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Alberta imposes tough new restrictions in bid to curb soaring COVID-19 infectionsProvincial Politics | 223 hits | 7:22 PM on Wednesday | posted by Canadaka
The Alberta government has ordered the closure of all casinos and gyms, banned dine-in service at restaurants and bars, and imposed a mandatory provincewide mask requirement under new restrictions aimed at curbing the province's soaring COVID-19 infection Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The federal government has given the green light to Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, a key step toward launching the biggest inoculation program in Canada's history. How a high-stakes gambler set authorities on the trail of accused Canadian spy Cameron OrtisLaw & Order | 241 hits | 12:48 AM on Tuesday | posted by bootlegga
It’s the science that’s rotten, not the Reef
Environmental | 390 hits | 2:50 PM on Monday | posted by uwish
Three people charged with providing ammunition to gunman responsible for N.S. shooting: RCMP | CTV NewsLaw & Order | 239 hits | 9:33 AM on Friday | posted by uwish
Don Martin: Fiscal update shows a revamp, like spring and an election, is coming | CTV News
Amid the dizzying lineup of 12-digit figures financing the government’s pandemic response were the monetary makings for whatever the prime minister has in mind to revamp Canadian society once the pandemic passes, Don Martin writes in his latest column for Protesters in Prince George demand ban on controversial glyphosate herbicideEnvironmental | 397 hits | 7:01 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Approximately four dozen protesters — including local representatives of the B.C. Liberal and Green parties — rallied outside the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations office in Prince George, B.C., Thursday, demanding the provincial Eta regains hurricane strength as Florida prepares for hit
Eta regained hurricane strength Wednesday morning with maximum sustained winds around 120 km/h as Florida braced for a second hit from the storm.
Eta regained hurricane strength Wednesday morning with maximum sustained winds around 120 km/h as Florida braced for a second hit from the storm. Hundreds of Alberta doctors, 3 major health-care unions join calls for 'circuit-breaker' lockdownProvincial Politics | 423 hits | 7:47 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A group of more than 430 Alberta physicians and three major health-care unions will send a letter to Premier Jason Kenney on Thursday endorsing the idea of a "circuit-breaker" lockdown as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the province. Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masseMisc World | 384 hits | 7:46 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday that they were resigning en masse following a move by the semi-autonomous Chinese region's government to disqualify four of their fellow pro-democracy legislators.German court rules Muslim who refused to shake woman's hand should not receive citizenship
Misc World | 1264 hits | 9:51 AM on Monday | posted by Robair
B.C. party leaders enter final week of election campaignProvincial Politics | 868 hits | 7:47 PM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
The leaders of British Columbia's main political parties have kicked off their final week of campaigning before the election set for next Saturday.Massive ancient drawing of cat discovered on hill in Peru
An enormous drawing of a cat, etched into the side of a hill thousands of years ago, has been uncovered in Peru, adding another image to the country's catalogue of mystifying geoglyphs.
An enormous drawing of a cat, etched into the side of a hill thousands of years ago, has been uncovered in Peru, adding another image to the country's catalogue of mystifying geoglyphs. News brief: Hundreds of Haligonians come out to buy treaty lobstersMisc CDN | 1145 hits | 11:07 AM on Sunday | posted by JaredMilne
“I am so excited to see you all here to experience the very first Mi’kmaw self-regulated treaty sale in Nova Scotia,” Dr. Cheryl Maloney of Sipekne’katik told Haligonians looking to pick up some treaty lobster.Teacher decapitated in Paris suburb, France's anti-terror prosecutor says
Law & Order | 568 hits | 9:52 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
China becomes an issue in B.C. election as anti-Beijing activists challenge candidatesProvincial Politics | 800 hits | 3:11 PM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
'Our walls are built of booze!': N.Y. couple finds bootlegged whisky during home repairs
A couple from upstate New York found dozens of whisky bottles dating back to the 1920s hidden in their walls and floor boards, all but confirming their suspicions that the old home once belonged to a prohibition-era bootlegger.China's global fishing dominance, unmatched in size and reach
With anywhere from 200,000 to 800,000 boats, some as far afield as Argentina, China is unmatched in the size and reach of its fishing armada. Fuelled primarily by government subsidies, its growth and activities have largely gone unchecked, in part because
Misc World | 651 hits | 10:24 AM on Friday | posted by Strutz
With anywhere from 200,000 to 800,000 boats, some as far afield as Argentina, China is unmatched in the size and reach of its fishing armada. Fuelled primarily by government subsidies, its growth and activities have largely gone unchecked, in part because Plane sits for 2 weeks, stuck in Yukon's remote mountains
A Yukon air charter company found itself with a plane stuck on a remote snow-covered airstrip a couple of weeks ago. The company almost had to abandon the $200,000 plane for the winter. Federal government invests in small nuclear reactors to help it meet net-zero 2050 targetEnvironmental | 542 hits | 7:56 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The federal government says it's investing $20 million in the nuclear industry to help Canada meet its target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. B.C. man who killed 4 in Penticton shootings sentenced to life with no parole for 25 yearsLaw & Order | 529 hits | 7:55 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
John Brittain, who shot four people to death in Penticton, B.C., over a neighbours' dispute, has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. French museum pulls Genghis Khan exhibition after China objects to name 'Genghis Khan'
The French history museum calls the move an attempt at censorship and suppression of Mongolian culture and history Dinosaur skeleton found by 12-year-old near Drumheller, Alta., hailed as 'significant discovery'
This summer, while hiking with his father through Horseshoe Canyon in the Badlands region, 12-year-old Nathan Hrushkin made a discovery that would excite even the most seasoned paleontologist.A man flying in a jetpack has been spotted again in the skies over Los Angeles
An unidentified man was seen flying in a jetpack near the Los Angeles International Airport for the second time in six weeks.
An unidentified man was seen flying in a jetpack near the Los Angeles International Airport for the second time in six weeks.Snow melt uncovers ancient penguin 'mummies' for first time in Antarctica: study
The effects of global warming have reached one of the coldest regions on Earth in southern Antarctica, according to U.S. researchers who discovered the remarkably preserved remains of an ancient penguin colony that was revealed by recent snow melt.
The effects of global warming have reached one of the coldest regions on Earth in southern Antarctica, according to U.S. researchers who discovered the remarkably preserved remains of an ancient penguin colony that was revealed by recent snow melt. First Nations chief calls on Trudeau to help settle Nova Scotia lobster dispute
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to do more than send tweets to settle an increasingly violent dispute over an Indigenous-led lobster fishery in Nova Scotia, a First Nations chief said Thursday. Rideau Hall spent over $110,000 on legal fees in response to bullying, harassment claimsPolitical | 518 hits | 4:08 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Vandals smash tables, knock down stalks at Surrey corn maze
The vandalism prevented the farm from opening for most of the day Saturday, during what is normally one of its busiest weekends of the year. Motorcyclist stopped for using paper licence plate for 2nd time in 2 months
Police stopped a motorcyclist in Burnaby last week for using a fake licence plate made of paper, and they say it's not the first time the driver has been stopped for that exact offence. Halloween and coronavirus: Guidelines released by B.C. Centre for Disease Control
With Halloween less than four weeks away, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control has released its guidelines for the holiday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Latest mercury spill in Vancouver bigger than previous ones, firefighters say
Crews were called to deal with another mercury spill in Vancouver on Monday, marking the fourth incident to be reported in recent weeks. 'Out of control' wildfire burns in foothills west of Calgary, state of emergency declared
A state of local emergency has been declared in the Municipal District of Bighorn, in the foothills west of Calgary near the mountain parks, as a wildfire burns out of control.Epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow
The staggering scale of California's wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed one million acres.
Misc World | 362 hits | 7:50 PM on Tuesday | posted by Strutz
The staggering scale of California's wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed one million acres. Iman Vellani joins wave of Canadian superhero talent at Marvel Studios as Muslim Ms. MarvelArts & Entertainment | 439 hits | 9:39 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Iman Vellani, a teen from Markham, Ont., is reported to be starring as Ms. Marvel, the first Muslim superhero for Marvel Studios and the latest in a string of Canadian talent saving the day. Federal government settles lawsuit over deadly suicide attack on Kabul embassy
The federal government has quietly settled a lawsuit filed by survivors and family members in the wake of a suicide bombing outside the Canadian embassy in Kabul four years ago that killed 15 Nepalese Gurkhas and Indian private security contractors, CBC N Water will run through Milk River again after repairs to U.S. canal finish upEnvironmental | 386 hits | 9:16 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Water in southern Alberta's Milk River could soon be flowing at full capacity again, after it was on the verge of drying up completely. Military monument honouring PPCLI in Griesbach damaged
Three brass-coloured plaques were removed from a circular stone monument. This is the second time military memorials in the north Edmonton neighbourhood have been targeted. Canada Wildfires At Lowest Level For YearsEnvironmental | 385 hits | 8:05 AM on Friday | posted by uwish
Texas governor cuts back on voting locations weeks before election
Texas' governor has ordered that voters can drop off their mail-in ballots at only one location per county in the lead-up to the presidential election.
Republican Governor Greg Abbott said the move would stop illegal voting.
Critics have accused Mr
Texas' governor has ordered that voters can drop off their mail-in ballots at only one location per county in the lead-up to the presidential election.
Republican Governor Greg Abbott said the move would stop illegal voting.
Critics have accused Mr U.S. caps refugees at 15,000 for 2021, a record low since modern resettlement program began in 1980
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has announced plans to allow only 15,000 refugees to resettle in the country in the 2021 fiscal year that began on Thursday. The refugee cap was cut to 18,000 in the 2020 fiscal year that ended on Wednesday, bu Bountiful harvest of 2020 a 'godsend' for farmers: Kenney says this year could be best everEnvironmental | 495 hits | 7:43 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Southern Alberta farmers are hauling in one of the best harvests in recent memory this fall, easing the sting of previous years' poor crops and giving the… 
The money, spread over three years and the entire globe, is welcome — but this is PR, not a product.Donald Trump, Melania Trump test positive for coronavirus
Uncle Sam | 604 hits | 4:25 AM on Friday | posted by BeaverFever
More than 160 Alberta doctors were considered 'high risk' to withdraw service, documents revealProvincial Politics | 329 hits | 9:53 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
At the height of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the provincial government's dispute with doctors, more than 200 physicians were weighing the future of their practices, with 163 deemed to be at "high risk" of altering the services they provide orBack to Canada News
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