Category Archives: Canada
Nearly $3 billion in federal spending approved for '16-17 to go unspent: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal budget watchdog says nearly $3 billion in planned government spending authorized by Parliament will go unspent this fiscal year. A large portion of that total - almost a third - i...
Feb 23, 2017
Top court agrees to hear case involving airlines' treatment of obese passengers
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has granted Delta Air Lines leave to appeal a ruling that found a Halifax passenger rights advocate could stand up for obese people even though he isn’t over...
Feb 23, 2017
Toronto police probing alleged anti-Muslim protest outside mosque
Toronto police say they’re investigating a complaint about a small anti-Muslim protest held outside a city mosque last week. Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu says police received a complaint this wee...
Feb 23, 2017
Iranian woman facing deportation from Canada granted temporary residency
MONTREAL - An Iranian woman who’d been threatened with expulsion from Canada next week and feared for her safety has received a two-year residency permit. The federal government granted the repr...
Feb 23, 2017
Supreme Court ruling paves way for speedier drugged-driving trials
OTTAWA - Expert testimony can be admitted in drugged-driving trials without a preliminary examination of the evidence, the Supreme Court said Thursday in a decision that could help expedite the judici...
Feb 23, 2017
Supreme Court to hear appeals about Christian university law school
The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to hear two appeals involving a private Christian university that demands all students sign a code of conduct forbidding sexual intimacy outside heterosexua...
Feb 23, 2017
Baloney Meter: Will free trade with the EU benefit everyone in Canada?
OTTAWA - “At its heart, CETA is a framework for trade that works for everyone.” - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. —— Sometimes, politicians can say just enough to let the words ...
Feb 23, 2017
Minor quakes hit off B.C. and in Washington State
PORT HARDY, B.C. - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rumbled off the coast of British Columbia late Wednesday night. Natural Resources Canada says it struck southwest of Port Alice on northern Vancouver isla...
Feb 23, 2017
Cash-strapped Canadians put less into TFSAs in 2016, survey finds
TORONTO - A new survey suggests Canadians contributed less to their tax-free savings accounts last year, mostly because they didn’t have enough money to invest. The Bank of Montreal’s annu...
Feb 23, 2017
Climate change doubles size of northern lakes, pushes bison off habitat
New research suggests that climate change has mysteriously caused lakes in a northern protected area to nearly double in size, forcing a herd of at-risk bison off some of their best habitat. Lakes in ...
Feb 23, 2017