The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Federal Natural Resources minister Jim Carr said yesterday his government is ready to help the country’s newsprint industry after the U.S. Department of Commerce slapped a tariff on 25 Canadian paper plants. Carr told a conference on forest industry products that Canada will continue fighting at the […]
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The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone EDMONTON–Spear-hunting is being banned in Alberta following outcry after a viral video showed an American hunter killing a black bear with a spear. The province has updated hunting rules to ensure big-game animals do not suffer unnecessarily and to discourage reckless hunting. “Albertans know that […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The Conservatives now are ready to ask potential candidates specifically whether they have ever been accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour. Party spokesman Cory Hann said the questionnaire that anyone seeking to join a nomination contest must complete was updated Jan. 31. That was the same day […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–The Conservatives are proposing legislation aimed at ensuring disabled Canadians don’t wind up losing their disability benefits when they get a job, earn a raise, or work longer hours. As it stands now, said Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre, both federal and provincial governments claw back […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–More fish habitat in Canada will be protected from harmful activities under broad changes to the Fisheries Act scheduled to be proposed today by the federal government. Fisheries minister Dominic LeBlanc was in Vancouver to make the announcement to fulfil one of his mandate orders to […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The federal Conservatives yesterday cited an itemized list of Liberal-approved expenditures to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as they demanded he apologize for saying some veterans want more than the government can afford. Trudeau made the comments during a town hall event in Edmonton last week, where […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–Technology is allowing researchers in British Columbia to study blooms of jellyfish and their impact on the ocean in a whole new way. University of B.C. oceanography Prof. Brian Hunt and undergraduate student Jessica Schaub have been using drones to get a better picture of the […]
The Canadian PressGeordon Omand OTTAWA–There will be no extra money set aside to inform Canadians about forthcoming changes to the lyrics of “O Canada,” which are expected to become official in the coming days. The anthem’s new gender-neutral language will be introduced as part of the normal reprinting of government […]
The Canadian PressAdina Bresge About four-in-10 young Canadians have sent a “sext” and more than six-in-10 have received one, suggests a new report, which also puts a spotlight on the unauthorized sharing of sexual photographs among teens. Still, “sexting” happens less commonly among youth than many people believe, including nearly […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland BATTLEFORD, Sask.–A Saskatchewan farmer on trial for the shooting of an indigenous man says he was filled with terror in the moments before his gun “just went off.” Gerald Stanley told the jury in his second-degree murder trial yesterday that he and his son heard an […]
The Canadian PressPaola LoriggioShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Caroline Mulroney, the Toronto lawyer and daughter of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, is running to become the leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party. Mulroney confirmed the news, which has been rumoured for more than a week, in a series of interviews yesterday afternoon at […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Far more U.S. teens than previously thought are transgender or identify themselves using other nontraditional gender terms, with many rejecting the idea that girl and boy are the only options, new research suggests. The study looked at students in ninth and 11th […]
