In a small Manitoba town, the Canadian police are searching for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, teens suspected of multiple murders in British Columbia.
Author: IAN AUSTEN
Returning to Lac Mégantic, a Scene of Great Disaster
As part of a series following up on disasters, The Times returned to Lac Mégantic, Quebec, where a train derailment killed 47 and recovery remains slow.
Canada Earmarks $690 Million to Settle Claims of Sexual Misconduct in Military
The proposed settlement also commits the country’s military to improve its complaints process and to create a forum for victims to share their experiences with the military’s top brass.
Un train explose et fait 47 morts. Six ans plus tard, les wagons qui traversent les villes canadiennes ne sont pas plus rassurants.
Devant l’ampleur du désastre en ce 6 juillet 2013, le Canada est scandalisé, sous le choc. Toutes les villes, grandes et petites, sont de plus en plus souvent traversées, par des trains chargés de pétrole, d’explosifs et de produits toxiques, de jour c…
A Runaway Train Explosion Killed 47, but Deadly Cargo Still Rides the Rails
When a runaway freight train derailed in Quebec, 47 people died in the explosion. While Canada has improved safety, trains hauling dangerous goods still run through city centers across the country.
50 Years Ago, Canada Was Also in Space
Canada became a space power seven years before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, if in a less captivating way.
Opening Up the Land of Forests, Lakes and Campgrounds
The national parks service and some of its provincial counterparts are offering newcomers basic knowledge about camping they likely didn’t bring with them to Canada.
As Air Canada Grows Larger, Will Airfares Also Rise?
This week Air Canada announced that it will buy Montreal-based Air Transat. The move will give it 60 percent of Canada’s trans-Atlantic market.
Trash-Picking Robots? Park Bench Monitors? Toronto Debates Tech Giant’s Waterfront Plans
Some see a high-tech city of the future on the shores of Lake Ontario. Others see Big Brother, privatized.
Canada’s Parliament Shuts Down, and Election Season (Unofficially) Begins
A variety of new laws will govern this year’s pre-election period and shorten the length of the official campaign.