At this time of year, Canadians are taking decorations off their Christmas trees and, if they are natural trees, most people will put them on the front lawn to be picked up by municipal service trucks. But conservationists say it… »
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Teenagers facing first degree murder charges in Calgary policeman’s death
Two Calgary teenagers–facing first-degree murder charges–were due in court for a bail hearing today in the death of a police officer struck and dragged by a vehicle fleeing a traffic stop on New Year’s Eve. The teenagers–aged 19 and 17–were… »
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Governor General pays tribute to Canadians’ resilience in New Year’s message
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has delivered her annual end-of-the-year/New Year’s message–praising Canadians for responding positively to the COVID-19 pandemic and paying tribute to front-line and essential workers, including medical professionals and the military. And she wasn’t alone. This year’s message… »
Canada’s junior hockey team wins another title–Canadian Press team of the year
Canada’s world junior hockey team, winners of the world junior championship in the Czech Republic last January, are the 2020 Canadian Press team of the year-thanks to a heart-stopping comeback in last January’s gold medal game. Down 3-1 to Russia… »
Canada calls sentence of Saudi activist Lojain al-Hathloul ‘deeply troubling’
Global Affairs Canada is calling a sentence delivered to human rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul by a court in Saudi Arabia on Monday “deeply troubling.” Al-Hathloul, a 31-year-old graduate of the University of British Columbia, was sentenced to nearly six years in… »
Alphonso Davies wins the Conacher as Canada’s top male athlete in 2020
Alphonso Davies is the winner of this year’s Lionel Conacher Award–as The Canadian Press’s 2020 male athlete-of-the year–the second soccer player to win top honours in two days. On Monday, Christine Sinclair, who is now the all-time leading goal scorer… »
Canadian soccer icon Christine Sinclair wins Rosenfeld Award for second time
For Canadians in general and Canadian sports fans in particular, it must seem like an eternity since the country’s very own soccer icon, Christine Sinclair, scored her historic goal–the one that made her the all-time leader on international soccer’s scoring… »
Poll finds a majority of Canadians are optimistic about 2021
A public opinion survey suggests that a majority of Canadians are feeling optimistic about 2021. The survey, commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies and conducted by Leger, found that 70 per cent of the 1,528 Canadian adults surveyed in… »
New research is more bad news for North America’s embattled right whales
A new study has confirmed more dangers for embattled right whales off North America’s East Coast. The research found that current speed restrictions for ships moving through Canadian waters will not prevent the whales from being killed if they are… »
Imams, leaders call for a halt to Rohingya refugee relocation
A diverse group of leaders from Canada and the U.S. has written to the foreign minister of Bangladesh asking him to stop the relocation of some Rohingya refugees to an island 60 km from the mainland. In 2017, more than… »
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