Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - New research focused off the west coast of North America is giving seismologists a better understanding of what one scientist describes as “the single greatest geophysical hazard to ...

TORONTO - A man accused of hurling concrete blocks from overpasses onto a major Toronto highway is facing multiple charges in connection with the alleged incidents. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerr...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Blunt orders from senior police telling officers to turn a blind eye to a Newfoundland’s man’s crimes shows fresh leadership and civilian oversight are needed, the...

WHITEHORSE - Families of missing and murdered indigenous women told a national inquiry on its final day of hearings in Whitehorse that they have little faith in the process and their trust must be ear...

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Wildlife Preserve north of Whitehorse appears to have turned into a busy nursery, despite the best efforts of staff. Executive director Greg Meredith says the preserve has welco...

ST. ANDREWS, N.B. - The Atlantic Salmon Federation is urging Ottawa to take a more “aggressive” approach with Greenland - where salmon migrate from Canada and are harvested - as returns co...

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - A southern Ontario veterinarian who was found guilty of professional misconduct last year is facing 16 charges following an animal cruelty investigation. The Ontario Society for...

OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has announced $867 million in financial support to help lumber producers and employees weather the impact of punishing new U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwoo...

WINNIPEG - The first new houses are on the way for a Manitoba First Nations community devastated by flooding six years ago. The Lake St. Martin reserve was hit hard in the spring of 2011 and almost 2,...

TORONTO - A forestry company’s multimillion-dollar defamation claim against Greenpeace is a vexatious abuse of the courts, the environmental group says in new Canadian legal filings. In calling ...