Archive for July, 2009
The Canadian Press – VANCOUVER, B.C. – Provincial finance ministers met Friday to discuss a looming Canadian pension crisis, an issue that B.C. Finance Minister Colin Hansen said political leaders must address.
The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper will get a close look this month at Canada’s efforts to beef up its military presence in the Arctic.
The Canadian Press – EDMONTON – Canada’s head of state may soon be climbing the charts after recording a song Friday while meeting with young artists at an inner-city studio.
CBC – Vancouver police are looking for a citizen who intervened during a sexual assault in East Vancouver on Thursday evening.
CBC – B.C. New Democrat MLAs plan to spend the August holiday weekend circulating petitions opposing the provincial government’s plans to introduce a harmonized sales tax.
The Canadian Press – WHITEHORSE – Yukoners can expect more smoke and fire after dry lightning sparked 21 new forest fires over a 24-hour period.
The Canadian Press – MONTREAL – Several children became ill at a Montreal swimming pool on Friday after an alarm indicated a chlorine leak.
CBC – After 52 years on the Fraser River, the Albion Ferry made its final voyage Friday afternoon.
An evacuation alert for people in Lillooet, B.C. has been expanded to cover all 2,300 residents in the district because of the danger of a nearby forest fire.
CBC – Tourism officials predict this B.C. Day long weekend could be one of the busiest of the year in Vancouver as an estimated 1 million people are expected to pack into the downtown core for three major events.
It may soon be much harder to catch a close-up view of killer whales, as authorities in the U.S. and Canada are considering new rules that would keep whale-watching boats substantially further away from the endangered mammals.
A dietary supplement, readily available at any health food store, could help treat people with an odd impulse disorder that compels them to pull out their own hair.
Reuters – CHICAGO (Reuters) – The owner of the Phoenix Coyotes disputes the viability of a bid by sports tycoon Jerry Reinsdorf to buy the bankrupt National Hockey League team.
CBC – The return to the mound was far from triumphant for Blue Jays starter Scott Richmond as the Oakland Athletics chased him in the fourth inning on the way to an 8-5 win.
CBC – A Saskatoon apartment building has been closed by fire inspectors who condemned the building as unsuitable for human habitation.
CBC – The U.S. is considering adopting new regulations that would double the distance boats must keep from killer whales in the Puget Sound and those in B.C.’s whale-watching industry worry it could hurt business.
A U.S. federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels.
CBC – Several children became ill at a Montreal swimming pool on Friday after an alarm indicated a chlorine leak.
Another major financial fraud has taken place in Quebec, according to a lawyer who filed lawsuits on behalf of two clients earlier this month.
A wildfire on a B.C. mountain is smaller than first thought, but if it does start to threaten Olympic venues, the Whistler-Blackcomb snowmaking system may be used for fire protection.
CBC – The province is reminding Albertans to make sure their campfires are completely out this long weekend.
CBC – Vancouver police investigators have confirmed that a fire at a Sikh school on Thursday was deliberately set, and they are appealing to the public for assistance in locating a possible witness.
The Canadian Press – The controversy surrounding Arturo Gatti’s death took another twist Friday with confirmation that a second autopsy will be conducted on the body of the former world boxing champion.
The Canadian Press – HALIFAX, N.S. – The uncle of a soldier killed by his tentmate in Afghanistan says the military should explain why the man who shot Cpl. Kevin Megeney was subsequently used as a weapons instructor.
The Canadian Press – TORONTO – A sweeter smelling city is only days away for Toronto residents who endured six weeks of stomach-churning odours while thousands of municipal workers went on strike.
The Canadian Press – ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The National Parole Board has granted Robert Latimer an extended leave period of 10 days.
CBC – The contentious one-day closing of part of Calgary’s Memorial Drive for a pedestrian-friendly promenade has been scheduled for Aug. 23.
Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a "people power" revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on Saturday, her son said. She was 76.
The Canadian Press – WHISTLER, B.C. – Fire officials say a blaze on a B.C. Olympic mountain is much smaller than originally feared but just in case the winds suddenly shift and threaten 2010 Games venues, there is a backup plan.
Toronto’s city councillors have voted to accept a deal reached with two civic unions following a strike that lasted nearly six weeks.