Category Archives: Canada
Montreal-born author appointed new chair of UBC's creative writing program
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has announced a new head for its creative writing program, nearly two years after the former chair was suspended amid “serious allegations.” ...
Jun 20, 2017
Mayor of Churchill, Man., says damage to vital rail link may not be so bad
CHURCHILL, Man. - The mayor of Churchill, Man., says damage to a shutdown rail line that has been a vital link for the town of 900 on Hudson Bay may not be as disastrous as first thought. After viewin...
Jun 20, 2017
Edmonton police charge former tech executive in multimillion-dollar fraud case
EDMONTON - A former information technology executive has been charged for allegedly defrauding his employer of more than $8 million. “In the fall of 2016 police received a report of fraud from t...
Jun 20, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, June 20 --- ONE IN TWO CANADIANS WILL GET CANCER, REPORT SAYS: A new report by the Canadian Cancer Society predicts that almost one in every two Canadians wi...
Jun 20, 2017
Actor Colm Feore, newsman Tom Clark on panel to choose new CBC board members
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have put together a star-studded cast to help choose new members of the public broadcaster’s board of directors. Long-time television news broadcaster Tom Clark wil...
Jun 20, 2017
Bank of Canada's 'reimagined' museum aims to make monetary policy fun
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is embarking on a new mission with its soon-to-be-opened museum - to show people just how much fun monetary policy can be. The bank says highlights of the museum include an...
Jun 20, 2017
Opposition calls for Liberals to be true to refugee rhetoric, change system
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs seized on the occasion of World Refugee Day on Tuesday as they applied political pressure on the Liberal government to honour a long-standing promise to refugees by overhauling...
Jun 20, 2017
Young beluga whale struggling after relocation, marine mammal group says
SAINT FABIEN, Que. - It is unclear whether a young whale flown from a New Brunswick river to Quebec is able to eat or has joined other belugas, a marine mammal group says. “The next few days wil...
Jun 20, 2017
Wildlife tally says mosquitoes and blackflies are not among species at risk
OTTAWA - If you’re planning to enjoy the great outdoors this summer, there are good reasons to stock up on bug spray. The latest edition of a national report on wild species in Canada shows ther...
Jun 20, 2017
Supreme Court justice from Newfoundland finally poised to sell St. John's home
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Almost seven months after he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, Justice Malcolm Rowe appears poised to finally sell his home in St. John’s, N.L., where a mori...
Jun 20, 2017