The Canadian Press ROSEDALE, B.C.–She’s the last surviving fluent speaker of her indigenous language but Elizabeth Phillips says she’s more confident now than ever that her mother tongue will survive. The 79-year-old Sto:lo Nation elder received an honourary degree yesterday for her efforts to preserve the Halq’emeylem language of the […]
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The Canadian Press MONTREAL–There’s a flap in Montreal over the Quebec flag. Two Montrealers are accusing the city of violating rules set out in provincial legislation that state the Fleur-de-lis should have “precedence over any other flag or emblem” and be displayed in certain designated places. A lawyer for the […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario goes to the polls today in an election that could see a seismic political shift if Doug Ford’s Tories beat out the NDP, their closest rival, and win a majority government, as the latest polls suggest. Either way, the vote will bring an end to […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie QUEBEC–Masked activists posing as G7 leaders mimicked household tasks in front of Quebec City’s legislature this morning as the first of a series of demonstrations and protests kicked off in the provincial capital. The event, staged by aid organization Oxfam, was one of many protests and […]
The Canadian Press MILLET, Alta.–Leonard Norwest struggled to speak yesterday about his three granddaughters who were among five people killed in a central Alberta highway crash. “I can’t find my words,” Norwest said from the Samson Cree Nation, one of four that make up the community of Maskwacis south of […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber Research suggests hares and jackrabbits hopping along in the Rocky Mountains demonstrate the “secret sauce” for how animals can adapt to a new climate. Scott Mills, lead author of a paper published recently in “Science,” says lessons from mixed populations of brown and white bunnies can […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Former cabinet minister Kent Hehr says he will remain a member of the Liberal caucus following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct with women–although he’s not returning to the government’s inner circle. Hehr, who has served as both veterans minister and sport and disabilities minister, resigned […]
The Canadian Press NANAIMO, B.C.–An eight-month-old baby who put a spiny caterpillar in her mouth between munching on cookies is recovering in Nanaimo, B.C. Krystal Dawn Pavan said she and her daughter, Kenzie Pyne, were on their back deck when she started wailing last Thursday. Pavan said she assumed her […]
The Canadian Press PRESCOTT, Ont.–Provincial police say a second Chinese tourist among 24 people injured in a bus crash in eastern Ontario earlier this week has died. Officers identified the woman as 57-year-old Xueying Ye of Shanghai. Police initially said in a news release that Ye was a man but […]
The Canadian PressPeter Rakobowchuk MONTREAL–The first woman to climb to the top of Canada’s highest mountain in a solo trek says her biggest fear came when she fell into a dangerously deep crevice. “That made me very afraid because no one would have known where I was,” Monique Richard told […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–The Edmonton Humane Society says it has adopted new procedures after a team that was transporting animals to its shelter accidentally left three cats inside a vehicle–and they weren’t discovered for 22 days. In a statement posted on Facebook, the society said the cats were dehydrated, hungry, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford is denying allegations he mishandled the estate of his late brother Rob Ford, causing financial harm to the late mayor’s widow and two children. The allegations, which have not been proven in court, were contained in a lawsuit filed by Renata […]
