Category Archives: Canada
Integration still a challenge for Syrian refugees one year later: researchers
MONTREAL - More than a year after landing in Canada, many Syrian refugees are still having trouble integrating, according to government data and researchers who have studied the issue. In comparison t...
Mar 16, 2017
Auto workers union takes aim at Trump examination of auto fuel standards
OTTAWA - Ontario will align itself with California to fight for climate change following President Donald Trump’s decision to re-examine fuel efficiency regulations in the auto sector, the provi...
Mar 16, 2017
A tale of 11 budgets: Alberta's road from $1.6B surplus to $10.3B deficit
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP government tabled its third budget Thursday that includes a $10.3-billion deficit but includes increased spending and contains no tax cuts or increases. Here are the las...
Mar 16, 2017
Winners and losers in Alberta's 2017 budget
EDMONTON - The Alberta government released its budget Thursday. Here are some of the winners and losers: Winners Grade School Students and their parents - The budget will increase funding to match enr...
Mar 16, 2017
Some highlights from Alberta's 2017 budget
EDMONTON - The Alberta government released a budget Thursday that banks on the province’s economy rebounding from recent hard times. Here are some of the highlights: - Revenue is forecast to hit...
Mar 16, 2017
Child care talks spark anew between feds, provinces, with looming Liberal budget
OTTAWA - The federal government reignited child care talks with the provinces days before the release of a budget that will make a significant financial commitment to daycare nationwide. The precise d...
Mar 16, 2017
Sen. Don Meredith begs forgiveness for 'moral failing;' not ready to resign
TORONTO - Embattled Sen. Don Meredith begged forgiveness for his “moral failing” over his sexual relationship with a teenager but said Thursday he was not ready to resign. Speaking out for...
Mar 16, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, March 16 --- DUTCH COURT SENTENCES MAN WANTED BY CANADIAN AUTHORITIES: A Dutch court has handed an 11-year prison sentence to a man wanted in Canada in conn...
Mar 16, 2017
Feds expected to help Canadian startups in budget by becoming bigger customer
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is expected to announce plans in next week’s federal budget to ensure Ottawa uses its massive buying power to help deliver a boost to the country’s emerging...
Mar 16, 2017
Complaint dismissed against naturopath in case of tot who died of meningitis
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A regulatory agency has dismissed a complaint made against a naturopath in the case of a toddler who died of meningitis in southern Alberta. In a letter to one of the complainants,...
Mar 16, 2017