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The Streets: Ottawa faces calls to step up on veteran homelessness

The Streets: Ottawa faces calls to step up on veteran homelessness

OTTAWA — Dan Campbell and Benjamin Van Eck were fast friends while serving in 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.
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All lanes open Monday at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR test still a drag on travel

All lanes open Monday at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR test still a drag on travel

WASHINGTON — The southbound lanes on the road to North America’s post-pandemic recovery will finally reopen Monday as the United States ends nearly 20 months of controversial COVID-19 exile and allows fully vaccinated travellers to cross the Canada-U
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A look at the challenging task of Counting Canada's homeless veterans

A look at the challenging task of Counting Canada's homeless veterans

Accurate data about the number of homeless veterans in Canada remains elusive, but various studies have been conducted in recent years to try to get a handle on the situation. One report from Employment and Social Development Canada says 1.
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B.C. professor's Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal

B.C. professor's Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal

A British Columbia forestry professor's unique research and bestselling book mapping how trees are deeply connected communities has gained the attention of Hollywood. Prof. Suzanne Simard of the University of B.C.
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No winning ticket for Saturday's $13.8 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday's $13.8 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $13.8 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw. However, the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Nov.
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Canada earmarks 20 per cent of climate funding to address biodiversity loss

Canada earmarks 20 per cent of climate funding to address biodiversity loss

GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Canada's Environment Minister says the federal government will allocate at least 20 per cent of its $5.
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Miller 'dumbfounded' appeal of Catholic Church's residential school payments dropped

Miller 'dumbfounded' appeal of Catholic Church's residential school payments dropped

OTTAWA — Newly named Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says he wants to get to the bottom of why Ottawa abandoned its appeal of a ruling releasing the Catholic Church from its settlement obligations to residential school survivors.
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Hearing on Baffinland mine expansion ends, board to make recommendation

Hearing on Baffinland mine expansion ends, board to make recommendation

IQALUIT, Nunavut — The hunters and trappers association in the community closest to an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island doesn't want to see the mine expand its operations, saying the effects have already been palpable.
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'It's going to be crazy': Snowbirds at campground eager for U.S. border reopening

'It's going to be crazy': Snowbirds at campground eager for U.S. border reopening

MILK RIVER, Alta. — Nearly two years of being caged in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic has some snowbirds anxiously waiting in their motorhomes and trailers in southern Alberta.
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Canadians set back clocks this weekend as debate over seasonal time changes continues

Canadians set back clocks this weekend as debate over seasonal time changes continues

Most Canadians have the chance to catch up on some sleep when clocks move back an hour Sunday, but an Ontario politician is optimistic it could be the last time for the country’s most populous province.
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