Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau honours Allan MacEachen as 'peerless' parliamentarian at N.S. service
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a moving tribute to the late Allan J. MacEachen on Sunday, saying the former Liberal cabinet minister should be remembered as a key architect...
Sep 17, 2017
Federal NDP candidates make final appeal ahead of leadership vote
HAMILTON - The four federal NDP leadership hopefuls had one last chance Sunday to make their case to party voters before balloting begins to select a replacement for outgoing leader Thomas Mulcair. An...
Sep 17, 2017
Shooting in restaurant that left real estate broker dead may have been targeted: police
TORONTO - Police say a 53-year-old man was shot dead at an upscale steak house in downtown Toronto Saturday night - the second shooting at that restaurant in two years. Det. Shannon Dawson says a gunm...
Sep 17, 2017
Doctors angry at opposition to planned tax changes urge Ottawa to forge ahead
TORONTO - Doctors across Canada who support Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s proposed tax reforms say they want their voices to be heard above the din of criticism from colleagues and medical soc...
Sep 17, 2017
Where is the body of John Franklin? Inuit historian thinks he knows
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - The man who guided searchers to the wreck of John Franklin’s flagship may have one more surprise left up his parka sleeve. “I believe that Franklin is in a vault on ...
Sep 17, 2017
One of the greatest Arctic legends: Undersea wreck to unlock secrets of Franklin
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - A tiny dot of fuschia bobs livid against the deep blue Arctic sea at a GPS point known only to selected researchers and the few local hunters who guard it. Anchored somewhere in...
Sep 17, 2017
Chief calls to end moose hunt in B.C. following wildfires, habitat loss
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nations chief is calling on the British Columbia government to halt the moose hunt this year, arguing the historic wildfire season has caused enough trauma to the species...
Sep 17, 2017
As Franklin's lure brings people north, Gjoa Haven seeks its share of the booty
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - It’s cool and cloudy as Don Sessions, wearing a toque and a good, solid jacket, hops off an inflatable boat that has ferried him from his cruise ship to shore. The welcomi...
Sep 17, 2017
Public trust job one for head of Alberta environmental monitoring program
EDMONTON - Fred Wrona really, really wants you to trust him. “The main piece that I’m working on is rebuilding public trust and confidence,” says the man charged with keeping track o...
Sep 17, 2017
Wine festival for moms sparks firestorm over drinking culture
TORONTO - A Toronto woman who organized a daytime wine festival for new mothers has found herself caught in a firestorm over the pervasiveness of alcohol at a time when heavy drinking is on the rise a...
Sep 17, 2017
