• The Canadian Press

    Ten years after Moncton shootings, RCMP still struggling with supervisor training

    HALIFAX — Almost 10 years after a disturbed man with a rifle killed three Mounties in Moncton, N.B., the RCMP have yet to fully implement a key recommendation from a 2014 review aimed at preventing such deadly encounters. On the evening of June 4, 2014, Justin Bourque was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a shotgun when he left his mobile home on a self-described mission to kill police officers. Driven by paranoia and hatred for government, the 24-year-old labourer fatally shot constables Fa

  • The Canadian Press

    Scientists are on a quest for drought-resistant wheat, agriculture's 'Holy Grail'

    CALGARY — Plant biologist Marcus Samuel has been working for more than a decade to improve the climate resilience of crops. At his research greenhouse at the University of Calgary, he uses cutting-edge gene editing techniques to produce hardier varieties of plants able to withstand temperature fluctuations, floods and frosts. But while he has worked on canola, peas and other crops, perhaps the most elusive and exciting part of his work is the quest for drought-resistant wheat. "It is definitely

  • The Canadian Press

    University of Toronto graduation ceremonies set to begin with protest in background

    TORONTO — Convocation ceremonies for graduating University of Toronto students begin Monday against the backdrop of a pro-Palestinian encampment that has remained on campus for weeks despite a trespass notice and looming legal action. More than 30 ceremonies are scheduled to take place through June 21 and the university says all events will proceed as planned with "extra precautions." The university sought to clear the encampment before convocation began with a request for an urgent court injunc