Category Archives: Canada

Environment Minister McKenna says U.S. trade 'number 1' focus of government
CALGARY - The federal environment minister says Canada’s image has been burnished internationally by federal and provincial plans to combat climate change. Catherine McKenna told a Calgary Chamb...
Mar 09, 2017

Wilson-Raybould wants Supreme Court advice on genetic non-discrimination bill
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s government wants the Supreme Court of Canada’s advice on a bill aimed at preventing genetic discrimination after the prime minister failed to persuade his own Lib...
Mar 09, 2017
Ontario reconsidering a foreign buyers' tax to cool housing market
TORONTO - A foreign buyers’ tax is back on the table in Ontario, with the finance minister saying Thursday it’s one possible option he’s looking at to cool the housing market. The av...
Mar 09, 2017

Manitoba premier says Ottawa has not replied to request for refugee aid
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to respond to Manitoba’s call for help in dealing with an influx of asylum-seekers crossing the border from the United States, Premier Brian Pall...
Mar 09, 2017
Buckley's maker voluntarily recalls 6 syrups over potential choking hazard
TORONTO - The maker of Buckley’s is voluntarily recalling a number of its syrups because of a choking hazard. Health Canada says GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Inc. initiated the recall fro...
Mar 09, 2017
Canadian dentist accused of masturbating in front of schoolgirls in Florida
LAKE WORTH, Fla. - A Canadian dentist is in a Florida jail accused of exposing himself and masturbating in front of girls at a Lake Worth, Fla., school. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office sa...
Mar 09, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, March 9 --- JUDGE SHOULD BE TURFED FROM BENCH: A judge who asked a sexual assault complainant in a trial why she couldn’t keep her knees together is r...
Mar 09, 2017
QuickQuotes: A look at what was said about massive deal in Alberta's oilsands
CALGARY - A massive deal that would see Royal Dutch Shell and Marathon Oil sell Alberta oilsands assets to Canadian Natural Resources elicited a wide range of responses: “The pipeline situation ...
Mar 09, 2017
Conservative senator under fire for comments on residential schools
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs distanced themselves from one of their own Thursday after a Tory senator suggested there were positive aspects to Canada’s residential school system. Caucus members, in...
Mar 09, 2017
Canadian mayors concerned about potential cuts to Great Lakes protection funding
A number of Canadian mayors are sounding alarm bells over proposed budget cuts in the United States that would gut programs designed to help protect the Great Lakes. Budget proposals drafted by the ad...
Mar 09, 2017