Category Archives: Canada
Dining dinosaur fossil has mammal in belly, sheds light on ancient ecosystems
EDMONTON - A rare fossil revealing a dinosaur's last meal is shedding new light on ancient ecosystems and behaviours. University of Alberta paleontologist Corwin Sullivan says the fossil of a crow-siz...
Dec 21, 2022
Extreme cold warnings blanket Western Canada as winter officially arrives
VANCOUVER - Weather warnings or special weather statements are posted in every province and territory except Manitoba as winter storms or extreme cold usher in the official start of winter. Environmen...
Dec 21, 2022
Senior Environment Canada climatologist's top weather stories of 2022
From "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave to "hotumn" for the fall that never came, Canadians got a whole new vocabulary for wild weather this year. Here is a list of Canada's top 10 weathe...
Dec 21, 2022
'Weird and wacky': Hurricane Fiona top weather story in stormy, wet, windy, dry year
If nothing else, 2022 gave Canadians a slew of new weather words. There was "springuary" for the winter that wouldn't leave. There was "hotumn" for the fall that never came. "Derecho" got new currency...
Dec 21, 2022
Experts say F-35 startup costs will be high due to infrastructure, network upgrades
OTTAWA - Experts say they are not surprised that Canada intends to spend billions on an initial set of F-35s given the large startup costs associated with buying a new fighter jet. The Canadian Press ...
Dec 21, 2022
Public safety minister hopes to table First Nations policing legislation in new year
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service in the new year. In a year-end interview with The Canadian ...
Dec 21, 2022
Canada's population growing faster than it has in decades: StatCan
OTTAWA - As 2022 draws to a close, Canada's population has already grown more than in any other year since Confederation. Statistics Canada says the country's population grew by 362,453 people, or 0.9...
Dec 21, 2022
COVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec surpass its emissions target: environment minister
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the province surpass its climate change targets. Quebec cut emissions from greenhouse gases - which trap heat and warm the...
Dec 21, 2022
Quebec expanding urgent-care phone line to all children amid ER overcrowding
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Quebec is expanding a call-in service that allows parents to book urgent medical appointments for sick children, in an effort to reduce emergency room visits. Health Minister Christi...
Dec 21, 2022
Extreme cold leads to flight cancellations in BC, Alberta : In The News for Dec. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec.21 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 21, 2022