Canada

In the news today, Sept. 3

Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Sept. 3 --- LAG IN RESPONSE TO WHALE PLIGHT COULD BE COSTLY For years, American fishers have faced tight restrictions on fishing gear and vessel speed r...

Sep 03, 2019

Confusion trips up labour reform roll-out, with some stakeholders in the dark

Chris Rauenbusch says he doesn't know if his employer can summon him to work on a day off after a series of sweeping federal labour reforms went into effect Sunday. "I don't know if I am ent...

Sep 03, 2019

Slow response to right whale plight could have impact on Canadian fisheries

HALIFAX - For years, fishermen off the U.S. east coast have faced tight restrictions on fishing gear and vessel speed restrictions to ensure their activities do not harm marine mammals, including the ...

Sep 03, 2019

Park Extension residents say evictions on the rise amid gentrification

MONTREAL - Residents of Montreal's Park Extension warn that evictions are on the rise amid gentrification in the province's poorest neighbourhood. Tenants and community advocates gathered at Parc Sain...

Sep 02, 2019

Scientists spot rare life as remotely operated vehicles livestream off N.S. coast

HALIFAX - Research scientists are watching with fascination this weekend as a search for rare undersea life is being broadcast live by two remotely operated vessels run by the...

Sep 02, 2019

Federal party leaders focus on wooing union heartland for Labour Day

OTTAWA - Wooing workers in Canada's union heartland is the focus for federal party leaders on this Labour Day. Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader J...

Sep 02, 2019

Gender equality and the election: what role will feminism play in the campaign?

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a lot of attention with his line about the calendar year when asked why he named an equal number of men and women to cabinet after his newly elected Lib...

Sep 02, 2019

Supreme Court rejects Saskatchewan's request to delay carbon tax appeal

REGINA - Saskatchewan says the Supreme Court of Canada has denied the province's request to delay its appeal hearing over the carbon tax. The province says the Supreme Court recently issued an or...

Sep 01, 2019

Liberals drop candidate in Montreal riding over comments described as anti-Semitic

OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada turfed one of its Montreal-area candidates Friday after a Jewish advocacy group unearthed a series of old statements Guillet made on social media about I...

Sep 01, 2019

Dennis Fentie, former Yukon premier, dies at the age of 68

WHITEHORSE - Dennis Fentie, who served as Yukon premier for nine years, died Friday at the age of 68. Fentie served as the territory's seventh premier from 2002 to 2011 as leader o...

Sep 01, 2019