Category Archives: Canada

In the news today, Aug. 14
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 14 --- LIBERALS NAME CANDIDATE IN WILSON-RAYBOULD'S RIDING The Liberals now have a candidate in the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Granvill...
Aug 14, 2019

Fish buyer in P.E.I. opens plant to promote Canada's sustainable tuna fishery
A tuna buyer in Prince Edward Island has opened Canada's first federally licensed plant to process bluefin tuna for the world sushi market. Jason Tompkins of OneTuna, says after 18 years as a tuna buy...
Aug 14, 2019

RCMP 'sitting on' watchdog report into alleged spying on anti-oil protesters
OTTAWA - A civil liberties group is accusing the RCMP of sitting for two years on a watchdog report into alleged Mountie surveillance of anti-oil protesters. In a recent letter to RCMP Commission...
Aug 14, 2019

Behavioural analysis can help answer the 'why' in B.C. murders: expert
VANCOUVER - A certified criminal profiler says investigators should find clues about why two men might have killed three people in northern British Columbia and whether there was a leader and a follow...
Aug 13, 2019

At unveiling of memorial to democracy activist, fears of crackdown in Hong Kong
OTTAWA - Prominent human rights activists and Chinese political dissidents warned Tuesday about the potential for a brutal crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong. People in Hong Kong have...
Aug 13, 2019

Canada open to putting more limits on exports of plastic waste: McKenna
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has asked her department to look at what else Canada can do to reduce the amount of Canadian garbage that is ending up overseas. As recently as...
Aug 13, 2019

Banff campground reopens after man sent to hospital in rare wolf attack
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A campground in Banff National Park where a wolf attacked a man in a tent last week has reopened to the public. Parks Canada found the wolf about a kilometre away from the ca...
Aug 13, 2019

Infrastructure money cash 'not Ralph Goodale's re-election fund:' Moe
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is suggesting the federal government is playing favourites with infrastructure funding to give a boost to Liberal-area member of Parlia...
Aug 13, 2019

Canadian military reports steady decline in sexual-misconduct complaints
OTTAWA - Canada's military says it is making progress in the fight against sexual misconduct in the ranks, citing a new report that documents a steady decline in the number of comp...
Aug 13, 2019

Prospect of U.S.-China trade deal creates access worries for Canadian farmers
OTTAWA - China's move to stop buying several Canadian agricultural products has punished some farmers, and now industry leaders are worrying about the prospect of a broad...
Aug 13, 2019