Category Archives: Canada
Electronic voting, no Friday sittings among proposed changes to Commons rules
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is suggesting a number of reforms to parliamentary rules which it says would make the operation of the House of Commons more accountable, predictable, efficient and tra...
Mar 10, 2017
PM Trudeau says Canada's regulations bring clarity energy companies need
HOUSTON - Boosting confidence in both the energy industry and the environmental regulators that oversee it will help attract investment in Canadian natural resources over the long run, Prime Minister ...
Mar 10, 2017
Senate colleagues urge Don Meredith to quit over sexual relationship with teen
OTTAWA - Colleagues of all political stripes pilloried Don Meredith and urged the controversial Conservative senator to give up his Senate seat Friday following an explosive ethics investigation of hi...
Mar 10, 2017
Elton John pops into a Vancouver record store to pick up some vinyl
VANCOUVER - The owner of a small, independent record shop in downtown Vancouver is crossing his fingers for a repeat visit after music legend Elton John popped into his store unexpectedly earlier this...
Mar 10, 2017
Cetacean ban at Vancouver Aquarium was public's will: park board commissioner
VANCOUVER - The unexplained deaths of two belugas at the Vancouver Aquarium last fall were a “tipping point” in the city’s debate over cetacean captivity and helped lead to a histori...
Mar 10, 2017
RCMP investigates political fundraising in B.C. as election campaign looms
VICTORIA - The RCMP is investigating possible violations of British Columbia’s Election Act related to indirect political fundraising contributions and other unspecified contraventions. The inve...
Mar 10, 2017
Nova Scotia moves to head off overdose deaths amid growing flood of fentanyl
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is taking initial steps to head off a British Columbia-style epidemic of fentanyl overdose deaths. The province’s chief medical officer of health said $1.1 million will be ...
Mar 10, 2017
Resolute loses bid to include 'vexatious' allegations in Greenpeace suit
TORONTO - A decision to cut down swaths of a Canadian forestry company’s claims against Greenpeace has survived an attempted legal challenge before Ontario’s top court. That means a $7 mil...
Mar 10, 2017
Step 1 in NAFTA renegotiation could start within two weeks: Ross
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government hopes to take the first formal step in renegotiating NAFTA within the next couple of weeks, setting the stage for actual negotiations with Canada and Mexico later this...
Mar 10, 2017
UNESCO issues warning about Wood Buffalo National Park due to dams, development
An United Nations agency has issued a warning about the environmental health of Canada’s largest national park. In a report released Friday, UNESCO says northern Alberta’s Wood Buffalo Nat...
Mar 10, 2017