The Canadian Press OTTAWA–An undistinguished shipping container in the Port of Vancouver turned into one of the largest busts of illegal wildlife products in Canadian history. The container held 18 tonnes of eel meat, much from the critically-endangered European eel, intended for sushi diners and other epicures across the country […]
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The Canadian Press YORKTON, Sask.–A Saskatchewan man who bulldozed a house with two people inside, including his son’s wife, has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder. Ronald Fatteicher, who is 60, knocked down the house last summer on rural property near Calder east […]
The Canadian Press DEASE LAKE, B.C.–Search-and-rescue teams in northwestern British Columbia say a family of four from Oregon has been found safe in a remote and rugged area just 250 km south of the Yukon border. Dave Jephson with Terrace Search and Rescue said the couple, Jeffery Phan and Michelle […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Solar industry participants say they expect more investment to flow to Alberta and the United States in the wake of premier-elect Doug Ford’s vow to axe Ontario’s cap-and-trade system and the Green Ontario Fund consumer rebate program it fuels. Exhibitors at the Solar Canada conference in Calgary, […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Now that the world’s leading public health group says too much Minecraft can be an addiction, could overindulging in chocolate, exercise, even sex, be next? The short answer is probably not. The new “gaming disorder” classification from the World Health Organization revives […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A series of rebates offered by the Ontario government for energy-efficient renovations has been cancelled. A post on the GreenOn.ca website said several residential and commercial rebate programs, including those for ground source heat pumps and smart thermostats for homes, are now closed. However, the site noted […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Less than a week after a story broke about his partner’s alleged harassment of Ottawa SenatorS’ captain Erik Karlsson’s wife, Mike Hoffman was traded–twice. Hours after the Senators sent the forward to San Jose, the Florida Panthers acquired Hoffman from the Sharks. The Panthers, in turn, sent […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario’s incoming premier has put the public service under a hiring freeze as part of a series of measures meant to limit spending as he re-examines the province’s books. A spokesman for Doug Ford said the Progressive Conservative leader also has directed government ministries to cancel […]
The Canadian Press COURTLAND, Ont.–Provincial police say five people–three adults and two children–and a family dog suffered minor injuries yesterday when they were hit by lightning in southwestern Ontario. Police said they were hit in Courtland, Ont., a community about 35 km south of Woodstock, Ont., around 3:45 p.m. The […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–The Conservatives have stolen a Quebec riding away from Justin Trudeau’s ruling Liberals, in the first test of Andrew Scheer’s effort to recreate the nationalist-conservative coalition that helped federal Tories dominate the province in the 1980s. Conservative candidate Richard Martel captured 52.7 percent of the vote […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–A federal bill to legalize recreational cannabis was bounced back to the Senate yesterday, where the government’s representative argued it’s time to get on with lifting Canada’s almost century-old prohibition on marijuana. The House of Commons voted 205-82 to reject 13 amendments passed by Senate, including […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–A federal judge has approved a landmark deal to compensate members of the military and other agencies who were investigated and sometimes fired because of their sexual orientation. Cheers of joy and celebratory hugs greeted the decision of Federal Court Justice Martine St-Louis after hours of […]
