Canada

Wildlife group calls for better monitoring of capelin fishery in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - World Wildlife Fund Canada is renewing its call for greater monitoring of a critical, but troubled fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. It says the capelin fishery should be ...

Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2016

Close to 6,000 strollers being recalled due to safety issue

OTTAWA - Health Canada is calling almost 6,000 strollers sold under the brand name Safety 1st. The Step n Go Travel Systems strollers were manufactured in China and distributed by Mississauga, Ont.,-b...

Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2016

Six stories in the news today, Aug. 25

Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- TRUDEAU ARRIVES IN QUEBEC TO DISCUSS FALL AGENDA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to arrive in Saguenay, Que., today to begin a cauc...

Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2016

Five years after mine closure, Asbestos, Que., seeking new identity

ASBESTOS, Que. - To residents of Asbestos, Que., the once-mighty Jeffrey mine that gave the town its identity is known simply as “the hole.” But almost five years after Canada’s larg...

Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2016

Ten years later: Disappearance of senior at Alberta fire lookout still a mystery

EDMONTON - It’s been a decade since 70-year-old Stephanie Stewart vanished while working alone at a wildfire lookout in dense mountain forest in northwestern Alberta. RCMP determined the healthy...

Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2016

Trudeau joins campaign recognizing link between poverty and gender inequality

SAGUENAY, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined a social media campaign urging world leaders to acknowledge that poverty has a disproportionate impact on girls and women. “Women and gi...