By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — Men from three Florida counties shouldn’t donate sperm because of a small risk of spreading Zika, U.S. health officials said Monday. The guidance had previously applied to Miami-Dade County, the only place in Florida where there’s evidence the virus was spread […]
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The Canadian Press BANFF, Alta.–Federal Environment minister Catherine McKenna is supporting a greater role for First Nations in creating new protected areas and managing the ones Canada already has. Speaking Friday at a parks conference in Banff, Alta., McKenna said indigenous protected areas will be one way Canada meets its […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–The Trudeau government is suggesting a number of reforms to parliamentary rules it says would make the operation of the House of Commons more accountable, predictable, efficient, and transparent. But opposition parties already are warning the proposed modernization will make it harder for them to hold […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–An Edmonton couple each have been fined $3,000 for riding their bicycles through a herd of big horn sheep on a highway in Banff National Park. Ivan Dacko told CTV Edmonton he will fight the fine because he doesn’t think they did anything wrong. It happened last […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Four candidates for the leadership of the federal NDP yesterday sought to set the stage for their respective campaigns during a civil debate that offered as much opportunity for policy and political discussions as it did for personal insights. Guy Caron, Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton, and […]
The Canadian PressLinda Givetash A Facebook tool that helps students be more productive and keep track of assignments developed by a Victoria teen has gone viral in an unexpected place. Alec Jones, 14, said his chatbot, Christopher Bot, which helps students stay on top of their homework, has garnered more […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to respond to Manitoba’s call for help in dealing with an influx of asylum-seekers crossing the border from the United States, Premier Brian Pallister said Friday. Pallister said he wrote to Trudeau more than a week ago to ask for […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Resolute Forest Products says its Thorold newsprint manufacturing plant in southern Ontario will remain idle indefinitely–extending a shutdown that began late last year. The plant had employed more than 100 workers who turned recovered paper into newsprint prior to ceasing operations in mid-December. The Montreal-based company said […]
The Canadian PressRob Drinkwater EDMONTON–A little satellite built by a group of University of Alberta students will supply information that one day could prevent damage from solar flares. The AlbertaSat cube satellite, which is about the size of a breadbox, will measure the effects of space weather. It’s scheduled to […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canadians can file their tax returns online again after the Canada Revenue Agency took the service down as a precautionary measure on Friday. Services returned to normal late yesterday. A notice was posted on the agency’s website through the weekend that officials detected “an Internet vulnerability” and […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–Margaret Mitchell, a former New Democrat MP who became a leading voice in raising awareness about domestic abuse, died Wednesday. She was 92. Mitchell represented the riding of Vancouver East from 1979-93. New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen paid tribute to Mitchell in the House of Commons in […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Justin Trudeau’s government wants the Supreme Court of Canada’s advice on a bill aimed at preventing genetic discrimination after the prime minister failed to persuade his own Liberal backbenchers that it’s unconstitutional. Just one day after 104 Liberals joined forces with Conservative and New Democrat MPs […]
