Volunteers build strong and prosperous communities OTTAWA, Oct. 20 - The Government of Ontario today honoured 273 local citizens in Ottawa for their volunteer work in their communities. "The volunteer sector is one of the pillars of our society and

Female candidates failed to make inroads at the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations elections this week. Two women were in the running for vice chief positions on the FSIN executive but neither won. Two incumbents, Lawrence Joseph and Guy Lonechild,

Hundreds of people who work at an Edmonton heavy equipment dealer that supplies much of Alberta's oil and gas industry walked off the job Thursday, demanding better job security. About 900 heavy duty mechanics, technicians and parts people set up

Solicitor General Harvey Cenaiko has changed his mind about removing caffeine from the province's jails, after the idea was met with criticism and ridicule. Even Premier Ralph Klein said he didn't agree with the decision to stop serving caffeinated drinks

An elderly man has been flown to hospital in Vancouver with serious head injuries after being attacked by a grizzly bear near Bella Coola on B.C.'s Central Coast. Conservation officer Doug Gillett says the 74-year-old man was mauled by a

The cattle industry's efforts to spring back from the mad cow crisis got a cash injection from the Saskatchewan government Thursday. The province handed out the first payment under a new program to encourage processing plants and slaughterhouses. After the

Alberta is still deciding whether it will follow the lead of the United States and extend daylight savings time by two months. A government spokeswoman says the ministers of justice and intergovernmental affairs are still gathering feedback from their colleagues

The Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of Industry, confirmed today that there is an ongoing review under the Investment Canada Act for the proposal by Kinder Morgan Inc. to acquire the Canadian companies controlled by Terasen Inc.

Following is a list of Current Issues and Travel Report changes released in the last 24 hours.

A strike hitting the heavy-equipment giant Finning Canada could severely impact the N.W.T.'s Ekati diamond mine. Hourly workers with the company went on strike in the Northwest Territories at noon Thursday. The company has 83 workers at Ekati who service

NORTH BAY, ON, Oct. 20 - Midtronics Canada Inc., a Willowbrook, Illinois manufacturer of products used to test batteries, with a manufacturing plant in North Bay, was fined $55,000 and a plant supervisor was fined $3,500 on October 18, 2005

NORTH BAY, ON, Oct. 20 - 1443712 Ontario Inc., a North Bay-based company operating as James Bay Wild Fruit, which buys and sells blueberries at roadside fruit stands in North Bay, Sudbury and Gravenhurst, was fined $12,500 and a company

The premier says Manitoba is on board with proposed changes to daylight time. Starting in 2007, Manitobans will move their clocks ahead an hour on the second Sunday in March. We'll return to standard time on the first Sunday in

The province's auditor general and ethics commissioner have cleared Environment Minister Guy Boutilier of any wrongdoing in a controversial Fort McMurray land deal, but say the province needs to re-evaluate how it sells land in the booming oilsands town. Auditor

CBC Television and TSN have both signed three-years deals with the Canadian Curling Association. Under these new deals, TSN will televise afternoon and evening draws for the first seven of nine days (Saturday through Friday) from the Scott Tournament of