An excursion in Saskatchewan this summer aims to pass on knowledge and experience regarding camping-related skills to new Canadians. Related New pool planned for Saskatchewan’s Buffalo Pound provincial park New online system launched for booking Saskatchewan campsites Fifty newcomers are expected to travel to Prince Albert National Park to experience the outdoors and learn about […]
The deadly shooting of a man by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer last week at a Costco store in Corona, Calif., has led to calls for the authorities to release more information amid conflicting accounts of what happened. The man who was killed, Kenneth French, 32, had been shopping with his parents, Paola and […]
The City of Ottawa should study how to phase out single-use and foamed plastics, including plastic bottles, from city programs and services where possible, councillors sitting on the environment committee recommended on Tuesday. The committee unanimously supported a motion put forward by Coun. Catherine McKenney that calls on city council to direct staff to both […]
The Town of Hampstead has created its first-ever environmental awareness program, the Green Patrol, so that residents can learn to be more aware of their ecological footprint. As part of the project, which started on June 7, patroller Simon Liu will run a kiosk in Hampstead Park and go door to door to talk with […]
OTTAWA — It’s decision time for a pipeline project that has set Canadian provinces against each other, opened rifts among its Indigenous communities and prompted major protests. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is meeting on Tuesday to decide the fate of a 9.3 billion Canadian dollar plan to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline, which links […]
Steven Kerzner, known by most Canadians for his character Ed the Sock, is using social media to target the provincial government’s changes to the Ontario Autism Program. On Sunday, Kerzner posted a photo of Ed the Sock on Twitter showing the puppet at a local convenience store with a caption that read, in part: “Stopped […]
A YouTuber has bought the small Michigan town of Hell – and renamed it Gay Hell. Elijah Daniel, 25, said he bought it as an act of rebellion against the Trump administration rejecting requests from US embassies to fly the rainbow flag during Pride Month. Announcing the stunt on Twitter, he joked the only flags […]
BEIJING — China will halt imports from a Canadian company after food safety issues were detected in one batch of pork, the Xinhua state news agency reported Tuesday, a move likely to fuel speculation that China is retaliating against Canada for arresting a Chinese tech executive. After Canada arrested Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou […]
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Tuesday. Will New York City keep allowing foie gras to be served? Weather: The forecast for the last days of spring is looking dreary. Today, expect thunderstorms, heavy rain and wind gusts, with a high in the low 70s. Alternate-side parking: In effect […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] The only certainty the family of Everett Palmer Jr. has — after months of demanding answers — is that he was alive when he was sent to York County Prison and that he was dead 48 hours later. But […]