Category Archives: Canada
Toronto councillor wants Pride parade grant axed after event bans police floats
TORONTO - Amid mounting controversy over police participation in pride events across the country, a Toronto city councillor is calling for a municipal donation to Canada’s largest Pride parade t...
Mar 28, 2017
N.S. Liberal government bucks trend, promises back-to-back balanced budgets
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberal government is committing to a balanced budget for 2017-18 - its second straight year in the black, as red ink keeps flowing in other East Coast provinces. Randy D...
Mar 28, 2017
First of two G20 police misconduct cases delayed after complainant axes lawyer
TORONTO - An appeal of one of two cases of police misconduct arising out of the turbulent Toronto G20 summit almost seven years ago has been delayed after a complainant opted to represent himself rath...
Mar 28, 2017
Family files lawsuit in Canadian filmmaker's Keys dive death
MIAMI - The family of a Canadian filmmaker and conservationist who died during a shark filming excursion off the Florida Keys filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday. Rob Stewart, 37, of Toronto, Canad...
Mar 28, 2017
Newfoundland and Labrador throne speech sets course through fiscal mess
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - In a throne speech that looks back as much as forward, the Newfoundland and Labrador government says it must do more with less to rise from an unprecedented financial meltdown...
Mar 28, 2017
PM highlights money for parks, conservation as U.S. changes course on climate
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to sign an executive order aimed at reviving the coal industry and rolling back efforts to curtail global warming, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went f...
Mar 28, 2017
Purolator stops accepting new shipments ahead of strike deadline Wednesday
TORONTO - Purolator has stopped accepting shipments ahead of a strike deadline Wednesday issued by the union representing some of the courier’s employees. Teamsters Canada issued the 72-hour str...
Mar 28, 2017
New Brunswickers encouraged to take precautions as norovirus circulates
FREDERICTON - Norovirus is circulating in New Brunswick, health officials warned Tuesday as they encouraged residents to take precautions. "Norovirus can cause very unpleasant symptoms for a healthy p...
Mar 28, 2017
Outlook still uncertain despite positive data, says Bank of Canada's Poloz
OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada says he is still keeping a close eye on risks to the economy even after a string of healthier-than-expected numbers. The remarks by Governor Stephen Poloz on Tu...
Mar 28, 2017
'Tough as nails': Brother of Mark McMorris shares photo of injured snowboarder
VANCOUVER - There were tubes in Mark McMorris’s nose and bruises around his left eye and cheek, but the Canadian snowboarding star was giving the thumbs-up and flashing a small smile in an Insta...
Mar 28, 2017