Category Archives: Canada
Chief coroner asks outside force to probe indigenous teen deaths in Thunder Bay
Ontario’s chief coroner has asked an outside police force to assist Thunder Bay police in investigating the deaths of two indigenous teens that garnered national attention due to concerns levell...
Jun 22, 2017
Child and youth advocate urges change: indigenous communities 'must be heard'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s child and youth advocate wants the province to put local communities at the heart of efforts to protect indigenous children at risk. Jackie L...
Jun 22, 2017
Manitoba eyes options to keep homes heated this winter in cut-off community
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it is considering bringing in extra propane storage units and converting some homes to electricity to help people in isolated Churchill get through next winter....
Jun 22, 2017
Ottawa announces $1 million for project addressing gaps in tidal energy
HALIFAX - The federal government will bolster a project aimed at addressing challenges in harnessing the crushing tides of the Bay of Fundy and beyond to create renewable energy, Canada’s natura...
Jun 22, 2017
$50M breakdown-prone ferry to Fogo Island out of service with ice damage
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The ferry to Fogo Island, one of Newfoundland’s prime tourism destinations, is out of service once again with ice damage to its hull. The $50-million MV Veteran has had ...
Jun 22, 2017
Groups in Lethbridge, Alta., to make request for safe site for drug consumption
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta city in the throes of an opioid crisis is the latest community planning to seek approval for a safe consumption site for drug users. A coalition of community gro...
Jun 22, 2017
Player jailed for punching referee twice after being ejected from championship
CHARLOTTETOWN - An 18-year-old hockey player from P.E.I. who punched a referee twice in the face, cutting his lip, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. Cole Trevor Crane was being escorted off the i...
Jun 22, 2017
Newly minted Conservative leader Scheer leader to hit the road this summer
OTTAWA - Before Canada’s new Conservative leader arrived at a news conference this week to opine on the spring session of Parliament, an aide affixed a sign to the podium: “Andrew Scheer, ...
Jun 22, 2017
U.S. to take 'do no harm' approach to NAFTA talks: Trump's trade representative
OTTAWA - Donald Trump’s trade czar says U.S. negotiators will take a “do-no-harm” approach to renegotiating NAFTA amid fears that altering the deal could hurt many American agricultu...
Jun 22, 2017
Breweries make case that Alberta's beer tax system is unconstitutional
CALGARY - Lawyers for two breweries challenged the constitutionality of Alberta’s tax system on small breweries Thursday, arguing the system unfairly favours producers in the province. Toronto-b...
Jun 22, 2017