The Canadian Press TIMMINS, Ont.–A health unit in a Northern Ontario community is putting life-size cardboard cut-outs of women nursing their children around the city in the hope it will help reduce the stigma around breastfeeding in public. Meagan Potvin, a nurse with the Porcupine Health Unit in Timmins, said […]
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The Canadian PressBob Weber Jim Wilder was a young researcher on the frozen Beaufort Sea when he had his first polar bear encounter. “We were camped out on the sea ice in front of a maternal den waiting for [mama bear] to come out with her cubs,” he recalled. “A […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal government was set to reveal Canada’s next governor general, with an announcement slated earlier this afternoon outside the doors of the Senate. Sources are telling The Canadian Press and others that astronaut Julie Payette is among the top contenders. The 53-year-old Montrealer, who speaks six […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–NDP leadership contenders vying for the same job found some common ground Tuesday night in their vociferous opposition to Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on carbon pricing. Their fifth leadership debate, held in Saskatoon, marks the beginning of the last half of […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–Charles de Gaulle may have made history when he shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” from the balcony of Montreal’s city hall in 1967. But 50 years later, the city doesn’t seem keen on re-creating the iconic moment, a sovereigntist group said yesterday. The Societe Saint-Jean-Baptiste said […]
The Canadian PressCraig Wong OTTAWA–The Bank of Canada yesterday hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nearly seven years in what may be the beginning of the end of the era of cheap borrowing that has fuelled the hot housing market and record levels of debt. The […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–The Manitoba government plans to poll residents about their marijuana consumption and what kind of rules they would like to see when recreational pot is legalized next year. The provincial liquor and gaming authority is looking for a company to do 15-minute surveys of at least 1,200 […]
The Canadian PressSteve LambertKristy Kirkup WINNIPEG–Cries from frustrated families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls grew louder yesterday as advocates in different parts of the country called for a reboot of the study following the resignation of a Métis commissioner. Bridget Tolley, who has spent 16 years searching […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–It could give a whole new meaning to buried treasure. A national foundation wants to store millions of videos, films, and other recordings 60 storeys underground in an old Norad bunker near North Bay, Ont. in an effort to preserve the vast electronic record of Canadian […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Police say a body found in a ditch west of Calgary likely is to be linked to three people found dead in a burned-out car earlier this week. Acting Insp. Paul Wozney wouldn’t confirm the identity of the body found, but said police no longer are looking […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A quiet, unsmiling little girl with big brown eyes crawls inside a carpeted cubicle, hugs a stuffed teddy bear tight, and turns her head away from the noisy classroom. The safe spaces, quiet times and breathing exercises for her and the […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO–Heavy rain in Ontario this summer might be a nuisance for residents but it’s proving to be fatal for the province’s turtles. A turtle conservation group in Ontario said yesterday it already has taken in 620 injured turtles this year–twice the amount of cases it had […]
