Category Archives: Canada
Dispute over Grabher licence plate heats up as N.S. man told to remove plate
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man fighting to have his last name - Grabher - reinstated on a licence plate says police have now forced him to remove an inactive Alberta plate from the front of his car. Lorn...
May 31, 2017
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 31
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 31 --- NS LIBERALS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT MAJORITY Nova Scotians have elected Stephen McNeil’s Liberals to a second straight majority government, but onl...
May 31, 2017
Feds introduce legislation to shine light on cash-for-access fundraisers
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at putting an end to the secrecy surrounding exclusive fundraisers featuring the prime minister, cabinet ministers, party leaders a...
May 31, 2017
Nova Scotia election: Aboriginal candidate's historic bid falls short
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man has lost his historic bid to become the first Mi’kmaq elected to the provincial legislature. NDP candidate Trevor Sanipass came in a strong third in Waverley-Fall Riv...
May 30, 2017
Newsmaker profile: Stephen McNeil traded toolbox for premier's office
HALIFAX - Before he led Nova Scotia, he carried a toolbox. But re-elected Liberal Premier Stephen McNeil, 52, comes from a family that does things in a big way, so 14 years ago he left his job running...
May 30, 2017
Woman dies of possible hypothermia while heading to cross border into Canada
NOYES, Minn. - It was just a matter of time until an aslyum seeker died trying to illegally cross the border into Canada, the reeve of Emerson, Man., said Tuesday. Greg Janzen was reacting to the deat...
May 30, 2017
Some Conservative MPs call for review of leadership voting process
OTTAWA - Some Conservatives are calling for a review of the party’s leadership selection process after Andrew Scheer wound up winning with the support of less than 50 per cent of voting party me...
May 30, 2017
Highlights of the NDP-Green deal in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Some of the key elements of a deal between the NDP and Green party on a minority government in British Columbia: - The legislature would be recalled within one month of the swearing in of a...
May 30, 2017
Canada Post unveils Nunavut stamp as part of 150th celebratory series
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The creation of the northern territory of Nunavut on April 1, 1999, is celebrated in the latest stamp to mark Canada’s 150th birthday. Nunavut Premier Peter Taptuna - along wi...
May 30, 2017
B.C. government shake-up puts federally-approved pipeline project in jeopardy
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are nervous about the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline project as a political shake-up in British Columbia seems likely to produce a provincial government that opposes t...
May 30, 2017