Category Archives: Canada
A list of B.C.'s new NDP cabinet
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s New Democrat Premier John Horgan was sworn in on Tuesday. Here is a list of his cabinet ministers: Carole James: finance and deputy premier Mike Farnworth: public s...
Jul 18, 2017
N.B. Premier says funding abortion pills is the "right thing to do"
EDMONTON - New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant is stopping short of calling on his provincial counterparts to offer abortion pills for free, but he says it’s “the right thing to do.”...
Jul 18, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, July 18 --- FEDS UNVEIL PLANS TO CLOSE TAX LOOPHOLES: The federal government is proposing measures to tighten loopholes for private corporations that it says...
Jul 18, 2017
Couillard happy with premiers' constitutional reaction in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is expressing satisfaction with the reaction of his counterparts to his political document outlining his desire to have the province eventually sign the Co...
Jul 18, 2017
Hundreds seeking mental health support in Pikangikum First Nation: Philpott
OTTAWA - New mental health workers arrived in Pikangikum First Nation on Tuesday to help hundreds of people seeking support in the northern Ontario community, Health Minister Jane Philpott says. Addit...
Jul 18, 2017
Measures protecting Canadian dairy industry under fire at U.S. NAFTA hearing
OTTAWA - Canadian measures to protect the dairy industry came under the microscope at a U.S. congressional hearing on revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement Tuesday, suggesting the Liberal ...
Jul 18, 2017
Federal help to cover veterans' funeral costs not reaching some families: audit
OTTAWA - The families of some recently deceased veterans may not be getting the help paying for funerals that they deserve, an internal government audit has found, prompting a renewed commitment to ou...
Jul 18, 2017
Trump sign removed from downtown Toronto luxury hotel
TORONTO - The “Trump” sign is no longer on the Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Toronto. Workers removed the sign from the 65-storey tower Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Tru...
Jul 18, 2017
Canadian retailers worry as Trump pushes for higher cap on duty-free goods
Donald Trump may have unwittingly resurrected an issue that has been hotly contested for years in Canada’s retail industry when he unveiled his list of objectives for the upcoming NAFTA renegoti...
Jul 18, 2017
Ontario court halts quarry project over lack of consultation with First Nations
An Ontario court has halted a limestone quarry project on the Bruce Peninsula nearly a decade in the making after finding the province failed to properly consult First Nations whose traditional territ...
Jul 18, 2017