Three Canadian teens are facing charges in a rash of phony emergency calls to police across North America. The practice is called “swatting” because it involves trying to get SWAT teams in the U.S. or emergency first responders in Canada… »
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Canadian province announces HIV testing for all.
The west-coast province of British Columbia announced this week that it will become the first jurisdiction in the country to provide encourage all residents to get free HIV testing. The major city of Vancouver had been providing a four-year testing… »
Official Opposition to government MPs: Vote with us against ‘anti-democratic’ elections bill
Canada’s Official Opposition NDP party leader Thomas Mulcair is urging Conservative government MPs to vote against the government’s proposed Fair Elections Act because it is “profoundly anti-democratic”. The government says the controversial legislation will eliminate voter fraud and control election… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Politics
UN Special Rapporteur: Crisis among Indigenous peoples of Canada
“Canada faces a continuing crisis when it comes to the situation of indigenous peoples of the country,” according to the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples James Anaya in a report released Monday (May 12), “The well-being… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Canadians vie for international title of “Extreme Huntress”
They are tough, they thrill to rigours of the hunt and the outdoors anywhere from extreme cold to extreme heat. And they are women. A US reality show has an international competition to find the “Extreme Huntress” and Jeanette Hall of… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Call for action on Canada’s ‘dismal’ trade record
Canada has signed many free trade deals with other nations, but will not benefit from them unless the government bolsters trade promotion services and diplomatic support for companies abroad, says the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Canada’s trade surplus dropped to… »
Highlights, International, Society
U-boats surrender to Canada May 12, 13, 1945
On May 8, the Germans had surrendered all forces to end the Second World War, but for U-boats on patrol several days from home, the message to surrender required them to surface, show lights, and transmit their position on clear… »
Mother, uncle ordered extradited on murder charge
A Canadian judge has ordered the mother and uncle of a young British Columbia woman extradited to India to face charges of murdering her 14 years ago in a suspected “honour” killing. Indian police had also charged the pair with… »
Sugar Sammy wins Quebec’s top humour award ‘Olivier de l’année’
For the second year in a row comic Sugar Sammy has been voted comedian of the year at the annual “Gala Les Olivier” awards for excellence in comedy in the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec. This award, voted on by the… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
The end of the Selkirk Caribou?
They’re called the Selkirk Caribou after the Selkirk range of the Columbia mountains in western Canada. The Selkirks are part of the series of ranges and mountain systems in western Alberta and British Columbia which include the Rocky Mountains and… »
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