Category Archives: Canada
Quebec construction unions opt for back-to-work legislation as talks break off
MONTREAL - An alliance of construction trade unions broke off negotiations with a group representing employers on Sunday, saying it prefers to wait for the province to adopt back-to-work legislation. ...
May 28, 2017
Backbench Manitoba MLA Steven Fletcher to introduce bill that would chop seats
WINNIPEG - A backbencher in Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government says there are too many politicians in the legislature, and is hoping to chop eight of the province’s 57 seats. S...
May 28, 2017
In choosing Scheer, Canadian Conservatives buck global political trend
TORONTO - Conservatives around the world have sought to shake up the political status quo in the last year, voting for Britain to leave the European Union, electing a complete political neophyte as pr...
May 28, 2017
Five things to know about Andrew Scheer's victory in Conservative race
TORONTO - Longtime Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer returns to the House of Commons Monday as the Conservative party’s new leader and that of the Official Opposition. Here are five things to know a...
May 28, 2017
Singh challenged by former veterans ombudsman in NDP leadership debate
OTTAWA - Two new candidates in the NDP leadership race wasted no time going toe-to-toe in their first appearance together Sunday at a leadership debate in Sudbury, Ont. Pat Stogran, who acquired a rep...
May 28, 2017
Child's death while cycling prompts experts to call for further safety measures
TORONTO - The death of a five-year-old riding his bike next to a high-traffic road has renewed a debate in Canada's largest city about measures to protect cyclists, prompting some experts and Toronto&...
May 28, 2017
Following the money: Trump-Russia probes turn into hunt for finance criminality
WASHINGTON - The Russia-related probes haunting Donald Trump’s presidency are being pushed into a dark new realm: the president’s political tormentors are now asking questions about the un...
May 28, 2017
Trudeau, Scheer talk Parliament, trade in first call after Conservative race
TORONTO - New Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s victory speech was peppered with attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But on Sunday, the two spoke by phone in the aftermath of Scheer̵...
May 28, 2017
Canada 150 preparations closing in, construction won't all be done in time
OTTAWA - It’s dusk on a warm summer evening in Ottawa. As people emerge from a new light-rail station a block south of Parliament Hill, they look down the street to the west, to see a glowing gl...
May 28, 2017
Critics push back against hepatitis C screening advice, say boomers should be tested
TORONTO - When Walter Buchanan learned his brother-in-law needed a liver transplant because of advanced cirrhosis caused by a long-undiagnosed infection with hepatitis C, he offered to donate part of ...
May 28, 2017