Category Archives: Canada
Five things to know about avalanches
Four snowshowers are dead and a fifth person remains missing after a snow ledge collapsed from under the group, creating a 500-metre long avalanche on a mountain north of Vancouver. Here are five thin...
Apr 09, 2017

Bombardier unable to shake off public anger over pay to executives
MONTREAL - Bombardier appears unable to shake off public anger over hefty pay packages to its senior executives. Dozens of angry protesters launched paper airplanes in front of Premier Philippe Couill...
Apr 09, 2017
A primer on some of the main issues in the B.C. election
VICTORIA - Voters in British Columbia elect a new government on May 9. Here’s a look at some of the major issues: Housing: The benchmark price for detached properties in Greater Vancouver stood ...
Apr 09, 2017
B.C. campaign officially starts Tuesday but NDP, Green buses already rolling
VICTORIA - The official start to British Columbia’s election campaign is set to launch Tuesday, but the buses are already rolling and the attack ads and name-calling are shifting into high gear....
Apr 09, 2017

Canadians attend memorials for Vimy Ridge centennial country-wide
Though there are no surviving veterans who fought at Vimy Ridge, Canadians across the country are making sure their legacy is not forgotten on the battle’s centennial anniversary. Those who were...
Apr 09, 2017

Feds change policy to ensure women giving birth away from reserve aren't alone
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jane Philpott says Ottawa will now pay for someone to travel with indigenous women who need to leave their communities to give birth - a change to what she called an “ex...
Apr 09, 2017

Trump team frustrated with go-slow approach on NAFTA in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump’s point man on the North American Free Trade Agreement is expressing frustration at the go-slow attitude of American lawmakers. Wilbur Ross says their fo...
Apr 09, 2017

Fifth body recovered in B.C. hiking disaster
LIONS BAY, B.C. - Five hikers crossing an unstable ledge of snow in the mountains north of Vancouver fell 500 metres to their deaths, a search manager said on Sunday. Martin Colwell said four bodies w...
Apr 09, 2017
Discounts and subsidies for seniors under more scrutiny than ever
HALIFAX - Tom Hann says too many older people in St. John’s, N.L., are struggling to get by. That’s why the city councillor, who also happens to be a senior citizen, thought it was a good ...
Apr 09, 2017

Parks Canada documents suggest tight timelines for Icefields Parkway bike path
VANCOUVER - Parks Canada often promotes the Icefields Parkway between Jasper and Banff as “one of the most scenic drives in the world,” but a plan to build a bike path along the route has ...
Apr 09, 2017