Category Archives: Canada

Four stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 17 --- AUTO LIKELY HIGH ON U.S. NAFTA AGENDA Early indications are pointing to a potential No. 1 issue for the U.S. in a renegotiated NAFTA: automobiles. Wh...

TORONTO - The future of more than a million direct and spinoff jobs related to the auto industry are a critical part of what’s at stake at the NAFTA renegotiation table in Washington after the U...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says various raspberry mousse cakes have been recalled after it was discovered the desserts contained norovirus. The agency issued an expanded recall notic...

HANNA, Alta. - Three children are dead after a semi-trailer truck collided with an SUV Wednesday about 200 kilometres northeast of Calgary. Chris Kalyn with Alberta Health Services said paramedics wer...

VANCOUVER - Production on the movie “Deadpool 2” appears to have resumed in Vancouver, two days after a stuntwoman was killed in a motorcycle accident on set. Crew members were back at wor...

WASHINGTON - Some quotes from Day 1 of the NAFTA renegotiation talks: “Our approach stems from one essential insight, we pursue trade, free and fair, knowing it is not a zero-sum game.” - ...

Quebec’s international reputation is taking a hit due to the increased visibility of homegrown far-right groups, the province’s international relations minister said Wednesday. The provinc...

TORONTO - As Donald Trump continues to face backlash for blaming “both sides” at a deadly protest in Charlottesville, Va., celebrated author Salman Rushdie says he’s not surprised by...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A Massachusetts hospital group says one of its doctors was the man killed by a bus while on vacation with his family in Vancouver. The chief executive physician at Baystate Health...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Aug. 16 --- U.S. TALKING TOUGH AT NAFTA TALKS: NAFTA negotiations are underway and the United States says it wants major changes to the agreement, not mere...