Category Archives: Canada
More talk of help for community after deadly school shooting in Saskatchewan
LA LOCHE, Sask. - Six Saskatchewan cabinet ministers are visiting a remote northern community where staff and students at the high school said they feel like they’ve been abandoned since a deadl...
Feb 22, 2017
Montreal police arrest suspect in armed robberies, shootings
Montreal police say they have arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with two attempted murders earlier this month. They say the suspect was nabbed today in Saint-Donat, about 140 kilometres northwe...
Feb 22, 2017
Nunavut budget: Finance minister wants Ottawa to fund infrastructure projects
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut’s finance minister used his budget speech Wednesday to ask the federal government for more money to fund infrastructure projects that will help the territory pay more ...
Feb 22, 2017
B.C. medical services premium cut a strategic 'bang for the buck,' Clark says
BURNABY, B.C. - Premier Christy Clark says slashing British Columbia’s health premiums in half gives the “biggest bang for the buck” to taxpayers, but an economist says she should ha...
Feb 22, 2017
Experts call for more co-ordination in addiction treatment, less stigma
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s approach to treating addiction amounts to “a series of disconnected silos” that in some instances increases the likelihood someone will overdose, says ...
Feb 22, 2017
Travis Vader eligible for unescorted temporary absences next month: Parole Board
EDMONTON - A man sentenced to life in prison last month for killing two missing Alberta seniors will be eligible for unescorted temporary absences on March 13. Travis Vader was convicted on Jan. 25 of...
Feb 22, 2017
Awards mocking wasteful spending target Ontario government, CRA and B.C. bridge
OTTAWA - Ontario’s government, the City of Victoria and Canada Revenue Agency have won awards for wasteful government spending, as judged by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The federation has...
Feb 22, 2017
'Scared to death:' Study finds Arctic killer whales intimidate narwhal
A study has concluded that the increased presence of killer whales in Arctic waters is intimidating narwhal into drastically changing their behaviour. It’s another symptom of how climate change ...
Feb 22, 2017
Watchdog to look at Apotex chair fundraiser, Democracy Watch says
OTTAWA - Democracy Watch says Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd is investigating a complaint about a political fundraiser hosted by Apotex chairman Barry Sherman in August 2015 that featured Prime ...
Feb 22, 2017
Federal NDP leadership field likely to expand soon as March debate looms
OTTAWA - The federal NDP leadership race will likely get new candidates in coming days, with veteran MP Charlie Angus expected to make an announcement this weekend. Angus is inviting supporters on Fac...
Feb 22, 2017