Canada

Mayor wanted: some Quebec towns struggle to find municipal candidates

MONTREAL - There's nobody running for mayor in St-loi, a small Quebec municipality that offers panoramic views of the St. Lawrence River. The 300-person community about 210 kilometres northeast of Que...

Oct 17, 2021

Alberta's referendum should not focus on daylight time, psychologists say

EDMONTON - Ditching the practice of switching the time twice a year may seem like a no-brainer to some, but Alberta psychologists warn that the result of a provincial referendum could have unexpected ...

Oct 16, 2021

Nature groups threaten to take Ottawa to court over Quebec chorus frog protection

MONTREAL - Two environmental groups say they're ready to take the federal government to court if it fails to protect a population of tiny brown frogs they say are threatened by a road expansion projec...

Oct 16, 2021

Government bracing for surge in passport renewals

OTTAWA - Pierce Schoel thought he might be able to avoid a long wait at the passport office in Kitchener, Ont. by going in the middle of the day. He was surprised to discover line-ups out the door. Th...

Oct 16, 2021

International Energy Agency forecasts decline in Canadian oil demand coming

OTTAWA - Environment groups in Canada say governments and the oil and gas industry can no longer pretend there is an economic case for expanding oil production after the latest international energy fo...

Oct 16, 2021

City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Indigenous nations

VERNON, B.C. - The legal rights to the legendary creature in a British Columbia lake have been transferred to an alliance of Indigenous nations who say the Ogopogo has always been part of their spirit...

Oct 16, 2021

Military's human resources officer under investigation for 'historic' sex misconduct

OTTAWA - Military police say they are investigating "historic" allegations of sexual misconduct involving yet another senior commander, this time the officer responsible for human resources in the Can...

Oct 15, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Testing shows high concentrations of fuel in Iqaluit water

IQALUIT - The City of Iqaluit says testing shows a high concentration of fuel in a tank that supplies water to the Nunavut capital. It says the fuel could be diesel or kerosene, but that long-term hea...

Oct 15, 2021

Top military commanders spar over fitness for job of defence chief

OTTAWA - An unprecedented tug of war is threatening to break out at the very top of Canada's military as the two officers to have most recently served as chief of the defence staff have penned competi...

Oct 15, 2021

Yukon announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for a wide range of workers

WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says the COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for a wide range of workers in the territory starting Nov. 30. Silver says all government employees and front-line h...

Oct 15, 2021