Category Archives: Canada

More number crunching needed before committee decides on Calgary Olympic bid
CALGARY - More number-crunching is needed to determine whether Calgary should vie to host the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the chair of the Calgary Bid Exploration Committee said Monday. ...
May 01, 2017
Toronto Star, Globe and Mail among Michener Award finalists
OTTAWA - The Toronto Star led nominations for the prestigious Michener Award for public service journalism. The newspaper secured two of the six short-listed nominations for the award, one on its own ...
May 01, 2017

Trudeau rebuffs calls for Sajjan's resignation amid charges of 'stolen valour'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his embattled defence minister endured a withering question-period offensive Monday as opposition MPs accused Harjit Sajjan of “stolen valour” fo...
May 01, 2017
Ranks of seniors catch up, pass young people in Canada, census numbers to show
OTTAWA - Paul Kershaw loves his 72-year-old mother and his 101-year-old grandmother. But they represent a growing challenge for the country, and Kershaw, 42, will be counting on younger age groups to ...
May 01, 2017
Nova Scotia NDP pledges $120 million over four years for more doctors, clinics
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia NDP Leader Gary Burrill says his party will spend $120 million over four years to build new primary care clinics and to hire more doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners. Burrill...
May 01, 2017

A recovering addict's story a cautionary tale about insidious nature of opioids
TORONTO - At 13, Christie was smoking pot daily. In time, she began dabbling in cocaine. But it wasn’t until she was prescribed Percocet by her dentist following wisdom teeth removal in her earl...
May 01, 2017

Meredith won't address allegations by former aide: lawyer
TORONTO - A lawyer for Don Meredith said on Monday the senator will not address sexual-harassment allegations contained in a published news report. The weekend article by HuffPost Canada cited a forme...
May 01, 2017
Liberal Premier Stephen McNeil: Nova Scotia's soft-spoken fiscal hawk
HALIFAX - Stephen McNeil is a soft-spoken man with a lower-register voice and a somewhat imposing 6-foot-5 frame. He doesn’t always exude warmth on TV, and he understands that. “Some might...
May 01, 2017

Liberals back down on parliamentary changes, but closure will be cost: Chagger
OTTAWA - The Liberals are putting some water in their parliamentary wine, but their political rivals argue they are still forcing the opposition parties to drink it. “It’s very clear that ...
May 01, 2017

'Beyond bizarre:' N.L. premier under fire after top bureaucrat resigns
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Dwight Ball, whose 16 months running Newfoundland and Labrador have been one of the rockiest stints of any Canadian premier, found himself at the centre of a fresh uproar Mond...
May 01, 2017