Canada ranks higher than 10 other developed nations in scientific literacy, or the ability of citizens to read and fully comprehend a lengthy article about science in a newspaper, according to a report released Thursday by the Council of Canadian Academies.
Lawyers for two environmental groups are going to court in an attempt to quash approval by Parks Canada of 15 proposed tent cabins at a popular lake in Jasper National Park.
A report into an error in the July jobs report by Statistics Canada has made five recommendations to prevent future mistakes, including improved governance, testing protocols and diagnostics.
A booze-fuelled fight between two women who were allegedly drinking and smoking in an airplane bathroom prompted Sunwing to turn a Cuba-bound flight back to Toronto, the airline said — along with a brief military jet escort.
Telecom industry heavyweights were meeting Thursday to figure out what to do about the fees they impose on consumers who want to receive paper bills instead of on-line invoices.
A psychiatric assessment for a man accused of stabbing five young people to death at a house party in Calgary has been done but the final report is not yet complete.