Category Archives: Canada
Human rights commission says children left behind on basic rights
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission says more attention must be paid to the rights of children, who it says are being left behind when it comes to basic rights of dignity, safety, education ...
Apr 19, 2017
Conservative leadership candidates spar anew over supply management
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier has welcomed U.S. Donald Trump’s swipe at the Canadian dairy industry, saying that it’s not just American farmers who are losing o...
Apr 19, 2017
Canadian envoy downplaying talk of potential trade rift with the U.S.
HALIFAX - Ottawa’s envoy to Washington downplayed talk of growing trade irritants with the U.S., a day after President Donald Trump sharply criticized Canada’s well-guarded dairy sector. A...
Apr 19, 2017
Halifax seeks living survivors of devastating 1917 blast that killed thousands
Halifax is issuing a call for an extremely specific kind of centenarian - one who survived the massive blast that ripped through the city 100 years ago. There are currently no confirmed living survivo...
Apr 19, 2017
Ontario housing measures to deal with speculators, supply, rental issues
TORONTO - Ontario’s highly anticipated package of housing measures is set to be announced Thursday and will take aim at speculators, expedite more supply, tackle rental affordability and look at...
Apr 19, 2017
Five measures Ontario could implement to try to cool the GTA housing market
TORONTO - The Ontario government is expected to unveil a suite of housing affordability measures in the coming days aimed at cooling soaring home prices in the Greater Toronto Area. Here are five pote...
Apr 19, 2017
Bill would allow Canada infrastructure bank to invest in cross-border projects
OTTAWA - A new federal agency designed to fuse public and private dollars to help build infrastructure in Canada could end up building new roads and bridges south of the border - so long as they conne...
Apr 19, 2017
Toronto police launch survey to help design look of new squad cars
Toronto police have asked the public to help redesign their new squad cars after an earlier model selected by the force caused some controversy - a reaction a police historian says has accompanied sim...
Apr 19, 2017
Lawyers near agreement in Nova Scotia intimate images case involving young girls
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Lawyers for six young men who admitted distributing intimate images of underage girls say they have almost reached agreement with prosecutors about the basic facts in the case. The...
Apr 19, 2017
Montreal teams have won 41 Stanley Cups: hockey historian
Montrealers are quick to boast about the Canadiens’ record 24 Stanley Cup trophies but some hockey historians lament how few citizens know their city has actually won 41. Jean Beliveau’s s...
Apr 19, 2017