Category Archives: Canada
Mature, less mature and incremental: how federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - There’s so much Canada-red and white on Parliament Hill that when the hundreds of thousands of bleary-eyed partygoers finally finish toasting the country’s 150th birthday this wee...
Jun 30, 2017
A list of five B.C. New Democrats with cabinet potential
VICTORIA - British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan has a group of political veterans to choose from for his New Democrat cabinet, a team that is bound to be tested by an experienced Liberal opp...
Jun 30, 2017
Canadian pulse exporters get six-month waiver on pest treatment for India
CALGARY - India has issued a six-month extension allowing Canadian peas and lentils to be exported to the country without first being treated for pests. Pulse Canada CEO Gordon Bacon said the notice i...
Jun 30, 2017
A by-the-numbers look at the main Canada Day celebration on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - The Canada Day stage on Parliament Hill (the biggest one ever) is set for 150th birthday celebrations on Saturday in the nation’s capital. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at preparat...
Jun 30, 2017
Ottawa Canada 150 cevent has unprecendented security, performances, fireworks
OTTAWA - Tens of thousands of Canadians - and more than a few wannabe Canadians - are expected to descend on the national capital this weekend to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Here are five...
Jun 30, 2017
Violence against LGBTQ Russians prompts change in policy around deportation
OTTAWA - Canada is giving some failed asylum seekers from Russia a chance to stave off deportation, saying conditions in that country have changed. The Immigration Department says reports of violence ...
Jun 30, 2017
Five-year-old accidentally shoots three with high-powered rifle in Nunavut
WHALE COVE, Nunavut - Nunavut RCMP say three people were injured after a five-year-old got a hold of a high-powered rifle. Sgt. David Lawson says police got a call Thursday night from Whale Cove, a re...
Jun 30, 2017
Transport ministers to talk distracted driving laws after road trip season
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the issue of distracted driving and just what to do about it will be top of the agenda when he meets with his provincial counterparts at the end of the su...
Jun 30, 2017
Drunken man enters unlocked Halifax-area home for cup of tea, snack and nap
HALIFAX - A drunken man stumbled into a Halifax-area home early Friday, making himself tea and a snack before taking a nap on the stranger’s sofa. Police said the man entered the unlocked Timber...
Jun 30, 2017
More than four people a day on average die in B.C. from illicit drugs: coroner
VANCOUVER - More than four people a day on average died in British Columbia in May from illicit drugs, a death toll the coroner’s service says should serve as a warning to people who are not dru...
Jun 30, 2017