Around Canada

The Toronto Zoo will soon become home to a blind baby moose who was rescued near Ottawa earlier this month now that the province has signed off on allowing it to be transferred.  Cedar the moose has been living at Ottawa rescue, who can’t continue to look after him long-term. …

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau upended 150 years of Canadian parliamentary tradition when he unilaterally reformed the Senate. The new Liberal government is now weighing further changes to the Red Chamber. New government weighing changes to appointment process. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau upended 150 years of Canadian parliamentary tradition …

The Ontario government’s plan to hand parts of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the local town for tourism development could set an “awful precedent” for other provincially owned parks, environmental advocates say.  Ministry says proposed changes to provincial park law will only affect Wasaga Beach, declines to share details. …

Permits for Sean Feucht shows on public land in some Canadian cities were pulled this week following public backlash. The decisions have led to discussion on who should be allowed to perform in public spaces.  Permits for Sean Feucht shows on public land in some Canadian cities have been pulled. …

It might seem old-fashioned, but people in the business of door-to-door work say the industry’s survived because it stands out amidst growing distrust of marketing by phone or online advertising.  Face-to-face interactions can help build trust between a business and client, some experts say. Sure, we live in the digital …

Investigators were in a Maple Ridge, B.C., neighbourhood Friday morning as residents came to terms with a violent incident that claimed three lives Wednesday night.  Residents say couple and their neighbour had been feuding over issues such as the couple’s dog. Investigators were in a Maple Ridge, B.C., neighbourhood Friday …

Newmont Corp. says the three miners who have been trapped for more than 60 hours in the Red Chris mine in northern B.C. were successfully brought to the surface and are “in good health and spirits.” ‘We are relieved to share that all three individuals are safe, and in good …

The chimney swift is a bird threatened with extinction that nests in urban chimneys. Thanks to laws that protect it, some affordable housing providers have to come up with creative bird housing solutions before going ahead with human housing projects. To protect the threatened bird, nesting sites need to be …

Newmont Corp. says the three miners who have been trapped for more than 60 hours in the Red Chris mine in northern B.C. were successfully brought to the surface and are “in good health and spirits.”  ‘We are relieved to share that all three individuals are safe, and in good …

Five former world junior hockey players on Thursday were found not guilty of sexual assault, prompting a wave of reaction — including from the NHL and NHLPA — and a scathing rebuke from defence lawyers about how Hockey Canada handled the accusations.  Judge tells packed London, Ont., court that complainant …