Category Archives: Canada
Quebecers bracing for more rain and flooding in days ahead
MONTREAL - Water levels in Quebec remained relatively stable on Thursday as many people braced for heavy rain that is expected to fall over the next few days. While most of the serious flooding has oc...
May 04, 2017
Videotape shows murder victim walking into medical student's Halifax apartment
HALIFAX - A Halifax jury watched the last known sighting of a Dalhousie University student Thursday - Taylor Samson walked into his alleged killer’s apartment, but was never seen walking out. Th...
May 04, 2017
Super Hornets likely cheaper than F-35s, finance officials told minister
OTTAWA - Federal officials tried to cut through the fog of war last year when they told Finance Minister Bill Morneau that it would probably be cheaper to replace Canada’s aging Air Force fleet ...
May 04, 2017
Loblaw CEO Galen G. Weston says company is watching marijuana legislation
TORONTO - The CEO and chairman of Loblaw Companies says he hasn’t ruled out the possibility of selling recreational marijuana, a slight shift in position for Canada’s largest grocery and d...
May 04, 2017
Parents urge Senate to support bill on gender identity, gender expression
OTTAWA - Parents of transgender youth urged members of the Senate’s legal committee on Thursday to back the Liberal government’s gender identity and gender expression bill, suggesting it c...
May 04, 2017
Remembering Prince Philip’s glamour and gaffes as he retires from public life
TORONTO - News of Prince Philip’s retirement from public life has sparked fond memories of his glamour and gaffes as Canadian royal watchers recall the visits of a man who transitioned from rebe...
May 04, 2017
Saskatchewan environment minister says province will never allow a carbon tax
OTTAWA - Canada and Saskatchewan seem headed to a legal showdown over whether the federal government can force provinces to impose a carbon tax. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last fall he wants e...
May 04, 2017
U.S. bed frame and cedar companies plead for exemptions to softwood duties
MONTREAL - Several American companies that rely on Canadian softwood say thousands of American jobs are at risk unless the U.S. Department of Commerce exempts them from hefty duties imposed on importe...
May 04, 2017
Long, successful sewage plant battle leaves Mr. Floatie pooped, ready to retire
VICTORIA - A mascot that helped raise a stink about the dumping of raw sewage into the waters off Victoria is about to be retired. Mr. Floatie was created by elementary school teacher James Skwarok on...
May 04, 2017
RCMP eyes expanded media protections amid police surveillance concerns
OTTAWA - The RCMP is eyeing a policy change for organized crime investigations to better protect the rights of journalists, newly disclosed documents say. The possible move follows revelations in Queb...
May 04, 2017