The Canadian Press SURREY, B.C.–The RCMP will release its investigative findings on Friday into the murders of three people in northern British Columbia that sparked a manhunt for two teenage suspects across Western Canada. Bryer Schmegelsky, who was 18, and 19-year-old Kam McLeod were found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wounds […]
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The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Indigenous people are spending fewer nights in homeless shelters than non-Indigenous users, a finding from federal researchers who warn in internal documents that the result points to more problematic–or even insidious–issues in the country’s housing system. The study found that no matter the community, Indigenous people […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL — A McGill University professor says tea lovers may be swallowing billions of tiny plastic particles along with their favourite brew. Nathalie Tufenkji published a study Wednesday in the U.S. journal Environmental Science & Technology that examined the amount of microplastics and nanoplastics released when four […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Americans’ diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there’s still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests. Overall, the authors estimated there was a modest improvement over 16 years on the government’s healthy eating […]
The Canadian Press LISTUGUJ, Que.–An Indigenous band in eastern Quebec is challenging the limits of its commercial fishing licence, saying the federal government should allow its members to sell lobster caught during its fall fishery in the Bay of Chaleur. The Mi’kmaq community of Listuguj, located near Cambellton, N.B., has […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Community housing providers who have evicted tenants for criminal activity will now be able to ban them from returning under new rules introduced by the Ontario government yesterday. Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark said the government has changed regulations and closed a loophole that allowed tenants […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–Alberta’s premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brown face makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next month’s election. Jason Kenney, who is just back from a tour urging investment in Alberta’s energy sector, calls the prime […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A professional wrestler’s verbal smackdown of an Alberta RCMP officer was staged after she was issued a speeding ticket. A video of the traffic stop outside Edmonton went viral over the weekend after it was posted on Twitter by World Wrestling Entertainment personality Lacey Evans. The video […]
The Canadian PressTim Kucharuk, CKRW WHITEHORSE–An British man who lost several toes to frostbite in Yukon is now back in the territory for a reunification of sorts. Former British marine Nick Griffiths is set to become the most exclusive member of an exclusive club when he visits the Downtown Hotel […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface have tarnished Canada’s international reputation and he should have confronted them long ago, former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne said on Friday. Wynne, who supported and actively campaigned for Trudeau in 2015 when she was the Liberal […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Ontario government will consider all options including new legislation to shield farmers from animal rights activists, the province’s agriculture ministry said Friday. The assurances from Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman’s office come as livestock producers press for action to prosecute those who trespass on their properties and […]
The Canadian PressHolly McKenzie-Sutter Classrooms across Canada can borrow sets of Second World War artifacts and reproductions in the second instalment of a popular learning tool provided by the Canadian War Museum. The Canadian War Museum launched its “discovery boxes” at Bayside Middle School in Saint John, N.B., last week, […]
