Category Archives: Canada
Quebec village sends threatening legal notices to nearly one-tenth of its population
MONTREAL - The village of Ste-Ptronille, Que., is used to receiving attention from outsiders. Tourists flock to the hamlet at the tip of picturesque Orleans Island to see its French colonial architect...
Jan 20, 2024
Trump card: Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as 'MAGA' politicians
OTTAWA - As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservati...
Jan 20, 2024
That tune coming from an old mine in B. C.? It's probably a bat, singing a love song
VANCOUVER - The high-pitched tweets, trills and chirps sound like the chorus of birds in the treetops. But the songs documented in new research emanate from sites including abandoned mines in British ...
Jan 20, 2024
Extreme cold mostly over in Canada except in northern Alberta
Northern Alberta is the only part of the country still under an extreme cold warning, about a week after Western Canada was gripped by bitter cold and biting winds. Environment Canada says wind chill ...
Jan 20, 2024
Crown won't appeal Quebec woman's acquittal after third trial in daughters' deaths
MONTREAL - The Crown says it won't appeal the acquittal last month of a Quebec woman following a third trial in the deaths of her two daughters. Adele Sorella was acquitted by Quebec Superior Court Ju...
Jan 19, 2024
Critics call for review of Alberta Energy Regulator over withheld liability study
EDMONTON - Critics are calling for a public inquiry into the actions of the Alberta Energy Regulator, after documents surfaced suggesting the agency downplayed the industry's environmental liabilities...
Jan 19, 2024
'There was a plan': Psychologist says Saskatchewan killer had psychopathic traits
MELFORT, Sask. - A criminal investigative psychologist says the killer behind a massacre on a Saskatchewan First Nation had many psychopathic traits and planned his stabbing rampage. "You've got someb...
Jan 19, 2024
B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas' food source: wildlife group
VICTORIA - A British Columbia wildlife protection group says tens of thousands of chinook salmon are being dumped overboard or turned into compost by a commercial fishery that is threatening a primary...
Jan 19, 2024
Court documents identify suspect in Old Montreal fatal fire, but no charges laid
MONTREAL - A convicted killer who police suspect started the fire that killed seven people in Old Montreal last March admits he was at the scene of the arson but claims someone else set the blaze. Doc...
Jan 19, 2024
Affordability, U.S. election to top agenda as federal cabinet meets in Montreal
OTTAWA - The federal cabinet will hear from a range of experts on housing, economics and Canada-U.S. relations over three days of meetings in Montreal next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ...
Jan 19, 2024
