Category Archives: Canada
B.C. considers closing wide swath of backcountry because of wildfire risk
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A mix of dry conditions and forecast lightning has officials in British Columbia considering closing access to a vast section of its backcountry to mitigate the wildfire risk. Re...
Aug 10, 2017
Subban joins exclusive group of NHL players with 1 million Twitter followers
TORONTO - P.K. Subban is widely regarded as one of the most entertaining players in the NHL, and he has the Twitter followers to prove it. The Nashville Predators defenceman passed one million Twitter...
Aug 10, 2017
Battle to become one of 5 federal 'superclusters' attracts 50 competitors
OTTAWA - The competition to become one of up to five government-designated technology “superclusters” and draw from a federal funding purse of $950 million has attracted more than 50 propo...
Aug 10, 2017
Woman, 42, charged after infant found dead in Innisfil, Ont.
INNISFIL, Ont. - A 42-year-old woman is facing charges after the body of an infant boy was found in Innisfil, Ont. Police say they made the discovery after a doctor’s office received a call Wedn...
Aug 10, 2017
Five memorable moments from retiring Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall
Brad Wall, who has served as premier of Saskatchewan for nearly a decade, has announced his retirement from politics. The leader of the province’s right-leaning Saskatchewan Party, Wall was nota...
Aug 10, 2017
RCMP settle lawsuit, apologize to B.C. woman acquitted of human smuggling
VANCOUVER - The RCMP have settled a lawsuit and apologized for making what they describe as improper comments about a West Vancouver woman accused and later acquitted of human smuggling. Police spokes...
Aug 10, 2017
4.5 tonnes of unmarked genetically modified salmon fillets sold in Canada
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - It appears Canadians were among the first diners in the world to eat a genetically modified animal - and they likely didn’t know it. U.S.-based AquaBounty Technologies s...
Aug 10, 2017
Timeline: Key dates in the history of the Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER - Kinder Morgan Canada’s proposal to triple the capacity of its Trans Mountain oil pipeline to 900,000 barrels a day has made it through years of regulatory and political scrutiny to s...
Aug 10, 2017
Concerns about integrity of public health-care system prompt audits in B.C.
OTTAWA - With the blessing of the federal government, British Columbia is putting three health clinics under the financial microscope amid long-standing concerns about overbilling and the integrity of...
Aug 10, 2017
Cities press Liberals to cut red tape, revamp funding for key homeless strategy
OTTAWA - Cities struggling to house their homeless are asking the federal government to rethink its cornerstone homelessness program amid concerns about burdensome reporting requirements and inadequat...
Aug 10, 2017