Category Archives: Canada
Economy churns out thousands more full-time jobs, but wage growth still weak
OTTAWA - The nation’s labour market stayed hot last month, pumping out another 19,400 net jobs - and the vast majority of the new work was full-time, Statistics Canada said Friday. The March res...
Apr 07, 2017
Evidence dropped in trial of Nova Scotia doctor accused of trafficking opiates
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Information provided to a medical regulator has been excluded from the drug-trafficking trial of a Nova Scotia doctor accused of prescribing 50,000 pills to a hospital patient. Def...
Apr 07, 2017
In U.S. talks, Morneau draws link between anxiety that elected Trudeau, Trump
OTTAWA - In his search for common ground with the new U.S. administration, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been drawing parallels between the underlying forces that elected Justin Trudeau an...
Apr 07, 2017
Super Hornet maker Boeing working to fix problems with oxygen, pressure loss
OTTAWA - Aerospace giant Boeing Co. says it is working to address concerns raised by Canadian officials and others over pilots reporting oxygen deprivation and cockpit pressure loss while flying its S...
Apr 07, 2017
Seven stories in the news today, April 7
Seven stories in the news for Friday, April 7 --- KREMLIN CALLS U.S. MISSILE ATTACK ON SYRIA AN ILLEGAL AGGRESSION The Kremlin has reacted to Thursday’s U.S. strike on Syria as an “aggress...
Apr 07, 2017
Trudeau: 'trusted' U.S. administration said Assad responsible for gas attack
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says new information received Thursday night from Canada’s trusted ally the United States persuaded him that Syrian President Bashar Assad was responsible ...
Apr 07, 2017
Liberals look to target child care funding to 'vulnerable' families
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are going to push provinces and territories to funnel new federal child care dollars to what Ottawa describes as those most in need of help, despite concerns from advocat...
Apr 07, 2017
New internal trade deal expected to add billions to Canadian economy
TORONTO - A new internal-trade deal that will remove domestic trade barriers is expected to add billions of dollars to the economy, but an agreement on booze will have to wait. The Canada Free Trade A...
Apr 07, 2017
Elderly woman dies after Air Canada flight's emergency landing in Calgary
CALGARY - A 78-year-old woman who went into medical distress on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Vancouver this week has died, despite a heroic effort by her fellow passengers to save her life. Wi...
Apr 06, 2017
Freezer malfunction melts arctic ice samples used in climate change research
EDMONTON - A freezer malfunction at the University of Alberta has melted some of the world’s largest collection of Canadian Arctic ice core samples. The university says about 12 per cent of the ...
Apr 06, 2017