Jan 24 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — For the war effort in the 1940s, Qapik Attagutsiak remembers the local Catholic priest urging her and her family to collect walrus and seal bones from their island near Igloolik, and even the bodies of dogs that had died from disease. In the Second World War, Canadians across the country were encouraged to […]
Jan 24 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — For the war effort in the 1940s, Qapik Attagutsiak remembers the local Catholic priest urging her and her family to collect walrus and seal bones from their island near Igloolik, and even the bodies of dogs that had died from disease. In the Second World War, Canadians across the country were encouraged to […]
Jan 24 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — For the war effort in the 1940s, Qapik Attagutsiak remembers the local Catholic priest urging her and her family to collect walrus and seal bones from their island near Igloolik, and even the bodies of dogs that had died from disease. In the Second World War, Canadians across the country were encouraged to […]
Jan 24 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian government is rolling out information rather than surgical masks and thermal scanners to try to keep the country safe from a virus that has already killed more than two dozen people in China and left hundreds more sick. The World Health Organization on Thursday chose not to declare a global health emergency because […]
Jan 24 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian government is rolling out information rather than surgical masks and thermal scanners to try to keep the country safe from a virus that has already killed more than two dozen people in China and left hundreds more sick. The World Health Organization on Thursday chose not to declare a global health emergency because […]
Jan 24 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian government is rolling out information rather than surgical masks and thermal scanners to try to keep the country safe from a virus that has already killed more than two dozen people in China and left hundreds more sick. The World Health Organization on Thursday chose not to declare a global health emergency because […]
Jan 23 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Legion says it has taken a landmark decision to expel two members for wearing military commendations they did not earn as the 95-year-old veterans' organization crack downs on instances of "stolen valour." Legion dominion president Thomas Irvine would not identify the two members in an interview with The Canadian Press […]
Jan 23 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Legion says it has taken a landmark decision to expel two members for wearing military commendations they did not earn as the 95-year-old veterans' organization crack downs on instances of "stolen valour." Legion dominion president Thomas Irvine would not identify the two members in an interview with The Canadian Press […]
Jan 22 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal political parties left dozens of potential platform proposals on the cutting-room floor during the last election campaign, a new report from the parliamentary budget officer suggests. The report published Wednesday reviews the spending watchdog's first-ever experience costing platform commitments during the fall campaign. The Liberal government gave it that power in 2017 as […]
Jan 22 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal political parties left dozens of potential platform proposals on the cutting-room floor during the last election campaign, a new report from the parliamentary budget officer suggests. The report published Wednesday reviews the spending watchdog's first-ever experience costing platform commitments during the fall campaign. The Liberal government gave it that power in 2017 as […]
Jan 22 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal political parties left dozens of potential platform proposals on the cutting-room floor during the last election campaign, a new report from the parliamentary budget officer suggests. The report published Wednesday reviews the spending watchdog's first-ever experience costing platform commitments during the fall campaign. The Liberal government gave it that power in 2017 as […]
Jan 22 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces needs to nearly double the number of women it has been recruiting in recent years to reach its goal of having women represent one-quarter of all military personnel by 2026, according to an internal study from the Department of National Defence. The study prepared by Defence Research and Development Canada, […]
Jan 22 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces needs to nearly double the number of women it has been recruiting in recent years to reach its goal of having women represent one-quarter of all military personnel by 2026, according to an internal study from the Department of National Defence. The study prepared by Defence Research and Development Canada, […]
Jan 22 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces needs to nearly double the number of women it has been recruiting in recent years to reach its goal of having women represent one-quarter of all military personnel by 2026, according to an internal study from the Department of National Defence. The study prepared by Defence Research and Development Canada, […]
Jan 20 2020 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's top soldier is warning that as the Army gets called out to a growing number of floods, wildfires and other natural disasters, there is a risk that work will hurt the force's ability to defend the country. The Canadian Armed Forces has a long history of helping provinces and municipalities with natural […]