Category Archives: Canada

Expert says Canadian bats unlikely to be a source of new coronavirus
SASKATOON - Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of virus strains that can infect humans such as the one currently raising global alarms, a bat expert says. "We've lived with our bats for ...
Jan 31, 2020

Chinese tourists cancel trips to Canadian hotspots such as Banff, Yellowknife
Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass quarantines and 170 deaths in China. ...
Jan 31, 2020

Federal Court of Appeal to release decision in Trans Mountain challenge
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal is set to release its decision on the latest challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday. Four First Nations from British Columbia f...
Jan 30, 2020

Officials concerned rumours spreading after Canada's third case of coronavirus
VANCOUVER - A third case of a new coronavirus that's behind deaths in China has been confirmed in Canada by health officials in British Columbia, who say a man in his 40s ...
Jan 30, 2020

Family of man shot dead by police wants Quebec to pay for lawyer at inquest
MONTREAL - The family of a man shot dead by police officers at an east-end Montreal apartment in 2017 is asking the Quebec government to pay for a lawyer to represent them at an upcoming coroner'...
Jan 30, 2020

Bureaucratic hurdles hampered federal flood-prevention program: audit
OTTAWA - A federal review says the government had trouble spending half of the $184 million earmarked to prevent flood damage in Canadian communities. A newly released evaluation report...
Jan 30, 2020

Alberta climate plan part of cabinet decision on oilsands mine: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - The federal cabinet's decision on a huge new Alberta oilsands mine will weigh what the province is doing to help Canada achieve its climate goal of net-zero emissions by&n...
Jan 30, 2020

Things for people in Canada to know about the coronavirus
Two cases of the new deadly strain of coronavirus have been identified in Ontario, with a third reported Tuesday in British Columbia. But how much of a threat does the new virus pose to Cana...
Jan 30, 2020

Montreal city councillor withdraws motion defining anti-Semitism amid criticism
MONTREAL - A Montreal city councillor withdrew a motion to have the city adopt an international organization's definition of anti-Semitism on Tuesday, as critics charged that ...
Jan 30, 2020

Liberals face prickly decision over fate of controversial Challenger jets
OTTAWA - The clock is ticking on the federal government's fleet of Challenger executive planes, as outdated technology on two of the four aircraft mean they will no longer be allowed to fly in many co...
Jan 30, 2020