The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—The Liberals are trying to put a lid on concerns raised about two taxpayer-funded nannies who provide care for Justin Trudeau’s three young children. Dogged with questions about the caregiver controversy, Kate Purchase, Trudeau’s director of communications, released a statement yesterday indicating the prime minister will […]
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The Canadian Press The federal government has declared dozens of streams and rivers in a scenic section of southwestern Alberta as critical habitat for an endangered trout species. Yesterday’s announcement was welcomed by environmentalists, but it might complicate plans for a mountaintop coal mine proposed for the area. The Alberta […]
The Canadian PressMurray Brewster BRUSSELS—Stephane Dion walked through NATO’s doors today suggesting he won’t have to do much of a sales job over the impending withdrawal of Canada’s jets from the U.S.-led bombing campaign against militants in Iraq and Syria. Other countries, including North Atlantic allies, understand the warplanes have […]
The Associated Press MEXICO CITY—About a third of the world’s cactus species are threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warns in a new report. The study evaluated 1,478 species and determined 31 percent are endangered due to factors such as the conversion of wilderness areas to […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—The Justin Trudeau era begins in earnest this Friday with all the pomp of a traditional speech from the throne. But thereafter, the new Liberal government is aiming to break from tradition—promising to transform the way Parliament operates to empower backbenchers, diminish partisanship, restore civility, make […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Teachers who went on illegal strikes earlier this year will be allowed to make pension contributions for that period of time but the same agreement won’t apply to future illegal job actions, Ontario’s education minister said yesterday. Public secondary school teachers in three boards went on strike […]
The Canadian Press EDSON, Alta.—As RCMP continue to look for a suspect, more is being learned about three people who were killed in a rural Alberta home. The bodies of Roxanne Ruth Berube, 36, her boyfriend, Dan Miller, and her teenage daughter, Jazmine Miller, were found Sunday in a home […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON Rewriting your DNA is getting closer to reality: A revolutionary technology is opening new frontiers for genetic engineering ‚Äî a promise of cures for intractable diseases along with anxiety about designer babies. Hundreds of scientists and ethicists from around the world are gathering […]
The Canadian Press PARIS—Canada is promising $300 million a year for research and development on clean energy technology as part of splashy international kick-off to the opening day of the Paris climate conference. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising the money toward an initiative announced today by Microsoft founder Bill […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says the country’s post-secondary institutions saw more people both enrolling and graduating during the 2013-14 school year. The federal agency said enrolments climbed 1.2 percent over 2012 levels as more than two million students began classes at a public college or university. StatsCan said about […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO—A soon-to-be Canadian has served notice that he plans to recant the mandatory Oath of Allegiance to the Queen immediately after he becomes a citizen. In a letter sent to the citizenship court judge earlier this month, Dror Bar-Natan states his opposition to the oath, which […]
The Canadian PressMichael MacDonald HALIFAX—An amateur scuba diver has recovered a bottle from the bottom of Halifax harbour that could contain beer that is more than a century old. And there’s a possibility, though slim, the ancient brew could be drinkable. After Jon Crouse pulled the green glass bottle from […]
