Category Archives: Canada
National Post newspaper ending Monday print edition starting in July
TORONTO - The National Post newspaper is eliminating its Monday print edition as of July. The newspaper hasn’t published on Mondays during the summer months for eight years. This year, it won...
Jun 19, 2017
Canada contributes $86M more to South Sudan, epicentre of refugee crisis
OTTAWA - The woman appeared content for the moment, waiting under a tree for a little bit of salvation to fall - quite literally - from the sky. International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau ...
Jun 19, 2017
Gender-based violence strategy includes millions for centre of excellence
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has unveiled its strategy on gender-based violence, which includes creating a centre of excellence within Status of Women Canada devoted to understanding the problem so...
Jun 19, 2017
Former MMA fighter in N.S. court on murder charge after Venezuelan extradition
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia mother confronted the former MMA fighter accused of murdering her son Monday, shouting out to him as he was led into a court house after being extradited from Venezuela. Surrou...
Jun 19, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, June 19
Six stories in the news for Monday, June 19 --- FOOD INFLATION FORECAST LOWERED: REPORT Canada’s mid-year food price report predicts food inflation will be slightly lower this year than previous...
Jun 19, 2017
Forecast for food inflation lowered, but meat prices to jump in 2017: report
TORONTO - The researchers behind Canada’s annual food price report say that while they expect food inflation to be slightly lower this year than previously estimated, shoppers should expect big ...
Jun 19, 2017
More independent Senate providing sober second thought but defers to Commons
OTTAWA - With a potential impasse brewing in the Senate over his government’s latest budget, it’s tempting to wonder if Justin Trudeau privately regrets his decision to turn the upper hous...
Jun 19, 2017
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard meets with policy-makers in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON - Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard expressed cautious optimism after a discussion with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday about various trade-related irritants. Couillard met wi...
Jun 19, 2017
Gender-based violence strategy to focus on better data, prevention and support
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is launching its long-awaited strategy on gender-based violence Monday, which will include a way to develop and share research on everything from street harassment to g...
Jun 18, 2017
Coming Liberal bills to reform Access to Information, national security measures
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government plans to cap the spring sitting of Parliament with long-awaited legislation on Access to Information and national security - bills unlikely to be debated by MPs in a se...
Jun 18, 2017