Category Archives: Canada
As Canada's first oilsands mine nears 50-year mark, site a contrast of old, new
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Nearly 50 years after the opening of Canada’s first major oilsands mine, the site on the banks of Alberta’s Athabasca River is an epicentre of energy, teeming with b...
Jun 22, 2017
'You are not a leader': RCMP corporal denounces Paulson's Moncton testimony
An RCMP corporal who was a friend of three murdered Mounties is publicly condemning the commissioner’s testimony last week on the killings as a clear failure of leadership. “I hold you per...
Jun 22, 2017
N.B. languages commissioner calls for government officials to be bilingual
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s official languages commissioner says more senior provincial officials need to be able to speak both English and French. In her fourth annual report, released Thursd...
Jun 22, 2017
Sears Canada cutting 2,900 jobs, closing 59 stores, secures creditor protection
TORONTO - Sears Canada will close 59 stores and cut approximately 2,900 jobs under a court-supervised restructuring, the beleaguered retailer said Thursday following years of dwindling sales and a rev...
Jun 22, 2017
Eight stories in the news for today, June 22
Eight stories in the news for Thursday, June 22 --- SUSPECT IN MICHIGAN AIRPORT STABBING A CANADIAN: FBI U.S. authorities have charged a Quebec man in the stabbing of a security officer at an airport ...
Jun 22, 2017
UofT to hold graduation ceremony today for black students
TORONTO - Organizers of a graduation ceremony for black students at Canada’s largest university say the event is meant to acknowledge the barriers that remain for people of colour pursuing acade...
Jun 22, 2017
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest found guilty on 37 charges in sex trial
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec judge described a former high-performance Canadian ski coach as a sexual predator Thursday as he found him guilty of 37 charges related to the exploitation and sexual ass...
Jun 22, 2017
Subsidizing electric cars is inefficient and costly, report says
OTTAWA - Provincial subsidies to encourage the use of electric vehicles are the most expensive, least effective way to help cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Montreal Economic Institute says in a new ...
Jun 22, 2017
B.C. Liberal party throne speech borrows ideas from the NDP and Greens
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s opposition parties accused Premier Christy Clark of adopting their policies and campaign promises Thursday in a last-ditch bid to hold onto power as her minority go...
Jun 22, 2017
Standard and Poor's cuts Saskatchewan credit rating, cites low commodity prices
REGINA - Weak commodity prices and higher government capital spending have prompted Standard and Poor’s to downgrade Saskatchewan’s credit rating. The agency says it has lowered the rating...
Jun 21, 2017