Category Archives: Canada

Identity, not ideology, key to Alberta political divide, survey suggests
EDMONTON - The internet memes starting meme-ing within days of Monday's Alberta provincial election. "If you voted Rachel Notley, you don't support Alberta," said one, referring to the leader of the p...
Jun 04, 2023

Innu kids learn from their own as Labrador First Nations take control of schooling
SHESHATSHIU, N.L. - Inside a wide, white canvas tent behind the Sheshatshiu Innu School in Labrador, the first drop of sweet molasses dough falling into a bubbling pan of fat gives off an aroma that p...
Jun 04, 2023

'Travesty' or 'forward thinking'? Hundreds weigh in on one-click citizenship oath
OTTAWA - Allowing new Canadians to take the oath of citizenship by clicking a box online is a disgusting idea that will cheapen the process and open the door to fraud - or a forward-thinking notion th...
Jun 04, 2023

Canadian soldiers, American firefighters now battling blazes in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Canadian soldiers and firefighters from abroad are now on the ground helping to extinguish wildfires burning in several parts of Nova Scotia for the past week. Members of the Canadian Armed ...
Jun 04, 2023

June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast set to compound drought
Underlying drought, unseasonably warm temperatures last month and hot, dry conditions in the June forecast mean "the table has been set" for significant wildfire activity this summer, an official with...
Jun 04, 2023

Alberta's provincewide state of emergency to end as wildfire situation improves
EDMONTON - Alberta's public safety and emergency services minister says a provincewide state of emergency that was declared nearly a month ago to deal with unprecedented wildfires will end Saturday at...
Jun 03, 2023

One northern Quebec town evacuated as wildfires spread; others allowed to return home
MONTREAL - Another northern Quebec town was evacuated due to an out of control wildfire on Saturday as the federal government confirmed that Canadian Forces personnel would be deployed to help combat ...
Jun 03, 2023

Four kids found unresponsive after northern Quebec fishing mishap: provincial police
PORTNEUF-SUR-MER - A fishing trip in northern Quebec has turned tragic after the bodies of four unresponsive children were found on the shores of the St. Lawrence River earlier today. Quebec provincia...
Jun 03, 2023

Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound
POND INLET, Nunavut - A marine conservation charity and Inuit hunters are praising cruise operators for agreeing to avoid a Nunavut waterway where thousands of narwhal migrate each summer. The Associa...
Jun 03, 2023

Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says. Pool and beach staffing can be somewhat challenging at the best of tim...
Jun 03, 2023