Category Archives: Canada

Comedian turns tables on prime minister with bare-chested photobomb
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The prime minister’s visit to Atlantic Canada has already included one shirtless selfie - but this time, Justin Trudeau is the photobombee rather than photobomber. Comed...
Aug 16, 2016
Canada's military plan for Africa will be for a "long duration," says Sajjan
OTTAWA - The federal government will soon announce a plan to bolster United Nations peace efforts in Africa, including trans-border operations, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Monday, as he wrappe...
Aug 16, 2016
Ontario Energy Board updates consultation requirements for oil pipelines
TORONTO - The Ontario Energy Board is issuing new guidelines to better define obligations to consult First Nations communities about “hydrocarbon pipelines,” just days after the National E...
Aug 16, 2016

Study needed in New Brunswick to decide how to respond to massive moth outbreak
FREDERICTON - Photos of budworm moths coating trees and roadways in northern New Brunswick may be creepy, but a senior federal scientist says further study is needed to see if the sudden migration war...
Aug 16, 2016
Wandering moose inspires 400-mile cross-border trail
NEWCOMB, N.Y. - The 400-mile trek of a radio-collared moose named Alice is the inspiration for a proposed hiking trail from Ontario’s forested Algonquin Park to the heart of New York’s Adi...
Aug 16, 2016

De Grasse races to bronze in 100 metres, breaks women's hold on Canadian medal haul
RIO DE JANEIRO - Andre De Grasse proved once again that he can run with the best sprinters in the world. The Canadian flew to a personal best time of 9.91 seconds to take the bronze medal in the men...
Aug 16, 2016
Sex assault charge laid against Canadian corporal over alleged incident in Jamaica
OTTAWA - A Canadian Forces corporal has been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident involving another member of the military. The Department of National Defence says the alleged inciden...
Aug 16, 2016

Canada approves transfer of Florida lifer but state mum on approval
TORONTO - The federal government has approved the transfer of a Canadian jailed for 30 years in Florida prisons for a murder committed when he was 18 years old. However, there was no immediate word wh...
Aug 16, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in Montreal pride parade
MONTREAL - Taking part in his third pride parade as prime minister on Sunday, Justin Trudeau said the world looks to Canada for leadership in the fight for universal recognition of the human rights of...
Aug 16, 2016

Feds mapping out potential U.S. vote outcomes, including Trump threatening NAFTA
WASHINGTON - The Canadian government has begun a wide-ranging exercise to plan for the potential effects of the American election, including the possibility of a President Donald Trump threatening to ...
Aug 16, 2016