Category Archives: Canada
Tenth right whale found dead: 'This population can't sustain another hit'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The first North Atlantic right whale to turn up dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence was a 10-year-old male, back on June 7. Researchers had spotted it just six weeks earlier in C...
Aug 02, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Aug. 2
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 2 --- LATEST BATCH OF CENSUS DATA OUT TODAY Statistics Canada will shine a light today on Canadian families, how they live and the languages they speak, in...
Aug 02, 2017
Trudeau government bolsters Canadian team in U.S. in prep for NAFTA talks
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is beefing up its team in the United States as it prepares a full court press to defend Canada’s interests in the looming renegotiation of the North American Free...
Aug 01, 2017
Another dead right whale found in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: federal officials
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The federal Department of Fisheries has confirmed that yet another North Atlantic right whale has been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In all, the carcasses of 10 of t...
Aug 01, 2017
Canada urges release of Venezuelan political prisoners
OTTAWA - Canada is urging the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro to end its campaign of repression and respect the country’s existing political institutions. Foreign Affairs Minis...
Aug 01, 2017
Toronto man, 58, and son, 6, found dead in apartment, police investigate
TORONTO - A young boy and his father have been found dead in a Toronto apartment in what is believed to be a murder-suicide. Zlatan Cico, 58, and his six-year-old son, Simon, were found without vital ...
Aug 01, 2017
Maintaining cultural exemption a priority for Quebec as NAFTA talks loom
MONTREAL - Although culture isn’t on the table as the NAFTA talks loom, Quebec’s economy minister and the province’s chief negotiator sounded out industry stakeholders Tuesday to ens...
Aug 01, 2017
The difficult tenure of women politicians in Canada: 'I became a target'
Joanne Bernard recalls the shock she felt when she left Nova Scotia’s non-profit sector to work in provincial politics, and suddenly became the target of the worst kind of online vitriol, includ...
Aug 01, 2017
Over 300 buildings gone as B.C. wildfires expected to grow amid smoky conditions
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Wildfires have destroyed more than 300 buildings across British Columbia as smoke creates visibility problems for crews expecting to fight more fires in the coming days, officials say...
Aug 01, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Aug. 1 --- TRUDEAU ‘REGRETS’ COMMENTS IN ROLLING STONE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he “regrets” comments he made about Sen. P...
Aug 01, 2017