Fort McMurray teens swapping sexual favours for shelter: report
A survey by a homelessness committee found some teenagers in the booming city of Fort McMurray are resorting to prostitution in exchange for a bed or couch for the night.
Manitoba boasts soaring rate of international immigration
The face of Manitoba is changing more quickly than other provinces as a record-high number of international immigrants arrived in the province last year, according to new figures from Statistics Canada.
Hair offers key to ancient genetic secrets: scientists
A team of international scientists has sequenced DNA from the hair shafts of 13 Siberian woolly mammoths, showing that it may be possible to study the genomes of animals in museum collections - even specimens that are hundreds of years old.
Critics raise eyebrows at extra cost of western Manitoba Hydro line
Manitoba Hydro’s decision to build a new transmission line on the west side of the province instead of the east is getting mixed reviews.
Canada’s health care workers migrate to cities and Alberta: report
Canadian health care workers are leaving rural areas and moving to larger centres, finds a report released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Border flunks test by undercover U.S. investigators
Undercover American investigators who snuck duffel bags across the U.S.-Canada border have concluded that a smuggler could easily carry radioactive material or other contraband from one country to the other.
Mexico braces for Hurricane Lorenzo
Lorenzo quickly strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it barreled toward Mexico’s Gulf Coast Thursday, forcing evacuations in low-lying coastal areas and the closure of ports and schools.
Federal budget surplus balloons to $14B
A booming Canadian economy generated such big tax revenues this past year that the federal budget surplus approached $14 billion, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday.
AIR TRANSAT DESIGNATED TO OFFER SCHEDULED AIR SERVICES TO SWITZERLAND
OTTAWA — The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the designation of Air Transat to operate scheduled international air services between Canada and Switzerland.
New Wall Map of Canada, bigger, better
Sidney, B.C.: During a visit with local students today, the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, unveiled the brand new 2007 wall map of Canada. The Minister hand-delivered the first map while speaking to a Grade 11 Global Studies class at Parklands School in his home riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands. The new map is 25 percent larger than the normal map of Canada with a sharper, clearer image of the country.
