The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s premier had to shuffle a few members of her cabinet yesterday as her environment minister announced his resignation–a move she insisted should not be interpreted as evidence of declining Liberal fortunes. Environment minister Glen Murray, who implemented Ontario’s ambitious cap-and trade program aimed at reducing […]
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The Canadian Press BANFF, Alta.–A feisty female grizzly that came too close to people too often has been moved far away from her stomping grounds in Banff National Park and the Canmore area to protect public safety. Paul Frame, a provincial carnivore export, said “Bear 148” was tranquilized and relocated […]
The Canadian Press LLOYDMINSTER, Alta.–Police have charged a man who they allege confronted another man with a video camera and accused him of trying to meet up with a young boy in what is being called a case of mistaken identity. RCMP allege the suspect approached a man last weekend […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau encouraged people over the weekend to donate to the Canadian Red Cross to help British Columbians affected by raging wildfires. He made a similar appeal for Ontario and Quebec flood victims earlier this year. However, unlike many international disasters like the earthquakes in […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber A decade after it was first promised, Canada’s new High Arctic Research Station is nearly complete and already giving scientists access to a vast new section of ice and tundra. “We’re trying to come up with a long-term, systematic, multi-disciplinary view of this part of the […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Many NDP supporters may be focused on putting their feet up for the rest of the summer, but their party’s leadership race is about to enter a critical phase as candidates eye the last leg of the campaign to replace Tom Mulcair. From now until the […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was upstaged by his eight-year-old daughter, Ella Grace, as the CP Canada 150 train chugged into Calgary yesterday afternoon. Prior to Trudeau speaking, CP Rail president Keith Creel told the audience the railway had created a special train horn 50 years ago to […]
The Canadian PressRob Drinkwater EDMONTON–Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney officially has launched his bid for the leadership of Alberta’s new United Conservative Party by promising to stand up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It’s Kenney’s second entry into a leadership contest in a year. He won the leadership of […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Travellers heading to Canada’s busiest airport are being warned that a strike by about 700 ground crew workers may affect some flights today. Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is asking travellers to check the status of their flights, and says it will provide updates as they become available. […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal government has come up with a proposed plan to protect Canada’s threatened boreal caribou population, three months after a wildlife conservation group took the environment minister to court over the matter. The plan released last night noted the provincial and territorial governments have primary responsibility […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–The Manitoba government raised the distinct possibility yesterday that it may allow private retailers to sell marijuana when recreational use of the drug becomes legal next July. The Progressive Conservative government called for expressions of interest from potential producers and vendors in a 10-page document issued […]
The Associated PressHillel Italie NEW YORK–Hillary Clinton is calling her new book “What Happened,” and promising unprecedented candour as she remembers her stunning defeat last year to Donald Trump. “In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I’ve often felt I had to be careful in public, like I […]
