The Canadian Press GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut–Betty Kogvik must have one of the most unusual jobs in all Nunavut. In a land of naked rock and treeless tundra, she’s a gardener. “I never grew plants before in my life,” she said from her home in Gjoa Haven, high above the Arctic […]
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The Canadian Press PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.–Premier John Horgan has linked the battles over two major pipeline projects through British Columbia, saying once the legal fight is over, court decisions should be respected. Horgan said Wednesday he accepts that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has been approved by the courts after […]
The Canadian PressJohn CotterDaniela Germano Two labour groups are calling for an independent investigation into the deaths of three Canadian Pacific Railway employees in a British Columbia train crash almost a year ago. Conductor Dylan Paradis, engineer Andrew Dockrell and trainee Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer died last February after a two-kilometre-long runaway […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–Health authorities have communicated with most of the people who may have been in close contact with a Toronto couple who contracted the new strain of coronavirus, Toronto’s top public health official said Tuesday. Toronto medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa said the ability […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Taylor Coaching hockey still crosses Chris Beaudry’s mind. The 35-year-old Saskatchewan farmer hasn’t lost his joy of the game and loves playing recreationally. He understands hockey and knows that coaching is about more than telling players what to do-It’s about helping them become better people. He says […]
The Canadian Press ST-SAUVEUR, Que.–Quebec is expanding its deposit system to include all beverage containers, with the program getting under way by the end of 2022. The new program will cover containers ranging from 100 millilitres to 2 litres, whether they are made of plastic, glass or metal. That will […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Talks between the union that represents public elementary teachers and government negotiators began yesterday with both sides agreeing to resume bargaining today. The meeting Wednesday involving the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario was the first in more than a month. A government-appointed mediator called the two […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–The federal Conservatives want the RCMP watchdog to review the police force’s refusal to launch a criminal investigation into whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the law by accepting family vacations on the Aga Khan’s private Caribbean island. In a letter to the Civilian Review and […]
The Canadian Press ST-SAUVEUR, Que.–Quebec is expanding its deposit system to include all beverage containers, with the program getting under way by the end of 2022. The new program will cover containers ranging from 100 millilitres to 2 litres, whether they are made of plastic, glass or metal. That will […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Elementary teachers are targeting boards in eastern and northern Ontario today in a series of rotating, one-day strikes. This is the second week of such strikes by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario amid stalled contract talks. Today’s strikes affect the Kawartha Pine Ridge, Hastings-Prince Edward and […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio Toronto police are trying to track down a man they say escaped from a psychiatric hospital this morning. Police say Tesfaye Asefa was last seen just after 10 a.m. today in downtown Toronto. They say Asefa has been held at a psychiatric facility since he was […]
The Canadian PressCaroline Plante QUEBEC–The Quebec City mosque shooter entered a Muslim prayer space Jan. 29, 2017, armed with two guns, and murdered six men-but there was no evidence he was motivated by deep-seated racism, the man’s lawyer argued Monday at the Court of Appeal. Defence lawyer Charles-Olivier Gosselin said […]
