Category Archives: Canada
Multiple distinct groups historically populated Newfoundland, DNA study suggests
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - About 5,000 years ago, after massive ice sheets from the Last Glacial Maximum retreated, the Maritime Archaic peoples carved a living from the sea and woodlands on Newfoundlan...
Oct 12, 2017
'Racist, profiling' document targeting Muslims sends up 'red flag' over RCMP
OTTAWA - The emergence of an RCMP questionnaire targeting Muslim asylum seekers in Quebec prompted fresh accusations Thursday that the Liberal government mismanaged this past summer’s massive fl...
Oct 12, 2017
Two decades after quitting politics, McKenna carves out 'premier emeritus' role
FREDERICTON - Twenty years ago Friday, Frank McKenna fulfilled a promise and resigned as New Brunswick premier, exactly one decade to the day after he took power. He did not, however, leave the public...
Oct 12, 2017
Vancouver's Siwash Rock name disrespectful to First Nations, says park board
VANCOUVER - The Siwash Rock in Vancouver’s Stanley Park could be renamed if First Nations agree its name is disrespectful to Aboriginal Peoples. The park board voted unanimously Wednesday night ...
Oct 12, 2017
Fewer kids in care: Manitoba government looking to reform child-welfare system
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is promising to reduce the fast-rising and overwhelmingly Indigenous number of kids in provincial care and to help families reunite sooner. Families Minister Scott F...
Oct 12, 2017
A chronology of the captivity of Joshua Boyle and his family
Canadian Joshua Boyle, his American wife Caitlan Coleman and their three young children have been released from captivity five years after the couple disappeared in Afghanistan. Here is a timeline of ...
Oct 12, 2017
Ontario's largest hospital network investigating electronic health record error
TORONTO - A clinical team will investigate whether the care of any patient at Ontario’s largest hospital network was impacted by errors reported in its electronic medical records, says a spokesw...
Oct 12, 2017
Hunt for suspect in Saskatchewan after separate armed carjackings in Alberta
EDMONTON - The manhunt continues in Saskatchewan for a second suspect allegedly involved in a shooting and double carjacking in Edmonton earlier this week. Edmonton police and Alberta RCMP began the s...
Oct 12, 2017
Swiss balloon team departs Labrador by road after record-breaking odyssey
LABRADOR CITY, N.L. - A Swiss gas balloon team rescued from woods near the Quebec-Labrador border after a record-shattering balloon odyssey have started a new journey back to New Mexico - this time in...
Oct 12, 2017
Oprah Winfrey joins David Foster Foundation charity gala in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Oprah Winfrey and Goldie Hawn have joined the lineup for the upcoming David Foster Foundation 30th Anniversary Miracle Gala and Concert in Vancouver. Steven Tyler, Jay Leno, the Tenors and...
Oct 12, 2017
