The $18.6 million to upgrade spotty cellular phone service in rural areas is on top of $47.3 million announced last fall by the Nova Scotia government. The $18.6 million to… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 6:07 pm New money for cellular service in rural Nova Scotia aimed at improving coverageJacquelyn LeBel
In Nova Scotia, the province has so far accepted less than 4,000 international students for the upcoming year, down from last year’s 19,900 foreign students. In Nova Scotia, the province… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 5:58 pm Universities in Atlantic Canada worried about big drop expected in foreign studentsJacquelyn LeBel
Bev Priestman said in an email last year that there was a “whole operation” of spying for “scouting purposes” on the Canada men’s soccer team, according to a FIFA report.… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 5:49 pm Canada women’s soccer coach said spying for ‘scouting’ was normal in emailSean Boynton
The Jasper wildfire remained out of control and fire behaviour was increasing on Wednesday as the weather got hotter. The Jasper wildfire remained out of control and fire behaviour was… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 5:46 pm Jasper latest: Fire behaviour increasing with hotter weather
Calgary police say the discovery of a unique secret compartment in a piece of bedroom furniture was the key to solving a recent drug trafficking investigation. Calgary police say the… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 5:31 pm Secret dresser compartment discovered in Calgary drug trafficking investigation
Montreal-based Lion Electric Co. says the layoffs at the bus company are part of a plan to better align its costs with current demand. Montreal-based Lion Electric Co. says the… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 6:27 pm Montreal-based Lion Electric to lay off 300 more employees as bus company scales back productionJacquelyn LeBel
The fast-moving Jasper, Alta., wildfire was fuelled by a web of extreme conditions that converged into what experts described as a monstrous fire, serving as a disastrous example of what’s… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 5:05 pm ‘A moving monster’: How did the Jasper fire get so bad, so fast?
Amnesty International is calling for the release of a First Nations chief who was convicted of criminal contempt, and is calling him Canada’s first prisoner of conscience. Amnesty International is… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 4:38 pm Amnesty International names Wet’suwet’en chief Canada’s first prisoner of conscience
York Regional Police say they’ve found human remains while searching for an Ontario woman who disappeared under ‘suspicious’ circumstances last week. York Regional Police say they’ve found human remains while… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 4:31 pm Human remains found in search for Ontario woman police say was kidnappedAaron D’Andrea
Police say human remains have been located during the search for a Markham, Ont. woman who went missing last week. Police say human remains have been located during the search… Read More »on July 31, 2024 at 4:13 pm Human remains located during search for missing Markham, Ont. woman