Category Archives: Canada

'Great annual snapshot:' Bird numbers down in Waterton bird count after wildfire
WATERTON, Alta. - A Parks Canada official says a powerful wildfire that shut down Waterton Lakes National Park late last summer will inevitably change the species of birds in the area. The blaze began...
Kayla Derkach Jan 13, 2018

Some Canadian media organizations ready to cope with Facebook's changes to feeds
Some members of Canada’s media industry say they expect to be able to weather the potential setback created by the latest change to Facebook’s content sharing priorities. The social networ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 13, 2018

Paper ballots protect against hacks, but other election cyberthreats loom
OTTAWA - As the potential for cyberattacks to undermine the democratic process becomes alarmingly clear, Canadians can take some comfort in the fact that national elections in this country are still c...
Kayla Derkach Jan 13, 2018

Potentially huge losses from future earthquakes in Eastern Canada: study
MONTREAL - While people in British Columbia are mindful of the fact they could eventually face some of the strongest earthquakes in the world, at least one study warns there’s a lack of awarenes...
Kayla Derkach Jan 13, 2018
No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Jan. 19 will be approximately $15 million. The Cana...
Kayla Derkach Jan 13, 2018

Lac-Megantic jurors to deliberate for fourth day Sunday
SHERBROOKE, Que. - The jurors at the trial of three men charged with criminal negligence causing death in the Lac-Megantic railway disaster will deliberate for a fourth day Sunday after failing to rea...
Kayla Derkach Jan 13, 2018
CanniMed files $725M lawsuit against Aurora, others over takeover bid
Saskatoon-based CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Aurora Cannabis Inc., alleging what it calls “multiple claims of wrongdoing” related to Aurora’s hostile bid to...
Kayla Derkach Jan 12, 2018
Crown gets go-ahead to prosecute Greek shipping company in B.C. fuel spill
VANCOUVER - A Greek shipping firm accused of operating a vessel that spilled thousands of litres of fuel into Vancouver’s English Bay will be prosecuted regardless of whether it participates in ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 12, 2018
Quebec ABI smelter workers think they will be locked out for a long time
MONTREAL - Workers at the ABI aluminum smelter in Becancour, Que. said Friday they expected to be locked out of work for a long time. The United Steelworkers Local 9700 said the facility’s 1,030...
Kayla Derkach Jan 12, 2018
More cases of influenza B detected this flu season: health officials
VANCOUVER - More Canadians are coughing, sniffling and sneezing though what health officials say is a flu season with higher than normal activity. The flu season began in December and the Public Healt...
Kayla Derkach Jan 12, 2018

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