The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–The federal government says it will not consider decriminalizing drugs beyond marijuana, despite calls from Canada’s major cities to consider the measure. As the opioid epidemic washes over the country, Montreal and Toronto are echoing Vancouver and urging the federal government to treat drug use as […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Researchers at the Toronto Zoo say they’re excited to have captured several endangered bats in the Great Toronto Area this month. The zoo’s Native Bat Conservation Program says the northern myotis is one of four endangered bat species in Ontario. They say the northern myotis weighs less […]
The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone WINNIPEG–A cultural club in Winnipeg said one of its board members has agreed to resign after it hosted a meeting for the Canadian Nationalist Party over the weekend. The Belgian Club said in a statement posted to Facebook that a junior member of its staff […]
The Canadian PressOlivia Bowden TORONTO–Parks Canada says it has reached an agreement to acquire a privately-owned parcel of land in Ontario’s Georgian Bay area to expand the Bruce Peninsula National Park. The 1,324-hectare property called Driftwood Cove includes 6.5 km of uninterrupted shoreline and is home to at least 10 […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber New research is upending old assumptions about what the ancestors of today’s Inuit learned from Viking settlers. And the techniques researchers have developed to show that ancient Dorset and Thule people knew how to spin yarn centuries before the Norse were thought to have taught them […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–New documents show Canada’s auditor general plans to dive into one of the Trudeau government’s most contentious claims: that the country is facing a severe shortage of fighter jets. The assertion was first made in November 2016 and was central to the government’s plan to buy Super […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s fiscal watchdog warned yesterday that restraining wage growth in the public sector will be a challenge for the new Progressive Conservative government, which has vowed to find billions in “efficiencies” without job cuts. Financial Accountability Officer Peter Weltman said the government’s efforts to drive down costs […]
The Canadian Press AMSTERDAM–Mutated strains of HIV circulating in Saskatchewan are leading to faster-developing AIDS-related illnesses in the Indigenous population, new research has shown. The research from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Simon Fraser University was presented at the 2018 AIDS Conference in Amsterdam today. It showed […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber The largest and most precise study yet done on acid emissions from Alberta’s oilsands suggests they could eventually damage an area almost the size of Germany. The study finds that in 2013 more than 330,000 square kilometres in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan absorbed acid deposits high […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–The Ontario government says part of the $1.9 billion it has earmarked for mental health over the next decade will go to police to help first responders deal with mental health issues and to offer de-escalation training. The announcement came after Premier Doug Ford met with […]
The Canadian Press NAPANEE, Ont.–The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it’s expanding a conservation area in eastern Ontario to help protect an endangered songbird rarer than the panda. The non-profit conservation group has purchased 31 hectares of key eastern loggerhead shrike habitat north of Napanee, Ont. In 2017, biologists saw […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–Perry Bellegarde has reclaimed his seat as national chief for the Assembly of First Nations, in an election that also saw his challengers accuse the federal government of interference. Bellegarde won 328 of the 522 votes in a second ballot, giving him just over the 60 percent […]
