Category Archives: Canada

Polar bears kill worker in attack off Baffin Island in Nunavut
IQALUIT - A worker has died after being attacked by two polar bears off the eastern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut. The Nasittuq Corporation says in a statement that employees responded to the atta...
Aug 09, 2024

Cannabis oils and softgels recalled due to intoxicating ingredients: Heath Canada
Health Canada has announced a recall of several cannabis oils and softgels because they may contain unexpected amounts of THC and HHC. The agency says both ingredients are intoxicants and could pose a...
Aug 09, 2024

Indigenous nation closes B.C.'s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A bridge over British Columbia's Chilcotin River is closed to traffic until further notice after new cracks were discovered near a massive landslide that had blocked the river fo...
Aug 09, 2024

B.C. risks 'carpet' of rotting apples without help after co-op's closure: growers
As gala apples ripen on British Columbia's trees, the president of the provincial fruit growers' group worries about a devastating season without a way for farmers to refrigerate their crops. Peter Si...
Aug 09, 2024

68 dead fish found after contaminated water discharge from Yukon mine disaster site
WHITEHORSE - Yukon government officials say 68 dead fish have been found after an ore slide and discharge of cyanide contaminated water from the Eagle Gold mine site. Cameron Sinclair, a Yukon governm...
Aug 09, 2024

'Bold and brilliant:' Loved ones remember firefighter killed fighting Jasper blaze
CALGARY - The Alberta wildland firefighter killed while battling a blaze in Jasper National Park last weekend is being remembered for his big personality and sense of humour. Alberta Wildfire spokeswo...
Aug 09, 2024

Canada imposes sanctions on anniversary of fraudulent 2020 Belarus election
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada his imposed sanctions on 10 people and six entities on the anniversary of the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections in Belarus. The sanctions...
Aug 09, 2024

Students, recent immigrants hit hard by weakening job market, StatCan data suggests
OTTAWA - Students who have been hunting for a summer job and recent immigrants looking for work have felt the brunt of the country's weakening labour market, Statistics Canada's latest employment repo...
Aug 09, 2024

Calgary mayor says city considering replacing water pipe that ruptured
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says the city is considering ways to strengthen a key water main for the long term, including replacing it altogether. Jyoti Gondek says in the spring the city could add a li...
Aug 09, 2024

Quebec says it won't limit health care in English, open to 'clarifying' directive
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it is ready to make changes to a controversial directive that has raised concerns the province is restricting access to health care in English. Three provincial m...
Aug 09, 2024