Category Archives: Canada
B.C. NDP claim Liberals would bring back HST despite Clark's denials
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s New Democrats are accusing the Liberals of planning to bring back the divisive harmonized sales tax, raising the spectre of a tumultuous time for Christy ClarkR...
May 03, 2017
'Everyone needs to do their own thing:' Fort McMurray marks wildfire anniversary
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Residents of Fort McMurray marked the first anniversary of the wildfire that destroyed 10 per cent of the city with early-morning yoga classes, picnics by the river, visits with...
May 03, 2017
Sajjan to reveal military spending 'hole' in set-up for new defence policy
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is expected to set the stage Wednesday for the Liberals’ much-anticipated defence policy by casting a glaring light on what senior defence sources say is ...
May 02, 2017
Labour boss defends himself over B.C. Liberal accusations
VANCOUVER - The international president of the United Steelworkers Union says claims by British Columbia Liberal Leader Christy Clark that he supports U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood are lies. Leo G...
May 02, 2017
TSB sends investigators to scene of boat sinking off Tofino, B.C.
TOFINO, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it has sent investigators to assess the fatal sinking of a fishing vessel off the coast of British Columbia. The board says its team of in...
May 02, 2017
Two thirds of electricity in Canada now comes from renewable energy
OTTAWA - Two-thirds of Canada’s electricity supply now comes from renewable sources such as hydro and wind power, the National Energy Board said in a report released Tuesday. Renewable energy pr...
May 02, 2017
An excerpt from a new book that details attempted Manitoba NDP political coup
WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba NDP cabinet minister is releasing a memoir which gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the government’s fateful decision to break a campaign promise and raise th...
May 02, 2017
Former cabinet minister writes about revolt that almost toppled a premier
WINNIPEG - The acrimony, distrust and eventual open warfare that crippled the Manitoba New Democrats and almost toppled former premier Greg Selinger is being laid out for the first time by an insider....
May 02, 2017
Five things to know about the controversy around Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was again defending himself in the Commons on Tuesday, repeating his apology for claiming to have been the architect of Operation Medusa, a major Canadian-led m...
May 02, 2017
NAFTA burgers: Canadian envoy touts trade deal through example of a hamburger
WASHINGTON - Just before lunchtime in Washington, a Canadian MP spoke to his audience’s stomach about the tasty attributes of the North American Free Trade Agreement and how cancelling it would ...
May 02, 2017