Category Archives: Canada
Flag that flew on Parliament Hill on Canada Day gifted to Queen
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked Canada’s 150th birthday with the Queen Wednesday by giving her the Canadian flag that flew on the Peace Tower on Canada Day. On a daylo...
Jul 05, 2017
'Danger is serious:' bail terms upheld for Egyptian accused of terror ties
TORONTO - Strict release conditions need to continue for an Egyptian man the federal government has long branded as a potentially dangerous terrorist, a Federal Court judge has ruled. In rejecting a r...
Jul 05, 2017
Speed-dating event helps people find their match in Toronto real estate heaven
TORONTO - About 30 people gaze into each other’s eyes in the basement of a Toronto pub. But none of them are here in the hopes of falling in love. At a recent speed-dating event for potential co...
Jul 05, 2017
Toronto council adopts plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050
Toronto city council has adopted a climate action plan setting out a road map that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. It calls for a 65 per cent reduction in community-wid...
Jul 05, 2017
Americans seek to enforce US$134-million award against Omar Khadr in Canada
TORONTO - Lawyers acting for the widow of an American special forces soldier have filed an application in Canada seeking to enforce a massive U.S. damages award against former Guantanamo Bay prisoner,...
Jul 05, 2017
Search continues for Toronto student missing on school trip to Algonquin Park
TORONTO - An intensive search continues for a Toronto high school student who disappeared while swimming with a school group in Algonquin Park on Tuesday evening, police said Wednesday. The missing te...
Jul 05, 2017
Newfoundland fan foiled for third time in increasingly costly bid to see Adele
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland woman was banking on the third time being the charm in her seemingly cursed bid to see Adele. Lori Shortall and two girlfriends jetted off to London, England, l...
Jul 05, 2017
Report calls for better ER response times after dying man languished for hours
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia hospital review is calling for shorter response times for patients sent to emergency, in response to the disturbing story of how a 68-year-old man who was dying from pancreatic...
Jul 05, 2017
Feds to widen scope of $1.26B business innovation fund to cover all sectors
OTTAWA - The federal government is broadening the scope of its $1.26-billion fund to support innovation-related business investments to include companies from all industrial sectors. Economic Developm...
Jul 05, 2017
China sees free trade with Canada as way to avoid future Norsat-like uncertainty
OTTAWA - China is hoping a future free-trade deal with Canada will help it avoid future controversies such as the national security concerns that surfaced over a Chinese takeover of a Canadian satelli...
Jul 05, 2017