Canada

In the news today, July 9

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 9 --- P.E.I., QUEBEC INTERVENE IN CARBON-TAX CASE Prince Edward Island and Quebec have joined as interveners in Saskatchewan's legal...

Jul 11, 2019

In the news today, July 11

Five stories in the news for Thursday, July 11 --- LIBERALS NOMINATE QUEBEC ACTIVIST FOR FALL VOTE Within a few minutes of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech Wednesday night introdu...

Jul 11, 2019

'Back to zero': Canada's premiers gather in Saskatoon, but none are women

SASKATOON - Canada's 13 provincial and territorial leaders are in Saskatchewan this week, but for the first time in years, the annual gathering won't have women at the table. "Symbolically, it's very ...

Jul 11, 2019

Wrangling waste: Calgary Stampede trying to reduce waste going to landfill

CALGARY - More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and pla...

Jul 11, 2019

Navy to release health study 15 years after deadly submarine fire

HALIFAX - Sailors who survived a devastating fire aboard the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi almost 15 years ago were expected to learn details today of a study into the long-term impact on t...

Jul 11, 2019

Half of Indigenous children live in poverty, above national rate, study says

OTTAWA - The worst child-poverty problem in the country was dropped in the laps of the country's premiers on Tuesday, as the Assembly of First Nations presented them with new numbers to show about hal...

Jul 10, 2019

Liberals nominate well-known anti-pipeline activist to take Montreal NDP seat

MONTREAL - Within a few minutes of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech Wednesday night introducing his newest candidate for the fall election, a protester lifted up a sign and began screaming ...

Jul 10, 2019

Conservationists file legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales

VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time. Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federa...

Jul 10, 2019

Pallister to raise concerns about religious symbols law with Quebec premier

SASKATOON - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will raise concerns about Quebec's religious symbols law directly with the province's premier. The two premiers are attending an annual meetin...

Jul 10, 2019

Trudeau names Quebec judge Nicholas Kasirer to Supreme Court of Canada

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated Nicholas Kasirer, a Quebec judge and former professor with a passion for civil law, to the Supreme Court of Canada. Kasirer has served on...

Jul 10, 2019