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Former consultant to wind industry warns of turbines' toll on migrant birds in N.S.

Former consultant to wind industry warns of turbines' toll on migrant birds in N.S.

HALIFAX — Environmental researcher John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, but the risks they pose to migrating birds are too high.
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'Slap in the face': Freeland's Disney Plus comment made her a villain, records show

'Slap in the face': Freeland's Disney Plus comment made her a villain, records show

OTTAWA — Once upon a time, Chrystia Freeland attempted to relate to Canadians' cost-of-living concerns with a personal anecdote — and it didn't produce a fairy-tale ending.
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With no deal with feds in hand, union says federal workers will strike

With no deal with feds in hand, union says federal workers will strike

OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal public-service union says that some 155,000 workers will go on strike across the country after talks with the government failed to produce an agreement before a Tuesday night deadline.
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Here's what the looming public-service strike would look like for hybrid workers

Here's what the looming public-service strike would look like for hybrid workers

OTTAWA — Canada's federal public servants will need to show up at the picket line for four hours each day — even if their union has been trying to negotiate permanent work-from-home arrangements with the government.
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Officer testifies at B.C. inquest into man's death after police beating

Officer testifies at B.C. inquest into man's death after police beating

BURNABY, B.C. — The first Vancouver police officer to interact with Myles Gray in an altercation that ended in his death told a British Columbia coroner's inquest that she feared for her safety and called for backup. Const.
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CP NewsAlert: With no deal with feds in hand, union says federal workers will strike

CP NewsAlert: With no deal with feds in hand, union says federal workers will strike

OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal public-service union says that some 155,000 workers will go on strike after talks with the government failed to produce an agreement before its 9 p.m. ET deadline. -- More coming -- The Canadian Press
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Saskatchewan minister asks man guilty of domestic assault to return service medal

Saskatchewan minister asks man guilty of domestic assault to return service medal

REGINA — A Saskatchewan cabinet minister has apologized aftera public service medal was given to a man who pleaded guilty to domestic assault, but the Opposition New Democrats say it shows a pattern of the provincial government not taking intimate pa
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B.C. mom whose son was killed urges people to call police, not film violence

B.C. mom whose son was killed urges people to call police, not film violence

VANCOUVER — The mother of a teenager stabbed to death on a transit bus in Surrey, B.C., says she hopes her son's death will bring change.
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Alberta premier rolls back part of government's media question restriction policy

Alberta premier rolls back part of government's media question restriction policy

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reversing part of her government’s new media question restriction policy but says she will continue to limit queries in order to provide more answers.
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Group crossing border called 911 suffering from cold, Minnesota sheriff says

Group crossing border called 911 suffering from cold, Minnesota sheriff says

ROSEAU, Minn. — Nine people were detained and one was missing after trying to walk across the Canada-United States border in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a Minnesota sheriff says.
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