Category Archives: Canada
Election debrief top of mind as Liberal caucus holds first full meeting since ballot
OTTAWA - A debrief of the federal election campaign is expected to be high on the agenda when members of the Liberal caucus gather today. It will be the first full meeting of the caucus since the Libe...
Nov 08, 2021
Canada keeping only essential staff in Ethiopia as security deteriorates
OTTAWA - Worsening security in Ethiopia has prompted Canada to withdraw family members of diplomats and non-essential staff from the country. Global Affairs Canada issued a statement Sunday saying the...
Nov 07, 2021
All lanes open Monday at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR test still a drag on travel
WASHINGTON - The southbound lanes on the road to North America's post-pandemic recovery will finally reopen Monday as the United States ends nearly 20 months of controversial COVID-19 exile and allows...
Nov 07, 2021
Montreal election today: Valérie Plante and Denis Coderre in a rematch for mayor
Montrealers are heading to the polls today to pick a new mayor following a campaign that saw the last election's incumbent and challenger swap roles. Incumbent Mayor Valrie Plante is looking for a sec...
Nov 07, 2021
The Streets: Ottawa faces calls to step up on veteran homelessness
OTTAWA - Dan Campbell and Benjamin Van Eck were fast friends while serving in 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The pair were "Stuck at the hip," as Campbell describes it, during months of training an...
Nov 07, 2021
B.C. professor's Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal
A British Columbia forestry professor's unique research and bestselling book mapping how trees are deeply connected communities has gained the attention of Hollywood. Prof. Suzanne Simard of the Unive...
Nov 07, 2021
Canada earmarks 20 per cent of climate funding to address biodiversity loss
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canada's Environment Minister says the federal government will allocate at least 20 per cent of its $5.3 billion international climate finance commitment to nature-based solu...
Nov 06, 2021
Miller 'dumfounded' appeal dropped over Catholic Church's residential school payments
OTTAWA - Newly named Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says he wants to get to the bottom of why Ottawa abandoned its appeal of a ruling releasing the Catholic Church from its settlement...
Nov 06, 2021
'It's going to be crazy': Snowbirds at campground eager for U.S. border reopening
MILK RIVER, Alta. - Nearly two years of being caged in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic has some snowbirds anxiously waiting in their motorhomes and trailers in southern Alberta.The Eight Flags Cam...
Nov 06, 2021
Canadians set back clocks this weekend as debate over seasonal time changes continues
Most Canadians have the chance to catch up on some sleep when clocks move back an hour Sunday, but an Ontario politician is optimistic it could be the last time for the country's most populous provinc...
Nov 06, 2021