The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–An arbitrator appointed to settle a contract dispute with Ontario college faculty after a five-week strike granted them a 7.75 percent raise over four years in a decision issued yesterday. The 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors, and librarians were legislated back to work last month and outstanding […]
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The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–A Canadian energy think-tank says the world is less than a decade away from the tipping point at which electric cars will cost the same as conventional gas-powered vehicles. But in a report released yesterday, Clean Energy Canada said this country is lagging on the government […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Three Conservative MPs who sought the party’s leadership earlier this year are bracing for a fight to represent the party at all come the 2019 election. Kellie Leitch, Brad Trost, and Deepak Obhrai are among several sitting MPs facing nomination challenges for the next federal vote. […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–The discovery of rare fossilized remains in Canada’s Arctic has allowed experts to piece together an evolutionary tree for the descendant of North American bears. A report, published this week in the journal “Scientific Reports,” says the skeletons from three-and-a-half million years ago reveal a bear that […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A Canadian TV personality is taking heat online after he killed a cougar in northern Alberta. Steve Ecklund, the host of the outdoor show “The Edge,” bragged about hunting the huge cat earlier this month. “What an unreal ending to a fun-filled season,” he wrote on his […]
The Canadian PressLinda Givetash VANCOUVER–A recent study looking at iPhone’s built-in pedometers is a step toward using the tool as a clinical intervention in improving people’s health, a University of B.C. researcher said. Smartphones pose an opportunity for researchers to gather objective data on the public’s health and physical activity. […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Justin Trudeau, who came into office vowing to set the gold standard for transparency and ethical behaviour, yesterday became the first prime minister found to have violated federal conflict of interest rules. Federal ethics commissioner Mary Dawson concluded Trudeau violated the rules when he vacationed last […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The Trudeau government’s long-awaited plan to provide lifelong disability pensions to veterans has been met with confusion and frustration from many of those it is expected to help. Veterans Affairs minister Seamus O’Regan unveiled the new pension plan yesterday–more than two years after the Liberals promised […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Fewer asylum-seekers who entered Canada illegally this year are being granted refugee status. As of the end of November, the Immigration and Refugee Board says 16,522 asylum claims were received from people who have crossed the border illegally and 2,198 of those have been completed. Of […]
The Canadian PressGeordon Omand VANCOUVER–Hunting grizzly bears has been banned in British Columbia, a move guides complain will put them out of business while environmentalists say it is long overdue. B.C. Forests minister Doug Donaldson said public consultations have made it clear that killing grizzlies cannot be allowed, with the […]
The Canadian PressPeter Rakobowchuk MONTREAL–A bus crash in eastern Mexico that claimed the lives of 12 people, including a Canadian woman, has left families in two provinces in a state of shock. The woman was identified by her family as Stephanie Horwood of Gatineau, Que. Carole Pommet Reinthaler told The […]
The Canadian PressDaniela Germano An Ontario man known for decking his house in brilliant Christmas lights for more than three decades died this week after falling from his roof while tending to the annual display, his family said as members of the community mourned his death. The family of Douglas […]
