The Canadian PressHina Alam VANCOUVER–A collection of conservation groups has teamed up to launch legal action aimed at protecting endangered southern resident killer whales. The groups said yesterday that the federal government failed to recommend an emergency order to protect the whales under the Species at Risk Act and they […]
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The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–A Parks Canada archaeology team is boating towards the graves of the Franklin expedition ships, more than 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, hoping to uncover more secrets from the ill-fated mission. Parks Canada’s team of nine underwater archeologists will arrive on site by Friday […]
The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–Maxime Bernier yesterday claimed he has raised more than $90,000 for his new political venture and says the party he intends to lead will be in place by the time his political rivals return to Ottawa. In a fundraising e-mail to supporters, the former Conservative MP […]
The Canadian Press JASPER, Alta.–Parks Canada says it has euthanized an elk in Jasper National Park after it injured a woman in a parking lot. In an e-mailed statement, the federal agency said the woman was in a lot at the Pyramid Beach trail site last week when the female […]
By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — She is many things that would seem to irritate President Donald Trump: a liberal Canadian former journalist. That makes Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland an unusual choice to lead Canada’s negotiations over a new free trade deal with a surprisingly hostile U.S. administration. […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — New children’s concussion guidelines from the U.S. government recommend against routine X-rays and blood tests for diagnosis and reassure parents that most kids’ symptoms clear up within one to three months. Signs of potentially more serious injuries that may warrant CT imaging […]
By David Paddon The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canada’s small and mid-sized companies must find ways to adapt to a “new norm” of worker shortages that will likely persist for a decade, says Pierre Cleroux, chief economist for the Business Development Bank of Canada. “They represent about 50 per cent […]
The Canadian PressAlanna Rizza TORONTO–Marchers in Toronto’s annual Labour Day parade broke tradition yesterday, opting not to end the procession at Exhibition Place to show solidarity with stagehands who have been locked out of the venue since July. “We’re not going to cross that picket line,” stressed Naureen Rizvi, Unifor’s […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Federal MPs on the natural resources committee were to meet this afternoon for an emergency session to discuss last week’s game-changing court decision to tear up federal approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The meeting comes at the request of the three Conservatives and […]
The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–In the past, public health campaigns warning of the harmful effects of drugs delivered one resounding message: don’t do it. But now that the federal government has decided to legalize marijuana, Health Canada has undertaken new strategies to try and land on teens’ screens and in […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–As most students returned to class today, a major teachers’ union says it is taking legal action to fight the Ontario government’s decision to repeal a modernized version of the province’s sexual-education curriculum. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario said it is seeking an injunction to keep […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The politically-charged breach of trust trial of one of the military’s most senior leaders is set to run through most of the next federal election. Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and his high-profile lawyer, Marie Henein, were allowed to schedule the seven- to eight-week criminal trial to start next […]
