Category Archives: Canada

Veronique Hivon, considered favourite for PQ leader, says she won't run
QUEBEC - One of the most popular advocates for Quebec sovereignty and the woman considered the favourite to take over the embattled Parti Quebecois has announced she will not ...
Aug 06, 2019

Committee 'deeply disturbed' by reports of coerced, forced sterilization
OTTAWA - The House of Commons health committee says it is "deeply disturbed" by ongoing reports of coerced or forced sterilization of women in Canada and is calling for an arms-length adviso...
Aug 06, 2019

Manitoba RCMP find items linked to B.C. murder suspects
GILLAM, Man. - RCMP in northern Manitoba say they have found several items linked to two murder suspects from British Columbia. Mounties did not say what the items are but that they were found on...
Aug 06, 2019

Two well-known Quebec sovereigntist family members duke it out for Bloc run
OTTAWA - Members of two of Quebec's best-known sovereigntist clans are battling it out for a chance to represent the Bloc Quebecois in a Montreal riding in the upcoming federal election. Anne Duc...
Aug 06, 2019

Electric car sales climb in wake of new $5,000 federal rebate program
OTTAWA - Transport Canada data shows more than 14,000 electric vehicles were purchased nationwide during the first three months of the federal government's new rebate program. On May 1, Otta...
Aug 06, 2019

Time of essence as Fraser River slide blocks spawning salmon: Wilkinson
Federal Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says officials are working against the clock as they look for ways to clear a path for salmon that are blocked from spawning areas by a landslide on the F...
Aug 06, 2019

Goodale unveils details of $22 million to combat child abuse online
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says provincial and municipal police forces will receive $15 million to combat the exploitation of children online. The Liberal government committed about...
Aug 06, 2019

Freeland, British counterpart share views on Canadians detained in China
TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her British counterpart presented a united front Tuesday when it came to voicing concerns about two Canadians detained in China. Freeland ...
Aug 06, 2019

Another reason to avoid bunker as snapping turtle lays eggs on N.S. golf course
HALIFAX - For the second year in a row, a central Nova Scotia golf course is home to an unusual hazard after a resident snapping turtle laid eggs in a bunker. Debert Golf Course manager...
Aug 06, 2019

RCMP to search river near Gillam, Man., for murder suspects after finding boat
GILLAM, Man. - RCMP searching for two British Columbia murder suspects say they spotted a damaged aluminum boat on the shore of the Nelson River in northern Manitoba. Police say it's the reason t...
Aug 06, 2019