Alberta paleontology student are shaking up the family tree of a group of small meat-eaters that lived 75 million years ago, and the student ...
Aug 08, 2017
N.L. health minister uses CPR to save man's life at Gander Legion
GANDER, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister used CPR to save a man’s life at a local legion on the weekend. John Haggie, a doctor, was digging into a plate of brewis - a tra...
Aug 08, 2017
Consultations on 'systemic racism' in Quebec dividing province's political left
MONTREAL - Quebec is being widely criticized for its plan to launch public consultations on systemic racism, even by those who agree visible minorities face many structural barriers in the province. T...
Aug 08, 2017