Category Archives: Canada
N.S. Liberals bring in broad middle class tax cut in pre-election budget
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberal government has promised an average $160 tax cut for half the province’s population, in a surplus budget that seeds the ground for an election campaign that ...
Apr 27, 2017
Former Quebec treasury board president Sam Hamad leaving politics
QUEBEC - A former Quebec cabinet minister who was investigated last year for allegations of influence-peddling announced Thursday he’s leaving politics. Sam Hamad wiped tears from his eyes as he...
Apr 27, 2017
Senate ethics committee to finalize report detailing fate of Don Meredith
OTTAWA - Sen. Don Meredith could find out as early as next week what punishment he’ll face for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. The Senate’s ethics committee - which h...
Apr 27, 2017
Feds to forgo $140 million in booked savings as they try to fix pay problems
OTTAWA - Federal civil servants will be reimbursed for hiring tax accountants to sort through their pay problems and departments will be allowed to re-hire laid-off payroll employees, the federal gove...
Apr 27, 2017
Opponents of Quebec Muslim cemetery gather signatures to block site's rezoning
SAINT-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - About 40 people who are opposed to the establishment of a Muslim cemetery near Quebec City have signed requests to block a zoning change for the proposed site. The number of ...
Apr 27, 2017
New Brunswick mill taking 'time out' because of U.S. lumber tariffs
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick sawmill owner says his mill is shutting down because of U.S. lumber tariffs. Danny Stillwell said Thursday he’s taking “a time out,” at least until a di...
Apr 27, 2017
One year later: A look at the Fort McMurray wildfire and rebuild by the numbers
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - It’s been one year since a wildfire devastated parts of the northern Alberta city of Fort McMurray. Here is a look at the rebuild by the numbers: 1,595: Number of building...
Apr 27, 2017
'We are rebuilding:' Hope, uncertainty one year after Fort McMurray fire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Farid El-Hayouni and Ibtissam Saidi are almost certain they won’t live on Prospect Drive again. The couple had a duplex on the street in Fort McMurray’s north end, w...
Apr 27, 2017
A look back at how a wildfire destroyed large parts of Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - It has been one year since a wildfire destroyed large parts of Fort McMurray. Here is a look back at how events unfolded: May 1 – A fire starts in a remote part of forest ...
Apr 27, 2017
Woman rescued from crane in Toronto 'adventure seeking,' friend says
TORONTO - A young woman stranded for hours after scaling a construction crane in the middle of the night is a thrill seeker, a friend said Thursday. Marisa Lazo, 23, appeared in court Thursday to face...
Apr 27, 2017