Category Archives: Canada

O'Regan to visit Attawapiskat at request of chief: minister's office
OTTAWA - The office of Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan says he will be visiting Attawapiskat First Nation at the request of the community's chief. The northern Ontario reserve declared a s...
Jul 21, 2019

The bug: 29 former MPs among declared candidates for fall election
OTTAWA - Among those vying for seats in the federal election this fall are dozens of candidates who have already held the job. There are 29 former MPs among the currently nominated candidates for the ...
Jul 21, 2019

Canada joins global pact to stop illegal fishing trade, plans more inspections
OTTAWA - Foreign vessels arriving in Canadian ports can expect more monitoring by officials hunting for contraband fish now that Canada is part of an international agreement to com...
Jul 21, 2019

Trudeau's former right-hand adviser playing role in Liberal election campaign
OTTAWA - A Liberal party official is confirming that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary Gerald Butts is playing a key role in the party's election campaign. With three months t...
Jul 21, 2019

Australian man, U.S. woman killed in double homicide in northeastern B.C.: RCMP
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Police are appealing for the public's help identifying a van connected with the double homicide of a couple found on the side of a highway in northeastern British Columbi...
Jul 21, 2019

Feds redo child-benefit forms amid concerns 'at-risk' families missing payments
OTTAWA - The federal government will roll out a simplified application form for the Canada Child Benefit this month - just as it gets a bump in value - after hearing about barriers for newcomers and I...
Jul 21, 2019

Off Canada's East Coast, a hunt to detect 'beautiful' great white sharks
HALIFAX - The great white sharks move torpedo-like through East Coast waters, cruelly efficient hunters with multiple rows of serrated teeth devouring seals and other prey. But the "fascinat...
Jul 21, 2019

May says Greens will work with any party that has a serious plan for the climate
OTTAWA - With three months until Canadians vote in the next federal election, Green party leader Elizabeth May says her big hope for the final result is a minority government over which she can exert ...
Jul 21, 2019

American father, two sons among passengers on plane in fatal Labrador crash
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An American father and his two sons vacationing together in Canada on a fishing getaway were on board the small float plane that crashed into a remote Labrador lake o...
Jul 21, 2019

Japanese Canadians call on B.C. to go beyond mere apology for historic racism
VANCOUVER - Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those who were placed in i...
Jul 21, 2019