The Canadian Press PORT HARDY, B.C.–First Nations’ protesters at a salmon farm off the northern coast of Vancouver Island are vowing to stay despite court action aimed at forcing them out. Marine Harvest Canada, which runs the farm, has asked the B.C. Supreme Court for an injunction to remove protesters […]
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The Canadian PressRob Drinkwater EDMONTON–The Canadian government says it lacked the scientific evidence to determine if oilsands tailings ponds were leaking into waterways and hurting fish. But the government adds it continues to work on methods to determine if chemicals associated with bitumen in groundwater are natural, or the result […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Ontario government has ordered the province’s colleges to create a fund to help students who may be experiencing financial hardship because of a faculty strike that has cancelled classes for a month. Advanced Education minister Deb Matthews said she has heard from students who are worried […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–As Liberal MPs spend this week in their ridings, they are tasked with reminding Canadians what they have done since the last election as they start boosting their efforts to convince voters they deserve to stay. The co-ordinated blitz will involve visits to local businesses and […]
The Canadian Press TABER, Alta.–Alberta wildlife officials are investigating the discovery of close to 100 dead geese apparently dumped on a family’s farm. Twyla Valgardson said her husband, Wayne, was driving through their property near Taber on Wednesday when he noticed some dead birds scattered in the snow. She added […]
The Canadian PressJohn Cotter If a group of First Nations get their wish, Calgary will be renamed Wichispa Oyade–Stoney Nakoda terms that roughly translate to mean elbow town. The Stoney Nakoda have applied to have a long list of well-known places across southern Alberta changed to reflect traditional names given […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman’s chest might be one reason. Only 39 per cent of women suffering […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A Montreal shopping mall has been criticized for its decision to trot out Santa Claus about an hour before ceremonies are held on Remembrance Day to honour Canada’s war dead. St. Nick will be at Place Versailles tomorrow morning–a move described by some social media users as […]
The Canadian PressPeter Cameron A southwestern Ontario provincial park has been closed to the public after demonstrators blocked the front gate in support of a land claim. A trailer was parked in front of the entrance to Pinery Provincial Park, located on the shores of Lake Huron, and a few […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–At age 100, Honorary Col. David Lloyd Hart still remembers every detail of the bloody and chaotic scene on the beach during the ill-fated Allied raid on Dieppe in 1942. Hart, a communications operator, remembers being stuck on a crippled boat about five metres from shore–unable […]
The Canadian PressCassandra Szklarski TORONTO–A group of four McMaster University students has won a $50,000 prize to develop their idea for a hand-held device that detects skin cancer. The recent grads–all students in electrical biomedical engineering at the Hamilton university–earned the International James Dyson Award for their final year project, […]
The Canadian Press SALMON ARM, B.C.–The RCMP has completed its search of a British Columbia farm where the remains of an 18-year-old woman were found. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said the rural property near Salmon Arm was turned over to its owners at midday yesterday after all police personnel and equipment […]
