The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–Sophie Gregoire Trudeau kicked off a United Nations-led girls’ conference in Washington with a pep talk today, urging young women to believe in themselves and in their ability to shape the world. The prime minister’s wife referred to her own past eating disorder, and talked about the […]
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The Canadian Press SAINT-APOLLINAIRE, Que.–It was by the slimmest of margins that a plan to establish the Quebec City area’s first Muslim-owned and run cemetery was defeated in a referendum yesterday by a vote of 19-16. Voters were deciding whether or not to allow a zoning change for the proposed […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill The 2017 North American Indigenous Games are bringing a message of healing to Toronto, not just through participation in sports but a cultural exchange. Marcia Trudeau-Bomberry, the CEO of the Games, emphasizes the cultural exchange that will happen not just between indigenous and non-indigenous people, but […]
The Canadian PressSandy Hall SIDNEY, B.C.–A birder and wildlife photographer who has been documenting the strange case of a baby red-tailed hawk being raised by eagles says the adopted little bird is acting like its eagle “siblings” and devouring fish. Terry Venables said while red-tailed hawks aren’t known to be […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Former astronaut Julie Payette appeared emotional yesterday after officially being declared Canada’s next Governor General, taking a moment to salute her family, friends, and colleagues on Earth–and a few above the planet. The 53-year-old from Montreal will become the fourth female to be the monarch’s representative […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel CALGARY–A man and two sisters found dead in a burned-out car may not have been the intended targets in what Calgary police are describing as a brutal and ruthless quadruple homicide. Investigators are exploring the possibility that Cody Pfeiffer, 25, Glynnis Fox, 36, and Tiffany Ear, […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has been released from a Winnipeg hospital a day after he became dehydrated while volunteering with a “Habitat for Humanity” home-building event in the city. A statement from the Habitat organization said Carter, who is 92, was released this morning and […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada’s spy agency is being sued by five employees who are looking for upwards of $35 million in damages over allegations of years of harassment and discrimination based on their religion, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. A statement of claim filed in Federal Court alleges that […]
The Canadian PressJennifer Graham REGINA–Tests have concluded about 200 cattle found dead in a pasture in southwestern Saskatchewan drank toxic water. Dr. Betty Althouse, the province’s chief veterinary officer, said water samples from the pasture’s dugout had a sulphate concentration of more than 24,000 milligrams per litre. Sulphate concentrations over […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A man who got stuck in a narrow gap between two buildings in downtown Toronto spent nearly eight hours in the confined space before he was freed by firefighters who broke through part of a wall to rescue him. Firefighters were called to a set of buildings […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no indication he is willing to intervene to calm rising frustrations around the independent inquiry his government launched to examine the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. The two-year process–designed to examine systemic causes of prevalent violence–has […]
The Associated Press A New Zealand tourist has been killed by the blast from a jetliner taking off at a seaside airport in the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Maarten, officials said yesterday. The 57-year-old woman was knocked into a wall as she tried to cling to a fence to […]
