Category Archives: Canada
A look at terms used to describe gender identity, expression
OTTAWA - There are a number of terms used in discussing gender. Here are some entries on the subject drawn from The Associated Press Stylebook: Gender: Gender refers to a person’s social identit...
May 04, 2017
New law aims to reduce drug deaths by encouraging people to report overdoses
OTTAWA - A new federal law aims to reduce the number of people who die from opioid and other drug overdoses in Canada. The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act was introduced as a private member’s b...
May 04, 2017
Group of farmers in Maxime Bernier's riding rallies behind Andrew Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Andrew Scheer picked up some support in Quebec on Thursday and went deep into Maxime Bernier’s territory to get it. Scheer announced in St-Isidore, a t...
May 04, 2017
B.C. court approves class-action against province over 2013 fuel spill
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has approved a class-action lawsuit against the provincial government over a fuel spill that forced the evacuation of thousand of residents in the Sl...
May 04, 2017
Halfway there: Notley and Alberta NDP hit mid-mark in government term
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley and her NDP hit the halfway point of their term Friday, riding an orange wave of popularity into office to lead Alberta’s sluggish economy toward a green future,...
May 04, 2017
Manitoba Metis Federation wants investigation into night hunting charges
WINNIPEG - Two indigenous groups say tensions over hunting continue to rise in Manitoba where they are driven in part by racially charged comments from Premier Brian Pallister. The Assembly of Manitob...
May 04, 2017
Former budget watchdog's think-tank questions Liberal infrastructure bank plan
OTTAWA - Researchers at a think tank headed by Canada’s former parliamentary budget watchdog are poking holes in the federal government’s plan to create a new infrastructure financing agen...
May 04, 2017
Obamacare is now one-third replaced: Here's why Democrats greeted it with a song
WASHINGTON - More than 50 years after Canada moved toward universal health coverage, and 70 years after it happened in England and France, the U.S. Congress took a baby step in the other direction Thu...
May 04, 2017
Liberals, NDP forced to notice emerging Green party in B.C. election
VANCOUVER - Voters in British Columbia head to the polls on Tuesday as the Liberals aim to cling to power and the New Democrats try to take it back after 16 years in Opposition. Experts say the emerge...
May 04, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, May 4 --- PRINCE PHILIP REMEMBERED FONDLY: News of Prince Philip’s retirement from public life has sparked fond memories of his glamour and gaffes as ...
May 04, 2017