Ontario’s memorial to veterans of Afghanistan war ready for next Remembrance Day
TORONTO — A memorial to honour veterans of the war in Afghanistan that is being built on the grounds of the Ontario legislature will...
Health Canada ‘actively monitoring’ U.S. vaping illness breakthrough
OTTAWA — Canadian health officials say they are closely monitoring an apparent U.S. breakthrough into the cause of a mysterious vaping illness.
The U.S. Centers...
Metis veterans get long-awaited recognition ahead of Remembrance Day
OTTAWA — A fiddle played the sombre strains of the Last Post and Amazing Grace during a special ceremony Friday to remember the contributions...
Trudeau defends NATO as French president warns of alliance’s ‘brain death’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending NATO after France’s president suggested a lack of U.S. leadership is causing the 70-year-old military alliance’s...
Holocaust educators, survivors fear lessons of the past fading with new generation
TORONTO — Teaching teens about the horrors of the Holocaust is more than just a history lesson for high school teacher Rachel Luke.
The language...
More Canadians plan to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies this year: poll
TORONTO — A new survey suggests more Canadians are planning to mark Remembrance Day this year, perhaps in a salute to the few remaining veterans of the...
Almost half of all First Nations families are ‘food insecure’: 10-year study
OTTAWA — Rates of obesity and diabetes are higher among First Nations adults than in the general Canadian population, while almost half of all Indigenous families...
New Senate group forms to push regional interests in a fractured Parliament
OTTAWA — Canada’s Senate took another step Monday in its evolution toward a less partisan chamber of sober second thought as 11 senators banded together to form a new independent caucus...
Youth not employed or in school face poorer mental, physical health: study
OTTAWA — A new study is offering what it calls a rare look at the health and psychological impacts endured by Canadian youth who are not working, training or studying.
The Statistics Canada...
China cancels ban on shipments of pork, beef products from Canada
OTTAWA — The Chinese government has removed a months-long ban on Canadian pork and beef products that hit farmers hard when it arrived in the midst...
