Category Archives: Canada

Mom who received one cent after soldier son's suicide getting Silver Cross
TORONTO - The mother of a Canadian soldier who killed himself after serving in Afghanistan will finally be honoured with a Memorial Cross this weekend, ending a long battle to have the military recogn...
Sep 14, 2016
Complicated, dangerous rescue frees young humpback on B.C.'s central coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A young humpback whale is gouged and covered with bloody abrasions, but is expected to survive being snared in parts of unused marine equipment on British Columbia’s central ...
Sep 14, 2016

Indigenous communities should have power to call in the military: chief
WINNIPEG - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is considering a request to give First Nations the power to directly call in the military when their treaty, environmental and other rights are threatened. Ro...
Sep 14, 2016
Vancouver's empty homes tax to be self-declared, up to 2 per cent of value
Vancouver wants to tax homeowners by as much as two per cent of assessed value for properties they declare vacant, with the hope of freeing up more supply in the city’s crunched rental market. M...
Sep 14, 2016
Nine Canadian soldiers hurt during training accident in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - Nine Canadian soldiers, injured Wednesday in a training accident at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in New Brunswick, were all released from hospital by late afternoon. Five ...
Sep 14, 2016

Actress Evangeline Lilly joins protest against Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
TORONTO - A Canadian star is adding her voice to a chorus of advocacy and labour groups in denouncing the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, teaming up with punk rockers and hip hop artists...
Sep 14, 2016

Alberta's NDP government sets 5,000-megawatt renewable power target
CALGARY - Alberta will offer financial aid to renewable power projects worth $10.5 billion to achieve its goal of having 30 per cent of its power come from renewable sources by 2030, Environment Minis...
Sep 14, 2016
'Hardest part is behind' territorial economies: conference board
The three northern territories will see modest but consistent economic growth starting in a year or two, says the Conference Board of Canada. “I think the difficult part is behind them right now...
Sep 14, 2016
Alberta-based producer launches app for patients to order medical marijuana
EDMONTON - Need some medical marijuana? There’s an app for that. An Alberta-based pot producer has launched a mobile app to make it easier for patients with a prescription to purchase federally-...
Sep 14, 2016

'Quite alarming:' Report finds skies quieter by 1.5 billion fewer birds
North American skies have grown quieter over the last decades by the absent songs of 1.5 billion birds, says the latest summary of bird populations. The survey by dozens of government, university and ...
Sep 14, 2016