Canada

Former prime minister Chretien hospitalized in Hong Kong as a 'precaution'

OTTAWA - Organizers of a trade conference in Hong Kong say former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien has been taken to hospital there. Tung Chee-hwa, a former leader of the semi-independent Chi...

Jul 09, 2019

Tradition versus technology: Northerners debate use of drones in caribou hunting

YELLOWKNIFE - Tradition and technology are clashing on the tundra where Indigenous groups are debating the use of drones to hunt caribou. The issue arose during public consultations on new wildli...

Jul 09, 2019

Flood victims in Grand Forks, B.C., in limbo more than one year after disaster

More than one year after rescuers swam from home to home in a low-income neighbourhood devastated by flooding in Grand Forks, B.C., some residents say they were rattled to learn the property buyo...

Jul 09, 2019

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 09, 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 09, 2019

Half of Indigenous children live in poverty, study says

OTTAWA - Indigenous children face the highest rates of poverty in the country, with almost one in every two living in households with low incomes, says a new study that shows little improvement in the...

Jul 08, 2019

Ride-hail firms can apply to operate in B.C. Sept. 3, ahead of launch this year

VICTORIA - The journey to bring ride-hailing to British Columbia came closer to a destination Monday as the provincial government announced it will start accepting applications in Septe...

Jul 08, 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 08, 2019

Protesters target Alberta premier at Stampede over gay-straight alliances

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was met at his Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast by a handful of people voicing opposition to an education law that they say puts gay and transgender ...

Jul 08, 2019

New measures announced to protect North Atlantic right whales

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced new measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence that have been dying from ship strikes and getting caught in fishing ...

Jul 08, 2019