Canada

CHANNEL−PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L.—A celebrity great white shark that has been charming Nova Scotians for two summers has emerged in Newfoundland. Hilton tweeted early today from just off Channel−Port−aux−Basques on Newfoundland’s western coast. He tweeted: “Holy smokes I finally made it to Newfoundland!” The 600−kilogram male shark was tagged by the marine research group Ocearch, which […]

A small group of Ontario researchers believe they may have solved the origins of life mystery. The results come from early experiments run in a planet simulator at McMaster University’s new Origins of Life Laboratory, which started running this summer. The simulator—the centrepiece of the facility—is testing a theory that suggests life on Earth began in warm […]

OTTAWA—The federal government will not appeal the court decision that tore up cabinet approval for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and is appointing former Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci to oversee a new round of consultations with Indigenous communities. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will follow the “blueprint” laid out by the Federal […]

VANCOUVER—Investors have given final approval for a massive liquefied natural gas project in northern British Columbia. The five partners have agreed to the $40-billion joint venture that includes a gas liquefaction plant in Kitimat on B.C.’s coast and a 670-kilometre pipeline delivering natural gas from the northeast corner of the province. The partners—Royal Dutch Shell, […]

Legault to lead team of fresh faces and veteran politicians Quebec Premier-designate Francois Legault will be welcoming a host of new faces along with some more familiar ones as his party forms Quebec’s next government. Aside from Legault and a handful of veterans who have been at his side since Coalition Avenir Quebec’s first election […]

Canada’s new trade agreement with the United States and Mexico—the USMCA, which replaces NAFTA—is not just a good deal because of the removal of uncertainty for Canadian business.

WASHINGTON—Canadian dairy farmers have panned the renegotiated trade pact between Canada, the United States, and Mexico, saying the new deal will undercut the industry by limiting exports and opening up the market to more American products. Dairy Farmers of Canada issued a terse statement almost immediately after the 11th−hour agreement was announced late on Sept. 30, […]

A Canadian woman whose mother is illegally detained in China because of her faith says her mother has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. Huixia Chen was arrested on June 3, 2016, for her practice of Falun Dafa, a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance that has […]

Tegla Lorupe, a former marathon world record holder and three-time world half marathon champion, negotiates with Kenyan tribe members to surrender their illegal firearms in exchange of being pardoned by the government and being provided by other means to make a living.

NEW YORK/MONTREAL—The U.S.-China trade war has triggered a seafood supply chain shake-up, with U.S. importers scrambling to stockpile frozen Chinese squid and tilapia ahead of looming price increases while Canada exports more lobsters to China. A series of retaliatory tariffs between Beijing and Washington has led to a shift in global trade, creating winners and […]

OTTAWA—The official charged with reviewing the controversial transfer of Tori Stafford’s killer from a medium security prison to an Indigenous healing lodge says she is comfortable with the decision to move Terri−Lynne McClintic. Anne Kelly, who was appointed commissioner of Correctional Service of Canada in July, says the agency will perform an in−depth review of the file—as requested by Public Safety Minister […]

OTTAWA—Donald Trump’s Canadian envoy is coming to the defence of Canada’s “smart” and “articulate” foreign affairs minister—one day after the U.S. president suggested he didn’t like Chrystia Freeland’s NAFTA negotiating style. Trump told a freewheeling press conference on Sept. 26 that the Americans don’t like Canada’s trade representative “very much,” a comment that appeared directed […]

BANFF, Alta.—Mexico will continue to support bringing Canada into its trade agreement with the United States even if its North American neighbours fail to reach an accord by the U.S. deadline of this weekend, its ambassador said. The U.S. and Mexico are poised to present the text of their bilateral trade deal today. The U.S. Congress is pushing Canada […]

Boys are more likely than girls to get hit, slapped, or pushed in a relationship, according to a Canadian study that tracked almost 36,000 British Columbia youths in grades 7 to 12 who were in dating relationships. While 4.2 percent of girls said they had experienced such behavior by their partners, 5.8 percent of boys […]

Josef Jurkovic’s memories of the night 50 years ago when military tanks rolled into his hometown are as clear as the Bohemian crystal for which his native country—Czechoslovakia at the time but now the Czech Republic—is world-famous. Now 69 and a proud Canadian living in Ottawa, Jurkovic’s face betrays no emotion as he recalls the […]

Goodale tours Ottawa area destroyed by tornado Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale toured Dunrobin, west of Ottawa, on Sept. 25 where locals are still reeling after a powerful tornado ripped through the town. He said some of the modern homes hit hardest in the area looked like they had gone “through a grinder.” Environment Canada […]

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OTTAWA—Word of Sept. 21’s tornado reached Laurel Wingrove and Alex Carlson at a Toronto wedding, and by Sunday morning they completed the grim pilgrimage back to the apartment they’ve called home for four months. Almost nothing was waiting for them. The roof was sheared off and the second storey of the edifice was open to […]

A tornado in Canada on Friday, Sept. 21, left 25 injured, authorities said. The tornado ripped through Ottawa and Gatineau. Ten of those injured were rushed to the hospital, reported CBC, five in each city. ‘Like Some Bomb Was Dropped’ Around 150,000 Hydro Ottawa customers were left without power, with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson saying […]

OTTAWA—Officials are warning people in the Ottawa area to brace for days without power in the wake of a tornado that ripped through the region on Sept. 21. They encouraged residents to stockpile food and water following the storm, which tore roofs off of homes, overturned cars, and felled power lines in the Ottawa community of Dunrobin […]