Canada

Arctic U: Yukon passes bill to create first university in Canada's North

WHITEHORSE - Canada will finally have its first Arctic university. This past week, the Yukon legislature passed a bill to make Yukon College a university. It will be an institution...

Dec 01, 2019

Former Bank of Canada governor to serve as UN special envoy on 'climate action'

Bank of England governor Mark Carney, who previously served as Canada's top central banker, will be taking on a new role as the United Nations' special envoy on climate action and climate finance. U.N...

Dec 01, 2019

Alberta university students want lecturer who denies Ukrainian famine fired

EDMONTON - Some University of Alberta students want the school to fire an assistant lecturer who denies the Holodomor, the mass genocide of Ukrainian people carried out by the former So...

Dec 01, 2019

Edmonton mayor says he could help Trudeau deal with angry western premiers

OTTAWA - Edmonton's mayor, who has met three times with the prime minister since election day, is pushing his fellow municipal leaders as potential mediators to smooth over relations between the feder...

Dec 01, 2019

Halifax police apologize to black community for pain caused by street checks

Halifax's police chief issued a formal apology to Nova Scotia's black community Friday over the practice of street checks, describing it as a first step to counter a series of historic ...

Dec 01, 2019

Coroner's office says post-mortem for plane crash victims could take days

The Ontario coroner's office says it will likely be several days before the victims of this week's plane crash are publicly identified, but a friend of the pilot says the man and his entire famil...

Dec 01, 2019

N.L. farmers feel powerless against hungry moose destroying their crops

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Hungry moose have been taking a bite out of the profits of farmers in Newfoundland, prompting calls for the province to help put an end to the night-time feeding fren...

Dec 01, 2019

B.C. forest industry facing uncertain future as mills close across province

VICTORIA - It seems barely a day goes by without an announcement about layoffs, temporary closures or permanent mill shut downs in British Columbia's struggling forest industry. As a result, thousands...

Dec 01, 2019

Whisper campaign questions black Liberal candidate's appeal outside Montreal

MONTREAL - Within days of entering the Quebec Liberal leadership race, Dominique Anglade was hit with a whisper campaign suggesting the colour of her skin and her connect...

Dec 01, 2019

Council consensus: what premiers are hoping for out of Monday's meeting

OTTAWA - Premiers of all the provinces and territories gather Monday in Toronto to try to shape a collective agenda for their relationship with the federal government, after an election that left the ...

Dec 01, 2019