The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Officials with an organization that helps asylum-seekers say their biggest concern has been that someone could die while trying to illegally cross into Canada. Now a woman, who American officials say may have been trying to reach Manitoba on foot from the U.S., has been found dead […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Famine-ravaged countries in Africa and the Middle East will breed and spread terrorism if the world can’t help feed their people and give them hope, says Canada’s international development minister. Canadians may want to do the compassionate thing and help ease the suffering of 20 million people […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson Tiger Woods attributed an “unexpected reaction” to prescription medicine for his arrest on a DUI charge that landed him in a Florida jail yesterday for nearly four hours. Woods, the 14-time major champion who had back surgery five weeks ago, was arrested on suspicion of DUI […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A man accused of tossing a beer can towards a Baltimore Orioles’ outfielder during a Blue Jays’ playoff game last season has pleaded guilty to mischief under $5,000. Defence lawyer Tyler Smith said a pre-sentence report has been ordered and Ken Pagan is to return to court […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesJessica Smith Cross TORONTO–Ontario is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019, ensuring equal pay for part-time workers, and increasing the minimum vacation entitlement as part of a major labour overhaul. Premier Kathleen Wynne made the announcement today in response to a government-commissioned report […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith ROME–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing by the Kinder Morgan pipeline project–even as the New Democrats and Greens in B.C. are teaming up to fight it. “The decision we took on the Trans Mountain pipeline was based on facts and evidence on what is in the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–An Ontario government grant of about $120,000 that is going towards a giant rubber duck for “Canada 150” celebrations is ruffling some feathers. The six-storey-tall, 13,600-kg yellow duck is being brought to Toronto by the Redpath Waterfront Festival, at a total cost of $200,000, combining other funding […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Two new candidates in the NDP leadership race wasted no time going toe-to-toe in their first appearance together yesterday at a leadership debate in Sudbury, Ont. Pat Stogran, who acquired a reputation for being outspoken as the former federal veterans ombudsman, challenged Ontario politician Jagmeet Singh […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–New Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is basking in a hero’s welcome on Parliament Hill. The Saskatchewan member of Parliament was feted by his fellow MPs and leadership rivals alike as he arrived this morning to address the Tory caucus for the first time at the helm of […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith VATICAN CITY–Canadians want to press ahead with reconciliation in the wake of the residential school era, Justin Trudeau said today as he described his efforts to encourage Pope Francis to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in the tragedy. The pontiff, who pointed out that he […]
The Canadian Press LETHBRIDGE, Alta.–An Alberta high school graduation party with a “cowboys and Indians” theme prompted administrators to call an assembly to discuss racism. Images of students from Chinook High School in Lethbridge appeared on social media and showed attendees at the privately-held party wearing headdresses, war paint, and […]
The Canadian Press VERNON, B.C.–More than two dozen great blue heron chicks and one adult bird are dead after their nesting site in Vernon, B.C. was heavily-damaged in a windstorm. Vernon-based wildlife expert Pete Wise said he walked through the heron nesting colony in a protected grove of cottonwood trees […]
