The cleanup and the investigation have begun into what is every farmer’s worst nightmare. Early Monday morning, a fire broke out at the four-barn Pennwood Dairy farm, northeast of the Manitoba town of Steinbach. About 1000 cows and some workers… »
Highlights
Shaking off rust, Andreescu shows heart, class and big-time talent in Rogers Cup victory
For the first time in 50 years, a Canadian woman has won Canada’s most important tennis tournament. Her name is Bianca Andreescu, she is 19-years-old, and down the road she may win herself a title shot at international stardom. Right… »
‘Righting a wrong’: 1st Canadian-born black lawyer named to Order of New Brunswick
Abraham Beverley Walker was the first Canadian-born black lawyer, but the Saint John area native has been all but forgotten by history, says a local amateur historian. Peter Little hopes to change that. “The way I look at it is,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Reservoir impoundment puts Atlantic Inuit culture at the “point of no return,” says Indigenous leader
The president of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, says the beginning of the impoundment of the Muskrat Falls reservoir last week, is a danger to people in the region. “Our many efforts… »
Economy, International, Society
More and more, newcomers to Canada are winding up homeless
Two new studies by Employment and Social Development Canada show that an increasing number of newcomers to Canada are ending up homeless, A National Shelter Study, which looked at federal data on shelter users between 2005 and 2016, found what… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Cable snaps, B.C. tourist gondola plunges, sabotage suspected
Police continue to investigate what appears to be a terrifying potential act of sabotage in British Columbia that the RCMP say would have had “catastrophic” results had the timing been different The RCMP believe someone deliberately cut the cable of… »
Could snow cannons in Antarctica help avert catastrophic sea level rise?
Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North, but today, we bring you a look at climate change from the southern Pole A team of climate scientists has put forward a daring solution to the instability of… »
Tuktoyaktuk relocating homes too soon, says resident
Noella Cockney can watch the waves splash against the door of her home when the storms pick up in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. Her house is one of several in the Arctic hamlet threatened by rapid coastal erosion — houses the local… »
Highlights, International, Politics
NORAD intercepts Russian bombers, while discussing modernisation
Canadian and U.S jets had to scramble yesterday to intercept two Russian bombers heading for North America. The intercepts come even as Canada and the U.S are discussing a new framework for the bi-national North America Aerospace Defence Command, (NORAD).… »
Highlights, International, Politics, Society
Canada issues travel warning about Hong Kong
The protests in Hong Kong are continuing with an uncertain security situation. Canada has just joined other nations in issuing a warning to all citizens thinking of travelling there. The Canadian government has four levels of travel concerns, ranging from… »
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