Canada

New study proves extinct hyenas reached North America via Bering land bridge

WHITEHORSE - Two teeth that were sitting in a Canadian museum for almost 50 years have become proof that ice-aged hyenas once roamed Yukon. A study published in the journal Open Quaternary says r...

Jun 20, 2019

Chief military judge's court martial in limbo after deputy recuses himself

OTTAWA - The court martial for Canada's chief military judge is in limbo after the judge overseeing the trial - who happens to be deputy to the accused - agreed not to hear the case over conflict-of-i...

Jun 20, 2019

Inhumane practice of carving fins off live sharks to become illegal in Canada

OTTAWA - Carving fins off live sharks and leaving them in the ocean to drown will be illegal in Canada as early as Friday. Importing shark fins that are no longer attached to a shark will al...

Jun 20, 2019

Hussen says he wants Canada to accept more refugees as economic immigrants

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he would like to increase the number of refugees Canada accepts and is pushing for higher refugee numbers every year. Speaking to participants in a...

Jun 20, 2019

Lighthizer agrees to do whatever it takes to get new NAFTA passed

OTTAWA - Two days before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's arrival at the Oval Office, U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer has pledged to work with Democrats to do whatever it takes to ratify the new Nort...

Jun 20, 2019

Confusion, bickering cloud of Senate committee's planned Norman inquiry

OTTAWA - Confusion and partisan bickering are clouding a Senate committee's plan to conduct an inquiry into the suspension and failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Conservative Sen. Je...

Jun 20, 2019

Who should bear the financial risk of flooding? Report lays out three options

OTTAWA - The federal government could help mitigate the cost of flood damage by creating a "high-risk" insurance pool to help lift the burden off the public purse, says a report released Tuesday by th...

Jun 20, 2019

Pricey tours of decaying Titanic shipwreck delayed until June 2020

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Adventure tourists who paid $168,000 each to help survey the Titanic shipwreck off Newfoundland have been told their much-anticipated dives are being postponed. The U.S. compan...

Jun 20, 2019

Police name three men arrested after shooting at Raptors victory rally

Toronto police have released the identities of three men who were arrested after a shooting on Monday that sent part of the crowd scurrying for cover during a celebration for ...

Jun 20, 2019

New study offers insight and recommendations to reduce right whale deaths

FREDERICTON - A new study says more than half the 70 North Atlantic right whale deaths recorded over the last 16 years were the result of either entanglement in fishing gear or vessel collis...

Jun 20, 2019