The Canadian PressTerri TheodoreBeth Leighton VANCOUVER–A tsunami warning issued for coastal British Columbia was cancelled this morning after people living along parts of the province’s coast evacuated to higher ground when a powerful earthquake struck off Alaska. Residents in some coastal communities were woken by warning sirens shortly after the […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–A new fossil species of bristle worm has been found at the 508-million-year-old Marble Canyon site in B.C.’s Kootenay National Park. The worm, found by researchers from the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto, is called Kootenayscolex barbarensis. “It’s a totally new species to science,” […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s finance minister has launched a series of public consultations to develop this year’s provincial budget, which he suggests will be delivered earlier than usual because of the upcoming election. Charles Sousa did not provide an exact date for the budget during a press conference yesterday […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Guillermo del Toro’s lavish monster romance, “The Shape of Water,” fished out a leading 13 nominations, Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman nominated for best director, and “Mudbound” director of photography Rachel Morrison made history as the first woman nominated for best cinematography in nominations […]
The Canadian PressPeter Goffin TORONTO–Ontario landlords want the right to immediately ban the use of pot in rental properties when recreational weed is legalized this summer, arguing they should be allowed to change tenants’ existing leases to stop the drug from being consumed in their units. Some marijuana users say, […]
The Canadian Press BANFF, Alta.–An RCMP officer on a routine traffic stop in Banff, Alta. caught more than he expected on his car’s dash camera. The video, which shows the constable talking to a motorist, captured a cougar sneaking by a couple of metres away–in front of a grocery store. […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s premier is double-doubling down on her criticism of Tim Hortons franchisees who cut worker benefits amid the province’s minimum wage hike, saying a couple that own a trio of coffee shops east of Toronto shouldn’t use employees as pawns to push back against her government’s […]
The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia–Six-time champion Novak Djokovic was stunned in straight sets by Hyeon Chung not long after Tennys Sandgren upset No. 5 Dominic Thiem at the Australian Open. The season-opening major often throws up unexpected results, but the back-to-back upsets earlier today resulted in a longshot of a […]
The Canadian PressGiuseppe ValianteMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–A Quebec man whose kid sister was one of 47 people killed in the Lac-Megantic tragedy says the three men acquitted Friday never should have been put on trial. “I think, very sincerely, that since the day of the accident, these people have been living […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A minister in Alberta’s NDP government has chastised a tweet by the Opposition’s communications chair that slammed women’s marches held over the weekend. Status of Women minister Stephanie McLean was responding to a Twitter post on Saturday from Sonia Kont of the United Conservative Party, who stated […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Shortly before the 2015 election, a group of Liberal policy advisers took a long look at how to create dedicated leave for new fathers–but once in office, opted instead for allowing all new parents extra time off without an increase in benefits. Now, after that plan […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert PIKANGIKUM, Ont.–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a remote Northwestern Ontario reserve help with a housing shortage that the chief says is worse than ever. Trudeau said during a visit to Pikangikum First Nation that Ottawa is serious about working with the community to improve its […]
