Category Archives: Canada
NAFTA legal challenges by the numbers
OTTAWA - NAFTA Chapter 11 Challenges By the Numbers: 84: Total number of foreign investor dispute claims filed under NAFTA since 1994 39: Total number of investor disputes against Canada under NAFTA 2...
Jun 28, 2017
NAFTA lawsuits target Canada the most, United States hasn't lost yet
OTTAWA - When it comes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, Canada can safely claim the title of biggest loser in terms of lawsuits. Since the agreement came into force in 1994, Canada has been...
Jun 28, 2017
B.C. man says he used Facebook to express concerns, not to support terrorists
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man accused of using his Facebook account to express support of “lone wolf” terrorists in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant says he was on...
Jun 28, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, June 29 --- PM SAYS INDIGENOUS PROTESTERS SHOULD BE RESPECTED: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says indigenous Canadians are planning to spend Canada Day hold...
Jun 28, 2017
Syrian doctor caught in U.S. travel ban gives up, moves to Canada
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Syrian doctor says he won’t return to the United States to finish his studies at Brown University because of the Trump administration’s travel ban. Khaled Almilaji sai...
Jun 28, 2017
Iqaluit prepares for Royal visit by Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit is gearing up for the arrival of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, who are expected to land Thursday from the United Kingdom on a Canadian Forces ...
Jun 28, 2017
Head of NEB welcomes overhaul recommendations as way to keep up with times
CALGARY - The head of the National Energy Board says a proposed overhaul of how the federal regulator consults, operates and is organized will make it better prepared to respond to modern expectations...
Jun 28, 2017
Europe learning from Canada on dealing with Trump 'novelty': Italian president
OTTAWA - Italy’s visiting president says Europe is learning much from Canada on how to engage with the “novelty” that is the Donald Trump administration. President Sergio Mattarella ...
Jun 28, 2017
Rhode Island Governor says Trudeau to attend governors' summit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says she expects Justin Trudeau to meet with the U.S. governors at a summer summit in Rhode Island, but the Prime Minister’s Office couldn̵...
Jun 28, 2017
B.C. Liberals tout $2.8B surplus, reduced debt on eve of expected defeat
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s finance minister has painted a rosy picture of the province’s finances a day before his government is expected to be defeated in a confidence vote, saying a $...
Jun 28, 2017