The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Canada’s infrastructure minister says an overhaul of how the government approves funding for projects should solve concerns about construction delays and escalating costs. Internal documents show federal officials have been told the first chunk of the Liberals’ infrastructure program–$14.4 billion aimed at fixing roads, bridges, highways, […]
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The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–At least seven Canadians have died after getting stuck in clothing donation bins and the latest fatality has prompted an advocate to call for the “death traps” to be immediately fixed or removed. A 34-year-old man was found lodged in a bin in West Vancouver on Sunday–the […]
The Canadian Press An Ontario judge has found some of the enforcement powers held by the province’s animal welfare agency to be unconstitutional and says the government must re-write related laws to remedy the situation. Justice Timothy Minnema said the provincial government was wrong to grant police powers to the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to call byelections in three federal ridings within days and now he has a fourth vacant riding he may choose to fill at the same time. Sheila Malcolmson officially has resigned as the New Democrat MP for the British Columbia riding […]
The Canadian Press REGINA–Conservative leader Andrew Scheer welcomed 2019 with a warning that if Canadians re-elect Justin Trudeau this year, the federal carbon tax that’s going to take effect only will climb. “Canadians know what Justin Trudeau is going to do,” Scheer said during a New Year’s Day news conference […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam VANCOUVER–Climate change is prompting glaciers in British Columbia, Yukon, and Alberta to retreat faster than at any time in history–threatening to raise water levels and create deserts, scientists say. David Hik, an ecology professor at Simon Fraser University, said the region is one of the hotspots […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The Royal Canadian Mint is creating two commemorative coins to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The Liberal cabinet approved the design of the new toonies, one of which will have multiple colours instead of the usual two-toned coin, to commemorate a key turning point in the […]
The Canadian PressPeter Rakobowchuk MONTREAL–Frederic Pelletier is boldly predicting he and his team will get the New Horizons spacecraft exactly where it should be on New Year’s Day–1.6 billion kilometres beyond Pluto to rendez-vous with a space rock known as Ultima Thule. The goal of the NASA mission is to […]
The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Andrew Scheer’s Conservative party is in the exact same place it was under Stephen Harper’s leadership and that’s why he and his Liberals will continue “pointing out” the similarities. The Liberal party put the Harper stamp on Scheer the day he […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Finishing fourth in a byelection usually is not cause for celebration. But delight was in the air for Elizabeth May and the Green Party of Canada over their candidate’s fourth-place result in the recent byelection in the eastern Ontario riding of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Most Americans say it would be OK to use gene-editing technology to create babies protected against a variety of diseases ‚Äî but a new poll shows they’d draw the line at changing DNA so children are born smarter, faster or taller. A […]
The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone WINNIPEG–A lawyer representing some indigenous hockey teams in Manitoba argued in court yesterday that all the “white teams” got together and formed a new Junior ‘B’ league which excludes First Nations. All of the teams were part of the Keystone Junior Hockey League until May, […]
