Category Archives: Canada
Quebec premier says government flood damage compensation likely to increase
MONTREAL - The compensation ceiling for victims of Quebec’s historic floods will likely be increased, Premier Philippe Couillard said Thursday as citizens across the province continued to strugg...
May 11, 2017
N.S. Progressive Conservatives release 'optimistic' platform for May 30 vote
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives have released an election platform promising millions in spending commitments along with balanced budgets - an “optimistic” plan the...
May 11, 2017
Four killed, 2 injured in seven-vehicle collision on Highway 401
KINGSTON, Ont. - A seven-vehicle crash along a stretch of one of Canada’s busiest highways has left four people dead and sent two others to hospital, police said Thursday. Sgt. Angie Atkinson of...
May 11, 2017
Free of baggage from Harper's Conservative era, Scheer seeks to replace him
OTTAWA - When Andrew Scheer first started telling people he was considering a run for the leadership of the federal Conservatives, he’d often get a raised eyebrow in response. Scheer served four...
May 11, 2017
Six stories in the news today, May 11
Six stories in the news for Thursday, May 11 --- MORE SOLDIERS IN QUEBEC TO ASSIST FLOOD RELIEF The military has deployed several hundred more soldiers to help with flood relief efforts in Quebec, bri...
May 11, 2017
Some federal figures on marijuana pricing
OTTAWA - Public Safety Canada commissioned a study to help understand the cost of illegal cannabis. It found: - The price of illegal pot remained relatively stable between 2011 and 2015, dropping an a...
May 11, 2017
Feds hope pot-by-numbers effort helps extinguish illegal marijuana trade
OTTAWA - The federal government is hoping to find strength in numbers as it tries to stamp out the illicit marijuana market. Government officials are collecting data - everything from the street price...
May 11, 2017
Strident opponent of assisted dying won't chair advance request review
OTTAWA - A Toronto doctor who once likened assisted dying to the Holocaust is no longer in charge of a federally mandated process to determine whether Canadians should be able to make advance requests...
May 11, 2017
Pierre Beaudoin, scion of Bombardier founding family, quits executive role
DORVAL, Que. - Pierre Beaudoin is relinquishing his role as Bombardier’s executive chairman, marking the first time in 75 years that a member of the company’s founding family won’t b...
May 11, 2017
Nothing could have been done to prevent firefighter's death, inquest hears
TORONTO - A firefighter trainer involved in an ice rescue exercise that claimed the life of a southern Ontario man seven years ago says there’s nothing he would have done differently during the ...
May 11, 2017