This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLiberals succeed despite lingering criticism over handling of corruption inquiry and blackface scandalFirst published on Tue 22 Oct 2019 00.46 EDT has won a second term as Canada’s prime minister after the country’s federal election, but his narrow victory means he will lead a minority government that will be forced to depend on other parties to govern.With results still trickling in on Tuesday morning, the Liberals had 156 seats, 14 short of the 170 needed for a majority in the 338-seat House of Commons.“We seek...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLiberals succeed despite lingering criticism over handling of corruption inquiry and blackface scandalFirst published on Tue 22 Oct 2019 00.46 EDT has won a second term as Canada’s prime minister after the country’s federal election, but his narrow victory means he will lead a minority government that will be forced to depend on other parties to govern.With results still trickling in on Tuesday morning, the Liberals had 156 seats, 14 short of the 170 needed for a majority in the 338-seat House of Commons.“We seek...WW…

The US president stokes division as the virus rages, while the prime minister of Canada – where the outbreak appears to be stabilizing – has fostered a shared sense of dutyLast modified on Thu 9 Jul 2020 21.14 EDTThree days earlier, chose a more low-key location to celebrate Canada’s own national holiday. The prime minister and his family were photographed harvesting vegetables at an Ottawa food bank farm.Unlike Trump and most of his supporters, they all wore face-masks as they sorted through bundles of broccoli.The appearances by the two image-conscious leaders were emblematic of two...…The US president stokes division as the virus rages, while the prime minister of Canada – where the outbreak appears to be stabilizing – has fostered a shared sense of dutyLast modified on Thu 9 Jul 2020 21.14 EDTThree days earlier, chose a more low-key location to celebrate Canada’s own national holiday. The prime minister and his family were photographed harvesting vegetables at an Ottawa food bank farm.Unlike Trump and most of his supporters, they all wore face-masks as they sorted through bundles of broccoli.The appearances by the two image-conscious leaders were emblematic of two...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLast modified on Tue 7 Jul 2020 03.27 EDTThe Canadian prime minister, , has declined an invitation to visit the White House this week to celebrate a new North American free trade deal, amid worsening coronavirus figures in the US and lingering tensions with Donald Trump.Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is due to meet Trump in Washington on Wednesday, and had urged Trudeau to attend the meeting.But in a statement on Monday, Trudeau’s office said: “We wish the United States and Mexico well at Wednesday’s...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLast modified on Tue 7 Jul 2020 03.27 EDTThe Canadian prime minister, , has declined an invitation to visit the White House this week to celebrate a new North American free trade deal, amid worsening coronavirus figures in the US and lingering tensions with Donald Trump.Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is due to meet Trump in Washington on Wednesday, and had urged Trudeau to attend the meeting.But in a statement on Monday, Trudeau’s office said: “We wish the United States and Mexico well at Wednesday’s...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldCanadian police confirm man had ‘several’ weapons and will face multiple charges Last modified on Fri 3 Jul 2020 14.31 EDTCanadian police say the armed man who through the gates of the prime minister’s residence was loose for 13 minutes before authorities finally spotted him.Media reports have identified the intruder as Corey Hurren, a reservist in the Canadian Rangers, a branch of the military that typically operates in remote and coastal regions.Hurren, who police have not yet formally identified, would be charged...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldCanadian police confirm man had ‘several’ weapons and will face multiple charges Last modified on Fri 3 Jul 2020 14.31 EDTCanadian police say the armed man who through the gates of the prime minister’s residence was loose for 13 minutes before authorities finally spotted him.Media reports have identified the intruder as Corey Hurren, a reservist in the Canadian Rangers, a branch of the military that typically operates in remote and coastal regions.Hurren, who police have not yet formally identified, would be charged...WW…

Odd ads for Dr Cronk’s Compound Sarsaparilla Beer, once wildly popular, went viral on Twitter. Now a Canadian brewer is bringing it backLast modified on Fri 3 Jul 2020 16.35 EDTA chance discovery in a newspaper archive has left drinkers in and beyond salivating at the prospect of – finally – getting their hands on some Cronk.More than a century after it was last consumed, beverage connoisseurs will soon be able to enjoy Dr Cronk’s Compound Sarsaparilla Beer, after internet sleuths and real-world brewers recovered a drink that was once wildly popular across North America but vanished into...…Odd ads for Dr Cronk’s Compound Sarsaparilla Beer, once wildly popular, went viral on Twitter. Now a Canadian brewer is bringing it backLast modified on Fri 3 Jul 2020 16.35 EDTA chance discovery in a newspaper archive has left drinkers in and beyond salivating at the prospect of – finally – getting their hands on some Cronk.More than a century after it was last consumed, beverage connoisseurs will soon be able to enjoy Dr Cronk’s Compound Sarsaparilla Beer, after internet sleuths and real-world brewers recovered a drink that was once wildly popular across North America but vanished into...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldNeither PM nor governor general Julie Payette were at home after reservist smashed through security gates of Ottawa compoundLast modified on Thu 2 Jul 2020 19.36 EDTCanadian police have arrested an armed reservist after he rammed a truck through security gates and drove toward the official residences of both the prime minister and governor general.A black pickup truck “breached the main pedestrian entrance” of Ottawa’s sprawling Rideau Hall around 6:30am” on Thursday, the RCMP said in a statement.Justin Trudeau and...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldNeither PM nor governor general Julie Payette were at home after reservist smashed through security gates of Ottawa compoundLast modified on Thu 2 Jul 2020 19.36 EDTCanadian police have arrested an armed reservist after he rammed a truck through security gates and drove toward the official residences of both the prime minister and governor general.A black pickup truck “breached the main pedestrian entrance” of Ottawa’s sprawling Rideau Hall around 6:30am” on Thursday, the RCMP said in a statement.Justin Trudeau and...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldCasavant shot mother black bear under province policy but was suspended and eventually fired for not killing cubsLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.38 EDTA conservation officer in who was fired for refusing to kill two black bear cubs has won a protracted legal battle over his termination.“I feel like the black clouds that have hung over my family for years are finally starting to part,” Bryce Casavant told the Guardian. “But the moment is bittersweet – my firing should have never happened in the first...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldCasavant shot mother black bear under province policy but was suspended and eventually fired for not killing cubsLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.38 EDTA conservation officer in who was fired for refusing to kill two black bear cubs has won a protracted legal battle over his termination.“I feel like the black clouds that have hung over my family for years are finally starting to part,” Bryce Casavant told the Guardian. “But the moment is bittersweet – my firing should have never happened in the first...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLast modified on Thu 11 Jun 2020 08.04 EDTCanada sold a record amount of military hardware to in 2019, despite sharply criticizing its poor human rights record and placing a moratorium on any new exports to the kingdom. Newly released figures show Canada sold nearly C$3bn (US$2.2bn) worth of military equipment to Saudi Arabia in 2019 – more than double the total of the previous year, . The bulk of the exports were light armoured vehicles, part of a deal with the Saudis worth C$14.8bn.The record figures come...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLast modified on Thu 11 Jun 2020 08.04 EDTCanada sold a record amount of military hardware to in 2019, despite sharply criticizing its poor human rights record and placing a moratorium on any new exports to the kingdom. Newly released figures show Canada sold nearly C$3bn (US$2.2bn) worth of military equipment to Saudi Arabia in 2019 – more than double the total of the previous year, . The bulk of the exports were light armoured vehicles, part of a deal with the Saudis worth C$14.8bn.The record figures come...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldFirst published on Mon 10 Feb 2020 11.39 ESTIndigenous activists in have vowed to continue their fight against a multibillion-dollar pipeline project across their traditional territory after three female leaders were arrested by police early on Monday.Freda Huson, Brenda Michell and Karla Tait were among seven people detained when Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers – backed by helicopters, heavy machinery and dogs – moved in on the remote camp in north-western British Columbia.Police also dismantled a gate erected...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldFirst published on Mon 10 Feb 2020 11.39 ESTIndigenous activists in have vowed to continue their fight against a multibillion-dollar pipeline project across their traditional territory after three female leaders were arrested by police early on Monday.Freda Huson, Brenda Michell and Karla Tait were among seven people detained when Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers – backed by helicopters, heavy machinery and dogs – moved in on the remote camp in north-western British Columbia.Police also dismantled a gate erected...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldOttawa judge to hear case of Elena Crenna, who denies allegations she shared classified information with Russian officialsLast modified on Wed 11 Mar 2020 14.20 EDTA woman at the centre of a three-decades-old Russian “sex spy” scandal is fighting her deportation from Canada, denying allegations she ever shared classified information with Russian officials.An Ottawa judge was due on Wednesday to hear the case of Elena Crenna, a Russian American woman who married the former Canadian civil servant David Crenna.The two...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldOttawa judge to hear case of Elena Crenna, who denies allegations she shared classified information with Russian officialsLast modified on Wed 11 Mar 2020 14.20 EDTA woman at the centre of a three-decades-old Russian “sex spy” scandal is fighting her deportation from Canada, denying allegations she ever shared classified information with Russian officials.An Ottawa judge was due on Wednesday to hear the case of Elena Crenna, a Russian American woman who married the former Canadian civil servant David Crenna.The two...WW…