Category Archives: Canada
Conservative party ends its investigation into complaint about a racist email
The Conservative Party of Canada has ended its investigation into a racist email sent to leadership contender Patrick Brown's campaign team after the party member purportedly behind it resigned their ...
May 23, 2022
Military members urged to contact Habitat for Humanity amid housing crisis
OTTAWA - An email encouraging members of the Canadian Armed Forces to consider contacting Habitat for Humanity if they can't find affordable housing is casting a spotlight on a growing challenge facin...
May 23, 2022
Prime minister should have lieutenant-governor shortlists, constitutional lawyer says
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 emergency and a recent court ruling in New Brunswick show why the prime minister should have a succession plan for lieutenant-governors, one constitutional lawyer says. "The weir...
May 23, 2022
Sunrise ceremony opens daylong Kamloops memorial to mark graves detection anniversary
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A memorial to mark the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the detection of an unmarked burial site at the former residential school at Kamloops, B.C. starts early Monday with...
May 23, 2022
Storm leaves at least nine dead, many powerless
Tens of thousands of people remain without power after Saturday's powerful storm that left at least nine dead and caused extensive damage throughout southern Ontario and Quebec. Hydro utilities report...
May 23, 2022
First of three flights bringing about 90,000 Ukrainians to Canada to land in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The first of three charter flights bringing Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's invasion to Canada is to land in Manitoba this afternoon. The flight is to touch down at around 2 p.m. at the...
May 23, 2022
Canada's most northern border to reopen June 1, Yukon prepares for return of tourism
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Yukon's tourism industry is abuzz with anticipation as Canada's northernmost border opens next week for the first time since before the pandemic began, says the executive director...
May 23, 2022
At least four dead, thousands without power after storm
As many as four people are dead and tens of thousands remain without power across Ontario following a fierce storm that swept across the province. Ontario Provincial Police said a 44-year-old man was ...
May 22, 2022
More than 500 animals and birds could be lost or extinct, says study
VANCOUVER - A study shows a less colourful and quieter world with the possible loss of more than 500 species that haven't been seen in over 50 years. Arne Mooers, Simon Fraser University biodiversity ...
May 22, 2022
At least two people dead, more than 300,000 without power after storm hits Ontario
The first long weekend of the summer season began in tragic fashion in Ontario on Saturday after a powerful storm killed at least two people in its swift but intense path across the southern part of t...
May 21, 2022