Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: Nuke waste in Ontario; No carbon levy remittance for Saskatchewan
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Key milestone upcoming for Canada's nuclear waste A critical milestone is on th...
Dec 27, 2023
Site for Canada's underground nuclear waste repository to be selected next year
A critical milestone is on the horizon for Canada's 175-year-long plan to bury its nuclear waste underground, with two pairs of Ontario communities set to decide if they would be willing hosts. Late n...
Dec 27, 2023
Quebec public sector negotiations resume after Christmas break as strike threat looms
QUEBEC - Negotiations between the Quebec government and unions representing hundreds of thousands of public-sector employees are resuming today after a short Christmas break. Quebec announced a flurry...
Dec 26, 2023
Search for girl who fell into Quebec river now a recovery mission as it enters Day 5
DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. - Quebec provincial police say the search for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river last week is no longer a rescue operation, but a recovery mission. The child has been ...
Dec 26, 2023
Bovine AI: Alberta cattle rancher says technology helps save time and money
EDMONTON - Ashley Perepelkin says she was born and raised a city girl, never thinking she'd sell fresh beef from cattle she raised on her own Alberta farm with the help of artificial intelligence. "I ...
Dec 26, 2023
Quebec students forbidden from using cellphones in classrooms after winter break
MONTREAL - Quebec's new rule banning cellphones in classrooms will be in effect when students return from the holiday break, making the province the second to implement such a measure, after Ontario. ...
Dec 26, 2023
Warmer than usual Christmas Day for much of Canada, low-visibility fog across Ontario
OTTAWA - Christmas across much of Canada has been warmer than normal, with above zero-temperatures from Ontario to the Maritimes while the West Coast braces for heavy rains. Environment Canada has iss...
Dec 25, 2023
Search for young girl who fell into Quebec river enters fourth day
DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. - Quebec provincial police are resuming a search for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river in a region north of Quebec City on Friday. The child was sledding with her mot...
Dec 25, 2023
Vancouver resident says Gaza used to be 'dressed like a bride' during Christmas
What Omar Mansour misses most about Christmas in the Gaza Strip is the music. Churches, schools and homes played Christmas music starting early December, said the Vancouver resident, and a permanent r...
Dec 25, 2023
'Beauty in the struggle': Edmonton TikToker aims to end hunger with street outreach
EDMONTON - Kora-lea Vidal, once a running back for Canada's silver-medal-winning national football team, says she never thought she'd escape domestic violence and become homeless. Vidal, 36, often pos...
Dec 25, 2023
