The Associated Press CHANDIGARH, India—Millions of people twisted their bodies in complex positions in celebration of International Yoga Day today. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a crowd of 30,000 schoolchildren and other residents of the northern city of Chandigarh for a mass yoga session. Before starting, Modi urged people […]
Canada
The Canadian Press GATINEAU, Que.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in vintage form this morning as he took part in a ceremony marking the 20th-annual National Aboriginal Day. Trudeau attended a sunrise ritual on the shore of the Ottawa River wearing moccasins and a buckskin jacket that his office said was […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Most of Canada’s finance ministers reached an agreement-in-principle yesterday to revamp the Canada Pension Plan, although Quebec and Manitoba have not signed on to the deal. Under the agreement, which would go into effect in 2019, an average Canadian worker earning about $55,000 will pay an additional […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—Less than two weeks after a woman died following a dog attack in her backyard, Montreal’s mayor has announced a plan to ban pit bulls and other breeds that are deemed to be dangerous. Denis Coderre said the new rules likely will be brought before city council […]
The Canadian Press BROOKS, Alta.—An organizer of an Alberta golf tournament, where a cut-out of Premier Rachel Notley was placed on the course as a target, says it was meant to be humorous and never intended to promote violence. Ernest Bothi, president of the Big Country Oilmen’s Association, said it […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Health Canada makes some on-reserve patients jump through hoops or wait longer than non-indigenous Canadians to access prescription drugs their doctors believe they need to treat mental illnesses, a psychiatrist who has worked in First Nations’ communities says. Dr. Cornelia Wieman, who spent eight years as a […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—If the federal government won’t seek court advice on the constitutionality of its restrictive new law on assisted dying, Serge Joyal is hoping a provincial government will. The independent Liberal senator hasn’t given up on finding a way to quickly test whether it’s constitutional to exclude Canadians […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Police in West Vancouver have released photos of a car they believe was torn apart by a black bear over the weekend. The photos show the rear passenger door of the car ripped back, its frame bent, side airbags trashed, and seats shredded. The attack was reported […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—If you ever thought about going into space, now’s your chance. Canada is recruiting candidates to fill two potential new spots in its space program. Innovation and Science minister Navdeep Bains is announcing the new $3-million recruitment campaign today, giving astronaut wannabes until Aug. 15 to apply. […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL—A Montreal borough’s plan to pay tribute to late sovereigntist premier Jacques Parizeau by changing the name of a park that currently honours Vimy Ridge is being blasted by some critics as disrespectful to Canada’s war history. On Wednesday, the city’s executive committee adopted a resolution […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—Police say a stabbing at a Calgary medical clinic, in which a man was killed, appears to be domestic in nature but they aren’t saying what may have led to the attack. Officers who arrived at the Perpetual Wellness Chinese Medicine Centre yesterday afternoon also found two […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber The sound of a mother bear calling for her cub normally is a warning to get the heck out for anyone in the bush. But for Joanne Barnaby—hungry, tired, thirsty, mosquito-bitten, and stalked by a wolf—it was a lifesaver. “I knew what it was right away,” […]
