Category Archives: Canada
Feds set to pick new military rescue plane 14 years after project started
OTTAWA - One of the longest and most contentious defence procurements in Canadian history will inch closer to conclusion Thursday when the federal government announces a replacement for the military&#...
Dec 07, 2016
National concussion protocol to apply to amateur sport groups, minister says
OTTAWA - Professional sports leagues won’t be compelled to adopt national standards on identifying and treating concussions - including when athletes can return to play - but they’ll certa...
Dec 07, 2016
Abuses warrant tossing case against suspected Egyptian terrorist, court urged
TORONTO - The case against an Egyptian man long branded a terrorist threat has been riddled with so many problems over the years that a judge should have ended the proceedings, Federal Court of Appeal...
Dec 07, 2016
Treatment of witnesses after police shooting a sign of systemic racism: expert
WINNIPEG - The actions of police in the minutes that followed the fatal shooting of an indigenous man in a low-income neighbourhood point to systemic racism, an expert witness testified Wednesday. It&...
Dec 07, 2016
A look at the five women in contention to grace the front of the next banknote
TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will announce Thursday which Canadian woman will be the first to grace the front of a banknote. Here’s a look at...
Dec 07, 2016
Tom Jackson puts on impromptu concert for snowed-in travellers in Manitoba
VIRDEN, Man. - Travellers stranded by a blizzard in a Manitoba town got a treat on Tuesday night when singer Tom Jackson put on an impromptu concert in the storm shelter. A dump of snow and howling wi...
Dec 07, 2016
Award-winning scientist says compromise needed on climate debate
WINNIPEG - Canadians need to turn down the heat and start listening to each other when they discuss global warming, says the winner of a major scientific award for his work on Arctic ice and climate c...
Dec 07, 2016
Lasers on a thumbnail reveal Franklin expedition diet, cause of death
New research has shed more light on one of Canada’s enduring mysteries - the fate of the Franklin expedition. Scientists used lasers and high-energy beams from the Canadian Light Source in Saska...
Dec 07, 2016
New Brunswick to phase out coal, put price on carbon in new climate plan
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government will phase out coal as an electricity source under a new climate change plan that also puts a price on carbon. Premier Brian Gallant said Wednesday that clim...
Dec 07, 2016
Quebec aims to increase number of judges, prosecutors to address case crunch
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is investing $175 million to recruit new judges, prosecutors and other staff to help ease the burden on the province’s overloaded justice system. The plan is to hi...
Dec 07, 2016