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Montreal archeologists find remains of 19th century Irish famine victims
MONTREAL - Archeologists digging at the site of a future light-rail station unearthed a piece of Montreal history last week when they uncovered what is believed to have been a ceme...
Nov 28, 2019
You've got mail: Feds test new e-notification service to save cash, time
OTTAWA - A group of digital disruptors inside the federal government is testing a way to send tens of millions of e-notifications each month to save workers - and taxpayers - time and money. Know...
Nov 28, 2019
'I thought I was going to die:' Manitoba liquor store worker recalls attack
WINNIPEG - One week after a violent liquor store robbery left her unconscious, Randi Chase can clearly recall feeling as if she could not move as her attacker came at her. "I just froze and ...
Nov 28, 2019
Climate change threatens food production in countries that need it most: study
About 90 per cent of humanity - including most of the world's poorest people - faces poorer harvests and smaller catches if efforts to fight climate change don't drastically ramp up, says researc...
Nov 28, 2019
Climate change shifting protected marine ecosystems outside conservation areas
Governments may have to rethink how they conserve ocean ecosystems as climate change forces marine animals from their usual homes, says newly published research. "Things are going to keep changin...
Nov 28, 2019
Mayor of Asbestos, Que., says it's time for town to change its unfortunate name
ASBESTOS, Que. - Tired of having his town associated with a cancer-causing mineral responsible for killing tens of thousands of people globally, the mayor of Asbestos, Que., says it's time for a name ...
Nov 28, 2019
Too late for a carbon tax, says former Ontario Liberal environment minister
OTTAWA - A former Ontario Liberal environment minister says Canada has waited too long for carbon taxes to be a real solution to the country's emissions woes and must shift its focus to massive govern...
Nov 28, 2019
Sen. Lynn Beyak says she's ready for Senate duty again
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak says she's met all the conditions to return to work after being suspended by her colleagues. Last spring, Beyak's fellow senators kicked her out temporarily after concluding t...
Nov 28, 2019
Sami Bebawi trial hears from undercover agent who dug into $10M bribe offer
MONTREAL - An undercover agent was used to flesh out information about a $10-million bribe offered to a key witness in the fraud and corruption case against a former SNC-Lavalin executive, h...
Nov 28, 2019
Human-rights tribunal critical of Ottawa for actions in child welfare case
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is pushing back the deadline for Ottawa to get rolling on compensation for First Nations children and their families over child-welfare services, ...
Nov 28, 2019
