Category Archives: Canada
Quebec archbishop upset at withdrawal of crucifix from hospital
QUEBEC - The Archbishop of Quebec is expressing disappointment at a hospital’s decision to withdraw the crucifix from its premises. The Hopital du Saint-Sacrement in Quebec City says it removed ...
Feb 28, 2017
Diplomats told Ottawa trade deal was dead, ministers insisted otherwise: docs
OTTAWA - In the days following Donald Trump’s surprise victory, Canadian diplomats in Washington repeatedly warned Ottawa that the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership was dead - even as federal mi...
Feb 28, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Feb. 28 --- NOISY PROTEST GREETS OPENING OF TRUMP TOWER IN VANCOUVER: People carrying anti-Trump signs took part in a raucous demonstration to the sound of r...
Feb 28, 2017
Review ordered into safety on Winnipeg transit buses after driver killed
WINNIPEG - The recent death of a Winnipeg transit driver has prompted a review of safety on city buses and how to improve it, but the head of a local union says that’s not enough. The report isn...
Feb 28, 2017
Loggers finding few salvageable trees in wake of ferocious Fort McMurray wildfire
CALGARY - Wildfires that swept through the northern Alberta forest near Fort McMurray last May continue to frustrate loggers trying to harvest wood from trees killed by the fire before insects and rot...
Feb 28, 2017
New Brunswick officially renames five locations with 'Negro' in their names
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New Brunswick has officially replaced five place names in the Saint John area that use the anachronistic word Negro. The province announced that Negro Lake in Grand Bay-Westfield wi...
Feb 28, 2017
Ensuring newcomers know Canadian values up to Canadians, focus groups tell feds
OTTAWA - Newcomers to Canada need to know about this country’s shared values, and it’s up to Canadians to teach them, participants in government-run focus groups on immigration told resear...
Feb 28, 2017
Scotiabank CEO concerned about housing market corrections in Toronto, Vancouver
TORONTO - The CEO of Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) says he’s concerned about the possibility of a housing market correction in Toronto and Vancouver. Brian Porter, who was asked about his outlook for the...
Feb 28, 2017
New Brunswick police probing mass email containing sexual images of student
MONCTON, N.B. - A series of mass emails that contained naked photos of a female university student have prompted a police investigation in New Brunswick. RCMP Staff Sgt. Eric Larose said police receiv...
Feb 28, 2017
Senate Tories to look for new leader as Claude Carignan decides to step down
OTTAWA - Conservatives in the Senate will be picking a new leader this spring after Claude Carignan told his colleagues Tuesday he plans to leave the post at the end of March. The decision means the C...
Feb 28, 2017