Around Canada

Dalhousie University hockey player Alec Bélanger, 21, has started a program that pairs student volunteers with children with Down syndrome and their siblings, offering them a place to play and do activities.  ‘If there’s one thing that I don’t want to live without, it would be this program,’ says Alec …

The first of multiple rounds of snow swept across southwestern British Columbia on Saturday, arriving courtesy of a low-pressure system that’s stalled off the coast. Additional rounds of snow are possible on Sunday and into Monday. Highly variable conditions are likely across the region as temperatures fluctuate with elevation and …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the state funeral for the late Brian Mulroney will be a “right and fitting tribute” for a titan of Canadian politics.  Former Progressive Conservative prime minister dead at 84. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the state funeral for the late Brian Mulroney will …

From former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard to a childhood friend to a prominent member of Montreal’s Irish community, all say Mulroney had an uncanny ability to relate to people from all walks of life.  ‘We discovered someone who was very much like us,’ says former premier Lucien Bouchard. Quebecers close …

The David Florida Laboratory in west Ottawa develops space technology including projects for the International Space Station, Canadarm and James Webb telescope. It will close at the end of March 2025.  David Florida Laboratory opened in Ottawa in 1972. The Canadian Space Agency has confirmed a west Ottawa spacecraft laboratory …

The release earlier this week of hundreds of documents has pulled the curtain back on an explosive national security case that led to the firing of two scientists from the Winnipeg-based National Microbiology Lab.  CSIS says scientist fired from Winnipeg disease lab intentionally worked to benefit China. A high-security lab. …

A Canadian politics and government expert believes former prime minister Brian Mulroney left an impressive list of achievements by the end of his tenure at the top job, but an isolated incident involving an envelope of cash during a 1993 hotel meeting botched his record. The expert’s analysis of Brian …

A massive wind-to-hydrogen project proposed for Newfoundland’s west coast continues to gain traction but still hasn’t received approval from government.  Lack of government signoff hasn’t stopped World Energy from securing millions in funding and buying assets. A massive wind-to-hydrogen operation proposed for Newfoundland’s west coast has not been officially given …

Hockey trading card collectors are scrambling to hobby shops across Metro Vancouver, hoping to get their hands on a one-of-a-kind Connor Bedard card. Upper Deck, the exclusive NHL-licensed manufacturer of trading cards, released its much-anticipated 2023-2024 collection last week. The collection is one the most coveted sets in hockey every …

Firefighters from several departments have converged to battle a fire at Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory in Hartland, a major employer in the New Brunswick town.  Fire started around 6 p.m. Friday and is still an active scene. Firefighters from several departments have converged to battle a fire at Covered …