Maxime Bernier, a member of Parliament from the French-speaking province of Quebec, launched a new federal party today called the People’s Party of Canada. He also unveiled the party’s mandate, and said it will have 338 candidates running in next… »
Highlights / Canadian headlines
Canadian headlines
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Society
Wilderness preserved: Conservationists acquire large tract of Great Lakes land.
Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater body of water by surface area. It’s location in northern Ontario means it has not had quite the same amount of development pressure. That pressure is growing however as more people seek waterfront… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Internet, Science & Technology
A whale of a tale: Lost Narwhal finds new “diverse” friends
(public commenting open on all RCI stories at bottom. Comments will be posted after approval) The narwhal, an iconic Arctic species, is almost never spotted in the south. Somehow one narwhal, thought to be a young male, became lost, really… »
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Top U.S. official delivers warning about pot–legal or not–at the border
Marijuana becomes legal in Canada on Oct. 17. It’s a change that apparently is not sitting especially well with our neighbours to the south. According to a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol senior official, those who work in the cannabis… »
Ottawa says it will settle class-action suit with disabled veterans
Canada’s federal government has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a legal battle with disabled veterans. The veterans launched a class-action law suit four years ago after some of their financial benefits were clawed back. The proposed settlement, which… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
PEI potato crop in need of rain
Prince Edward Island is known for the tasty potatos that grow in its red soil, but this year’s crop is struggling. “It’s been relatively dry, and since August we’ve had spotty rainfalls across the province and above normal temperatures and… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, International, Society
Tanya Talaga: Massey Lecturer 2018
Tanya Talaga is an award-winning journalist and the author of ‘Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City’. And now she is the 2018 Massey Lecturer in the series that the CBC has been sponsoring since 1961.… »
Manitoba reports a spike in liqour store thefts
It’s become brazen. People are walking into liquor stores, picking up some bottles and simply walking out without paying. The losses have become substantial. In Canada, liquor sales are controlled through provincial government stores. The Manitoba Liqour and Lotteries agency… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Highlights, Politics, Society
City bans all smoking on municipal property
The major east coast port city of Halifax has passed a sweeping new anti-smoking bylaw. Just weeks before a new federal law comes into effect allowing recreational use of cannabis (Oct 17), the city law bans all smoking on public… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Ombudsman delivers sharp criticism on wait-time decisions for veterans
Canada’s veterans ombudsman says too many veterans are waiting far too long to find out if they qualify for financial assistance or disability benefits for service-related injuries. And, Guy Parent says in a report, the whole process lacks transparency, a… »
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