In a recent survey done by Statistics Canada, 21.3 million acres of canola are expected to be planted in 2019 throughout the country, a number down 6.6 per cent from last year. In Saskatchewan, the number of acres planted is expected to decrease by 5.7 per cent. StatsCan blames some of the decline on the […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – A nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday (April 25). The quarantines affects Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) and comes as the United States battles the highest number of measles […]
The Senate committee on transport and communications will conduct public hearings Tuesday in Edmonton on Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act. The hearing will take place on April 30 at 9 a.m. at Delta Hotels Edmonton Centre Suites (10222 102 Street) in the Champlain Room. Related Indigenous groups on Bill C-48: ‘Is this what […]
A man is wanted on a Canada wide warrant for human trafficking and other alleged offences including procuring, assault, uttering threats and forcible confinement. Daniel Khet, 26, is facing the charges that stem from an investigation that took place between the end of March and beginning of April. Related Sask. woman fighting human trafficking by […]
Conservation authorities across Ontario were hit hard during the April 11 provincial budget announcement. The organizations are set to lose half of the funds previously earmarked for managing natural hazards. “That money is spent for boots on the ground,” Brad McNevin, CAO of Quinte Conservation, said. “Where we’re going out monitoring our flood control structures […]
Western University students will start facing academic penalties for misconduct at unsanctioned events, like illegal street parties. At Thursday’s Board of Governors meeting, members approved an amendment expanding the student code of conduct to include events that aren’t sanctioned by Western University but are indirectly associated with the institution because of their nature or the […]
For over a week, volunteers and city workers in Montreal’s Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough have been working tirelessly filling and delivering sandbags in a bid to keep floodwaters at bay. So far, the efforts have paid off. “We had over 700 residents that were affected in 2017, and now at the level that it is today, we […]
A Quebec woman who was seriously injured in an attack by three dogs last month in the Eastern Townships is thanking the community for its support. The message from Dominique Alain and her family was published on the website of Potton Township today, thanking first-responders and staff at the hospital in Sherbrooke, Que., for taking […]
TORONTO – Lawyers representing the Ontario government are asking a judge to lift a stay on legal proceedings against three major tobacco companies so the province can pursue a lawsuit to recover smoking-related health costs. Ontario launched its lawsuit against a dozen Canadian firms and their parent companies roughly a decade ago and the case […]
Welcome to Crossing the Border, a limited-run weekly newsletter from The New York Times. Did you find it useful? Send this to a friend. If someone forwarded it to you, sign up here to have the next issue delivered to your inbox. In this week’s issue, the century-old roots of armed patrols, a trip to […]