OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau will follow in the footsteps of two previous prime ministers by appearing in an episode of “Corner Gas.” The show’s Facebook page said on Saturday that Trudeau will play himself on an episode of “Corner Gas Animated” when its second season debuts this spring on The Comedy Network. A photograph accompanies…
Trapped Seals Rescued in Newfoundland
RODDICKTON, N.L. — Fisheries officials have rescued at least eight seals from a small Newfoundland town that’s been overrun by dozens of the blubbery mammals for over a week. Roddickton Mayor Sheila Fitzgerald says there are still plenty of wayward seals roaming the town, but she’s happy the Fisheries Department is working hard to catch…
MLA Gets 3 Years for Sexual Assault of 10-Year-Old Girl
RED DEER — A young woman says it felt good to see a former politician who sexually touched her when she was a child being led out of an Alberta courtroom to begin a three−year prison sentence. Don MacIntyre, 63, resigned as a United Conservative MLA in February of last year after he was charged…
Underfunding, Bad Repairs Cited for Why Canadian Roads are Breaking Down
OTTAWA — A soon−to−be completed study of pothole repairs in Canada concludes municipal and provincial governments aren’t tracking whether their repairs are working over the long term. And while they know why their roads are breaking down, most of the government agencies surveyed haven’t been spending the money needed to properly build and maintain them,…
Mounting Concern over Reproductive Rights of Marginalized Women
OTTAWA — Increased national awareness about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women has resulted in mounting concerns about other vulnerable women who may have been endured the practice, an Ontario senator says. Sen. Yvonne Boyer, who has proposed a Senate committee study recent allegations of Indigenous women who say they were coerced into tubal ligations during…
Teens Need to Know Dangers of Vaping
Health Canada is ramping up efforts to warn young Canadians about the potential risks associated with vaping, the agency said Thursday. Spokeswoman Maryse Durette said the government body has launched a multi−phase campaign to tackle what it sees as an increasing problem among youth. “The vaping market is evolving rapidly, with the regular introduction of…
Newfoundland Town Needs Help for Stranded Seals
RODDICKTON, N.L. — A Newfoundland mayor says dozens of stranded seals are causing increasing havoc in her small town, and federal fisheries officials need to step in. Roddickton Mayor Sheila Fitzgerald says the animals have been blocking roads, driveways and doors and residents are unable to move them because it is illegal to touch marine…
Three Abandoned Kittens Rescued From Snowbank
DEER LAKE, N.L. — Three abandoned kittens are recovering after being rescued from a snowbank in western Newfoundland. Shiver, Stormy and Flurry were found Sunday by an animal−loving truck driver, huddled together for warmth at the side of a road near the farming community of Cormack, N.L. The driver spotted the moving pile of black…
Electric-Car Sales Falls Far Short
OTTAWA — A decade−old goal to get at least half a million electric cars on Canada’s roads by the end of 2018 appears to have missed the mark by about 400,000. The 2009 Electric Vehicle Technology Road Map for Canada, produced by a panel of experts in part for the Department of Natural Resources, aimed…
Canada May Want to Consider its Own Space Force
MONTREAL — President Donald Trump’s push to create a U.S. space force is being welcomed by military experts in Canada, and the executive director of one defence think tank says Canada should consider following suit. “At some point we might like to think about a space force,” Matthew Overton, executive director of the Conference of…