The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Rookie politician, indigenous rights’ activist, and author Wab Kinew was elected leader of the Manitoba NDP on Saturday and he vowed to rebuild the opposition party as he continues to face questions about his troubled past. Party members elected Kinew, 35, over veteran cabinet minister Steve […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–The union representing faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges says they have voted in favour of a strike mandate should upcoming contract talks fail to result in a new agreement. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union said 68 percent of its members voted in favour of a […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s New Democrats say they want to expand the scope of a public inquiry into safety and security in the province’s long-term care homes. NDP leader Andrea Horwath said the party has introduced a private member’s bill that will ask the government to broaden its approach […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–The mayor of Winnipeg is calling for the resignation of a senator who wants indigenous people to give up their status cards in exchange for Canadian citizenship. Brian Bowman said the comments by Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak are damaging to the country’s reconciliation. If she won’t quit, […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Ladybugs usually are thought of as one of the cuter insects, but there’s a new type emerging in Canada that has a bit more of a bite. Health Canada says Asian lady beetles were brought to North America in the 1970s to control crop-eating insects. But Winnipeg […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–The Toronto-Montreal travel corridor has been identified as one of the strongest candidates for a hyperloop system that could cut the travel time between the cities from five hours to just 39 minutes. The route is the only Canadian winner among 10 international entries chosen in a […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber An extensive survey of 903 species of Canadian birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians over more than four decades has found half of them are in serious population decline. Declining species lost a total of 83 percent of their numbers between 1970 and 2014, says the […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–One of Canada’s most high-profile forecasters is projecting comparatively mild temperatures and dry conditions for much of Canada this fall. The Weather Network says temperatures are expected to be near or above seasonal norms from coast to coast, with only momentary flashes of prospective winter conditions. […]
The Canadian Press WETASKIWIN, Alta.–Volunteers with an animal sanctuary south of Edmonton are celebrating the safe return of a blind goat named “Daisy” who they believed had been abducted from their property earlier this week. The Farm Animal Rescue and Rehoming Movement near Wetaskiwin had offered a $10,000, no-questions-asked reward […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut–A tiny dot of fuschia bobs livid against the deep blue Arctic sea at a GPS point known only to selected researchers and the few local hunters who guard it. Anchored somewhere in Wilmot and Crampton Bay off Queen Maud Gulf, the buoy could […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–A University of Calgary researcher is asking for the public’s help in locating pieces of a meteor that lit up the sky before crashing to earth in southeastern British Columbia on Labour Day. The meteor was seen by witnesses across B.C., Alberta, and Saskatchewan, as well as […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones SUDBURY, Ont.–Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne denied in court yesterday that she promised a New Democrat MP a cabinet position to get him to leave his party and run for the provincial Liberals. The premier is a witness in the trial of two Liberals who are charged […]
