From left, Elite Navigator captain Eugene Carter, Jordan King, Toby Peddle and David Tiller say despite the ordeal of being lost at sea, they plan to get back fishing soon. ‘I don’t want the fish to get away, right?’ says Carter. (Danny Arsenault/CBC) Toby Peddle, one of seven fishermen who spent more than two days…
Environment and Climate Change Canada warned of heat and smoke throughout most of Saskatchewan Sunday. Air quality advisories issued by Environment Canada point to numerous wildfires burning in western Canada as the reason for the advisories. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox…
Along the banks of Hunt Lake in the south of Whiteshell Provincial Park, the largemouth bass stalks in the water, threatening the survival of other fish in the ecosystem. But this competitive, aggressive predator wasn’t always part of Hunt Lake. Anglers first spotted the freshwater fish there in 2023 — and unlike other species, the largemouth bass was…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A recent interaction between a conservation officer and David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation, appears set to become the latest skirmish in the battle over Indigenous hunting and fishing rights in the province.Chartrand was given a ticket last month for angling without a licence on…
Thousands of residents from Labrador City are shown earlier this month heading east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay as a wildfire threatens the town. (Darryl Dinn/CBC) N.L. Premier Andrew Furey has announced that the evacuation of Labrador City is being partially lifted. The wildfire threatening the community is not entirely out, but it is now considered…
An upgrade to 911 systems in Ontario is setting the stage for more efficient emergency responses, in what one official calls “public safety’s Halley’s comet moment.” The new system – called Next Generation 9-1-1 – replaces decades-old analog technology in emergency communication centres with a digital network, allowing dispatchers to get to urgent calls faster and…
Politics Gatineau MP Steve MacKinnon is replacing outgoing Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, who announced his resignation from cabinet Thursday. Steve MacKinnon stepping in after minister resigns from cabinet for family reasons CBC News · Posted: Jul 19, 2024 9:26 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Government House leader Steve MacKinnon speaks with reporters…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2024 11:17 am Updated July 18, 2024 11:20 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say the Montreal constituency office of federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller was vandalized overnight. Outside, windows were smashed and walls were defaced with paint and graffiti. Montreal police…
When Halifax MP Andy Fillmore got up in the House of Commons last month to announce he was leaving federal politics, his resignation sounded “imminent” to Tom Urbaniak. Urbaniak, a professor of political science at Cape Breton University, watched Fillmore talk at length on June 17 about what he’d achieved in his past nine years in Ottawa. Fillmore…
There’s no other way to put it: Kingston’s Aaliyah Edwards is living the dream. At a young age, while playing for the Kingston Impact, it was clear she would become something special. She followed that up by winning city, regional and provincial championships at Frontenac Secondary School and eventually landed a scholarship to play with…
