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A member of the Gore Bay Fish and Game Club is happy that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is not putting in place legislation that would prevent supplemental feeding of deer when severe conditions in the winter put deer in peril. The MNRF, in an environmental posting, has released its final decision on a White-Tailed Deer Management Plan for Ontario.
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the merchant vessel Calumet sits aground in shallow water outside of the channel on St. Marys River, which runs between the U.S. and Canada along Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula, southeast of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Thursday, Aug 10, 2017.
Manuel "Matty" Moroun, billionaire and owner of the Ambassador Bridge, spanning the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, will go to court this fall in effort to stop the neraby construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The Gordie Howe would likely divert traffic away from the Ambassador, currently the busiest crossing in terms of trade volume on the U.S.-Canada border.
Marijuana industry insiders say they have met with the operators of Canada's largest stock exchange to devise a policy on investing in the U.S., where growing and selling cannabis violates federal laws. Lawyers who work with publicly traded Canadian marijuana producers say there is an unwritten rule that companies traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange or the TSX Venture Exchange are not permitted to have investments in the U.S. cannabis sector.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, speaks with Kelly Ripa, centre, and Ryan Seacrest during his appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan in Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 5, 2017. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, speaks with Kelly Ripa, centre, and Ryan Seacrest during his appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan in Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 5, 2017.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported water levels were at 248.78 feet, or 75.83 meters, on Saturday, breaking the record of 248.75 feet, or 75.82 meters, set in 1952. Statistics about water levels on Lake Ontario have been kept since 1918, according to Frank L. Bevacqua, public information officer for the International Joint Commission, who confirmed the record-breaking levels on Monday.
Today In History we examine the first ever game of basketball - as invented by Almonte, Ontario native, James Naismith in 1892. 1265: The first Parliament of England summoned other than by royal command met in Westminster Hall.
In a story Jan. 3 about a proposal to store nuclear waste underground near Lake Huron, The Associated Press incorrectly identified an organization that opposes the plan. The group's name is Stop the Great Lakes Nuclear Dump, not Stop the Nuclear Dump.
Bret McCann, the son of Lyle and Marie McCann, is calling on the federal government to make changes to remove inoperative and unconstitutional sections of the Criminal Code. In a joint media conference with St. Albert MP Michael Cooper Sunday afternoon, the pair called on the government to take action.
The United States border crossing is shown Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in Lacolle, Que., south of Montreal. A bill with potentially sweeping consequences for the Canada-U.S. border has just been adopted by the American Congress, allowing new projects aimed at speeding up travel through the international boundary.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges his supporters between vice presidential nominee, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, left, and his daughter Ivanka, right, at a campaign rally, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. Ontario politicians are worried about what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for this province's huge reliance on trade with the United States, and none of them is really sure what to do about it. Trump, who takes office in January, promised over and over to restore traditional manufacturing jobs in the United States, especially in states whose economies have been hollowed out by international competition.
The chill of the Cold War will run through Cuba when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in the country this week. The warming of relations between Cuba and the United States could end next year when Donald Trump takes over as president, backed by a Republican-controlled Congress that has vowed to renew sanctions and roll back the re-opening of diplomatic relations.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met EU leaders in Brussels on Sunday to finally sign a giant trade deal seven years in the making that was almost torpedoed by a small region of Belgium. The ceremony had been pushed back from Thursday after French-speaking Wallonia, with just 3.6 million people, initially vetoed a deal affecting more than 500 million Europeans and 35 million Canadians.
Corporate giant Nestle continued its privatization creep on Thursday as it won approval to take over another Canadian community's water supply, claiming it needed the well to ensure "future business growth." Nestle purchased the well near Elora, Ontario from Middlebrook Water Company last month after making a conditional offer in 2015, the Canadian Press reports.
Canadian autoworkers are prepared to strike if a deal is not reached between the union representing 23,000 employees and the big three automobile makers. Unifor, the union that represents a vast majority of Canada's autoworkers, said it will either strike a deal with General Motors, Chrysler Fiat and Ford or commence a strike after Monday's 11:59 pm deadline.
Canada's autoworkers' union, which steps up pressure in contract talks by naming a strike target on Tuesday, may see its ability to win concessions undermined by outside factors, ranging from high power rates to manufacturers' increased reliance on more costly imported parts, industry experts say. The top priority for the union, named Unifor, is to persuade Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor and General Motors to pledge to produce new vehicle models in Canada.
The U.S. presidential election is looming large in the Canadian government's summer retreat, with U.S. trade ties among the discussion points for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet. Trudeau and his ministers are holding a quarterly retreat in Sudbury, Ontario, on Sunday and Monday.
Obama is traveling to Ottawa, Canada for the North America Leaders' Summit with Canadian Prime Minist... . President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, to board Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., than onto Ottawa, Canada.
The United States and Mexico are committing to join Canada in boosting the use of wind, solar and other carbon-free sources of electricity to help North America meet a goal of generating at least 50 percent of its energy from "clean" sources by 2025. The pledge is to be made today as part of a summit of North American leaders in Ottawa, Ontario.
Congressman: Plans for new Canadian train service could provide WNYers direct link to Toronto, open new door for Canadian visitors to Niagara Falls Congressman Brian Higgins is advocating for a direct binational pedestrian connection to accommodate Canadian GO Train passengers and better facilitate cross-border tourism. Higgins' push comes following a June 28 announcement by Ontario's transportation minister of expanded GO Transit service between Toronto and Niagara Falls, Ontario.