The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has been injured while hiking in New Mexico. A government statement said the premier was hiking in the Gila Wilderness when he had a serious fall. It said he suffered compound fractures in his left arm, along with numerous cuts and bruises. He […]
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The Canadian Press PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.–Help is on the way for “Hammy,” the northwestern B.C. buck whose unusual antler adornment has endeared him to area residents and turned him into an internet sensation. The Conservation Officer Service said part of a purple hammock entangled in the deer’s antlers could endanger […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s government has had a report in hand about mercury contamination upstream from the Grassy Narrows First Nation for more than a year, but the premier says she didn’t see it. Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation minister David Zimmer said this week the report was received by […]
The Canadian PressJennifer Graham REGINA–The head of the organization that represents Saskatchewan First Nations says he appreciates that the province wants to apologize to victims of the ’60s Scoop but adds there must be compensation, too. Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations said survivors are adamant […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberal government is moving to introduce back-to-work legislation that would end a nearly five-week strike by college faculty, though opposition from the NDP means it may not happen quickly. Premier Kathleen Wynne said unanimous support of the legislation would have meant students could return […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–A massive and uncontrollable build-up of mountain pine beetles in Jasper National Park is starting to explode into commercially-valuable forests along its boundaries. Foresters along the park’s edge have seen a tenfold increase in beetle infestation in just months, and some scientists wonder if Parks Canada […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume VANCOUVER–Canada inched closer to a much-anticipated return to peacekeeping yesterday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered the UN badly-needed soldiers, equipment, and a fresh feminist perspective on peace missions. But while UN officials were effusive in their praise for Canada’s commitments and leadership, two key questions […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–One of the world’s largest groups of conservation scientists says Canada’s biggest national park is among the most threatened World Heritage Sites in North America. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says Wood Buffalo National Park, which straddles the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary, is significantly […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–One of the Calgary Zoo’s seven brightly-plumed peacocks died after it flew into the lion enclosure and was eaten during a pre-winter round-up of the birds. The zoo said the peacock died last Thursday as the free-range birds–all males–were being taken to their cold-weather quarters. Spokeswoman Trish […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel CALGARY–Ottawa is planning to boost treatment options for opioid drug users as it tries to deal with what Health minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is calling a national public health crisis. Petitpas Taylor yesterday outlined some of the steps the federal government aims to take at a […]
The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON–Two weeks of stormy debate over sex, education, and the rights of students and parents were capped off yesterday when Alberta passed a bill that strengthens rules on gay-straight alliances in schools. “It’s about protecting some of the most vulnerable kids in our province,” Education minister […]
The Canadian Press SASKATOON–Newly-published research says two of Canada’s most commonly-used pesticides cause migrating songbirds to lose weight and their sense of direction. “This is very good evidence that even a little dose–incidental, you might call it–in their feeding could be enough to have serious impacts,” said University of Saskatchewan […]
