ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Armed Forces personnel were deployed Sunday to help Newfoundland and Labrador dig out from the monster blizzard that paralyzed eastern regions of the province with record breaking amounts of snow, as forecasts called for yet more precipitation overnight. Premier Dwight Ball asked for Ottawa’s help on Saturday, as residents of St. […]
TORONTO — The vote for Ontario’s next Liberal leader doesn’t happen until March, but one candidate is already thanking his volunteers and congratulating the other candidates. “Tonight, after carefully evaluating the results, I am truly humbled by the vote of confidence I have received from our party membership,” former cabinet minister Steven Del Duca […]
Canadian weather reporters are brave souls. They brave the most extreme weather conditions just to let people know that they really shouldn’t try to brave extreme weather conditions. Weather Network reporter Chris Murphy is no different. Murphy was out in St. John’s to give viewers a first-hand look into a raging snowstorm making its way […]
Demonstrators south of Montreal blocked a commuter train line into the city on Monday in solidarity with protesters opposed to a pipeline project in northwestern British Columbia. Service on the Montreal train line was disrupted by opponents of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline project that crosses through the traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en First […]
It’s 2020 and a water-skiing squirrel is breaking the law in Canada. This week we learned that Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel, a longtime fixture at boat shows across North America, has been water-skiing illegally in several Canadian cities for decades. That’s because longtime bylaws in various cities, including Toronto and Vancouver, prohibit the domestication of […]
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s new Montreal trade office will be just one part of a renewed push in the coming months to strengthen ties and find common ground with Quebec. “We need to understand that Quebec has a very strong preoccupation with environmental issues, and we need to communicate in those terms,” […]
TORONTO — Ontario’s elementary teachers start a week of rotating one-day strikes Monday, shutting down schools in three boards. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is holding its first strikes Monday at school boards in York Region, Toronto and Ottawa-Carleton. The strikes will hit different boards each day this week as tensions escalate between the […]
A tenured professor is resigning after McGill University refused to stop investing in the fossil fuel industry. Gregory Mikkelson said he could no longer stomach working for the Montreal academic institution because its decisions conflict so drastically with his environmental ethics research there. “I teach that reversing our ecological devastation and establishing ecological harmony require […]
A former frontman at Old Trafford is backing a Nigeria international acquired in the January transfer window to make a positive impact back in England Odion Ighalo will, as a Manchester United fan, be desperate to prove that he is deserving of a permanent move to Old Trafford, says Andy Cole. Click Here:
Ce scandale parviendra-t-il à ralentir la progression de Donald Trump dans les sondages, alors que les élections présidentielles américaines pointent leur nez ? Pas sûr. Une présentatrice de la BBC a pourtant confié au Sunday Times comment l’homme d’affaires harcelait la princesse Diana après son divorce, dans l’espoir de la conquérir. « Il me fait […]