OTTAWA — The federal government says it is delaying its decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project until June 18 in order to wrap up consultations with Indigenous groups. The deadline is being pushed back by almost a month on the recommendation of both Indigenous communities and former Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci, who […]
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Maxime Bernier, the founder of a right-wing party running in Canada’s October federal election, said on Monday that Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s warnings about the dangers of white supremacy were an attack on an “entire ethnicity.” Bernier, a former Cabinet minister who quit the Conservative Party last year to form his […]
BANFF, Alta. — Three renowned mountain climbers are presumed dead after an avalanche in Alberta’s Banff National Park. Outdoor apparel company The North Face confirmed Thursday that American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David Lama and Hansjorg Auer disappeared while attempting to climb the east face of Howse Peak on the Icefields Parkway. They were reported […]
Gary Lillico drives dozens of kids on his school bus over an old, narrow bridge crossing British Columbia’s Fraser River. Everyday, he wishes his young passengers were wearing seatbelts. It’s not uncommon for kindergarteners to walk up to Lillico while he’s at the wheel and tug on his sleeve, or switch seats to get a […]
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Two local students were behind a string of threats that promoted authorities to shut down a high school in northwest Ontario more than a dozen times, police alleged Thursday. Det. Insp. Ryan Hughes of the Thunder Bay Police Service said an 18-year-old female student and a 14-year-old boy have been arrested […]
HAMILTON — Police say three boys will be charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old boy whose body was found in a car in a wooded area in Hamilton, Ont. Investigators say they were called to the scene Monday evening on reports of a crash and found the vehicle, which appeared to […]
OTTAWA — Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions edged up for the first time in three years in 2017, pushing the country even further away from its international climate change commitments. The 2017 national inventory report shows the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions produced in Canada hit 716 million tonnes, up from […]
FREDERICTON — Former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers has been acclaimed as New Brunswick’s Liberal leader. The party announced Wednesday the political rookie’s ascension was made official during a board of directors meeting Tuesday night. “I am incredibly humbled to become the next leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party,” Vickers said in a […]
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge expressed shock Tuesday at the severity of injuries found on a 5-year-old girl whose death led to murder and felony child abuse charges against her 25-year-old mother and the mother’s former professional football player boyfriend. “Once you’ve seen them, you can’t ever unsee them,” Justice of the Peace […]
Authorities are responding to a massive fire at Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral, where video posted to social media shows the historic monument appearing nearly engulfed in smoke and flames. Firefighters responded to the scene around 7 p.m. local time on Monday, Le Monde reported. The gravity of the fire is still to be determined, but […]