Category Archives: Canada
In the news today, April 29
Four stories in the news for Monday, April 29 --- NO RESPITE FROM FLOODING IN QUE., ONT., N.B. Thousands of people across Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick are facing several more days of flooding th...
Apr 29, 2019
Study of 2018 New Brunswick flooding looks at ways of easing mental health toll
FREDERICTON - A sociologist says the 2018 flood in southern New Brunswick took a physical and mental toll, and as flooding again hits the province she plans to recommend ways to ease suffering caused ...
Apr 29, 2019
Wayson Choy, celebrated author of "The Jade Peony," has died
VANCOUVER - Wayson Choy, the celebrated author of “The Jade Peony” and a powerful voice for the Chinese-Canadian community, has died. His agent Denise Bukowski announced his death on Twitt...
Apr 28, 2019
Trudeau says country must talk about how and where to rebuild after floods
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t close the door Sunday on using federal dollars to help relocate communities facing the recurring threat of severe flooding. Flooding in New Brunswic...
Apr 28, 2019
Armed forces in Bracebridge, Ont., to help battle rising floodwaters
BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. - The ongoing flooding plaguing Ontario’s cottage country prompted another town to declare a state of emergency on Sunday as members of the Canadian Armed Forces descended on a...
Apr 28, 2019
Southern New Brunswick still flooded but waters are slowly receding
FREDERICTON - Officials in New Brunswick are urging patience while floodwaters are receding, saying there’s a long way to go before the response can become a recovery effort. The province’...
Apr 28, 2019
Annual budget ads increase, but still less than under NDP, Tory government says
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government is spending more on budget advertising this year as an election draws closer. The projected spending on media advertisements for this ye...
Apr 28, 2019
Liberals, Trudeau hit new low but poll suggests surging Tory support is soft
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests support for Justin Trudeau, his government and his party sank to a new low this month, just six months before Canadians will decide whether to re-elect the Liberals or giv...
Apr 28, 2019
'Total blackness:' Remembering Alberta school shooting 20 years later
TABER, Alta. - It was a snowy, spring day on April 28, 1999, when an angry teenager walked through the doors of W.R. Myers High School. Wearing a blue trench coat, the 14-year-old pulled out a sawed o...
Apr 28, 2019
Broken Quebec dike forces thousands of evacuations northwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Residents of a flood-ravaged suburb west of Montreal tried in vain to get access to their trapped pets, medication and personal effects on Sunday after thousands were forced to flee their h...
Apr 28, 2019