Canada

The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s chief electoral officer says the province should hold its next election on a weekend or school holiday to provide easier access to polling stations at schools and keep children safe. That is one of 13 recommendations Greg Essensa makes in his post-vote report on Ontario’s […]

The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada broke international rules when it dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippines six years ago, a Victoria-based environmental law firm says. Anthony Ho, a lawyer for the Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation, said the shipments […]

The Canadian PressDirk Meissner VICTORIA–When Elizabeth May walks down the aisle, she’ll be dressed for her wedding along with Earth Day. The Green party leader and British Columbia entrepreneur John Kidder will exchange wedding vows this afternoon at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria, and May will be adorning more greenery […]

The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Canada plans to attract more international students by expanding its presence overseas in an effort to advance classroom diversity and boost economic benefits that already amount to billions per year. The economic effects of foreign students nearly doubled between 2010 and 2016, when they reached a […]

The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–The chief of a First Nation in northwestern Ontario long-plagued by the debilitating impacts of mercury contamination says he is worried about the fate of a federally promised treatment facility as the calendar speeds towards this fall’s election without any signs of progress. Grassy Narrows First […]

The Canadian Press MONTREAL–More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stacking sandbags as officials warn that flood waters are likely to keep rising this week due to warming temperatures that contribute to snowmelt and ice movement. Urgence Quebec said yesterday that five major floods were […]

By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths in U.S. infants and common scenarios involve blankets, bed-sharing with parents and other unsafe sleep practices, an analysis of government data found. These deaths “are entirely preventable. That’s the most important point,” said […]

The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government released a new ad against the federal carbon tax yesterday that the opposition decried as publicly funded partisan advertising–something the Tories railed against before they were in power. The ad features a female narrator saying the tax will see people pay more to […]

The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante AKWESASNE, Ont.–Lewis Mitchell, a former police chief on the Mohawk territory of Akwesasne, chuckled when asked if he thought he would have trouble finding customers when his first batch of cannabis is ready for sale around summertime. “No, not at all,” the president of Seven Leaf […]

The Canadian PressColette Derworiz EDMONTON–An unofficial turnout shows nearly 70 per cent of Albertans voted in Tuesday’s provincial election ‚Äî the highest in decades. Elections Alberta said about 2,615,000 people in Alberta were registered to vote. Deputy chief electoral officer Drew Westwater said the unofficial turnout was 69.9 percent, based […]