Category Archives: Canada
Baloney Meter: Do young workers suffer first from increased payroll taxes?
OTTAWA - “The first people who suffer when payroll taxes go up are young Canadians and new entrants into the workforce.” - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. - Newly minted Conservative Le...
Jun 01, 2017
Winery owners' arrest a warning for Canadians doing business in China: daughter
OTTAWA - The daughter of two Canadian winery owners being held by Chinese authorities over an alleged customs valuation dispute says the case should serve as a warning for other Canadians hoping to do...
Jun 01, 2017
RCMP file backlog threatens efforts to crack down on child sex tourism
OTTAWA - A file-processing backlog at the RCMP could “significantly limit” the effectiveness of new measures to track Canadians who travel abroad to sexually abuse children, internal gover...
Jun 01, 2017
Ex-nurse Wettlaufer felt 'urge to kill' seniors in her care, pleads guilty
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A former Ontario nurse angry with her career and personal life believed she was an instrument of God as she used insulin to kill vulnerable seniors in her care over the course of nea...
Jun 01, 2017
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, June 1
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, June 1 --- WETTLAUFER EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY TODAY A former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors in her care is expected to plead guilty to first-de...
Jun 01, 2017
Switching off: Parents urged to keep infants away from digital screens
TORONTO - Vanessa Lewis couldn’t imagine watching her kids grow up bombarded by digital screens - so she effectively banned the technology from their sight. Making a pact with her husband, the c...
May 31, 2017
Air pollution results in 7,700 premature deaths in Canada each year: report
OTTAWA - Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says. The report, Costs of Pollution in Canada, is a compilatio...
May 31, 2017
Police dogs from across Canada come to Alberta for training seminar
SPRINGBROOK, Alta. - Police officers and their canine partners have been getting some “paws-on” practice at a two-day seminar in central Alberta. A total of 24 teams from across Canada sni...
May 31, 2017
Quebec plans to reopen constitutional debate, launch coast-to-coast discussion
QUEBEC - Canada’s Constitution has become a taboo topic among members of the political class in recent years - but it appears that’s about to change. The Canadian Press has learned the Que...
May 31, 2017
Collaboration between U.S. and drug companies could benefit Canada: scientist
VANCOUVER - A scientist says a public-private partnership aimed at developing medications that would combat overdose deaths in the United States could potentially help chronic drug users in Canada. Dr...
May 31, 2017