Category Archives: Canada
Petition urges head of Indigenous veterans group to resign after online posts
SASKATOON - There are calls for the head of an Indigenous veterans group to step down because of controversial social media posts about gay people, Muslims and women. Jesse Donovan, who was a reservis...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017
B.C.'s wildfire season surpasses 1958 record for amount of land burned
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia’s wildfires have destroyed a record amount of forest, brush and grassland, surpassing the devastation of nearly 60 years ago. Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfir...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017
Residents file court challenge of tire-burning pilot project in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A group of residents who live near a cement plant that plans to burn tires as fuel has launched a court challenge arguing the Nova Scotia government’s approval of the project violated ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017

Charlie Angus takes short leave from NDP leadership race after sister's death
OTTAWA - NDP leadership hopeful Charlie Angus is taking a leave from the race following the death of his sister. The longtime New Democrat MP from Ontario announced late Tuesday that Kathleen Angus ha...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017
Boy who drowned on school canoe trip did not pass required swim test:TDSB
TORONTO - A 15-year-old student who drowned on a school-run camping trip this summer had not passed a required swim test, the Toronto District School Board said Wednesday, as it apologized to the teen...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017
Couple seeking damages after woman delivers 13-pound baby naturally
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman is taking legal action against her doctors after she delivered her 13-pound baby naturally in what court documents describe as a “traumatic and chaotic” childbirt...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017

N.S. minister looks to improve abortion access, calling province 'out of step'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s health minister says abortion access in the province is “out of step” with current practices, and has asked health officials to find ways to improve it. Randy...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017
Alberta won't appeal ruling on impaired driving law, will make changes: minister
EDMONTON - The Alberta government will not appeal a ruling that struck down part of its impaired driving legislation allowing police to suspend the licences of suspected drunk drivers. Justice Ministe...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017

Arctic explorer's ship to return to Norway after 90 years in Nunavut
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - Nearly 90 years after she sank into Nunavut’s Arctic seabed, the ship that took famed explorer Roald Amundsen on his second polar expedition is finally ready to sail bac...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017

Resale homes should carry energy use label by 2019, environmental groups say
OTTAWA - Listing your home for sale in Canada could soon mean you not only have to tell people how much it costs to buy it, but also how much it costs to run it. When 11 provinces and territories sign...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017

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