Category Archives: Canada
World Anti-Doping Agency headquarters staying in Montreal until at least 2021
MONTREAL - The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is keeping its headquarters in Montreal until at least 2021. WADA director general Olivier Niggli made the announcement in Lausanne on Tuesday. There ha...
Mar 14, 2017
One dead, 28 sent to hospital in Highway 401 pile-up east of Toronto
Collisions involving about 30 vehicles on a highway east of Toronto left one person dead, sent 28 others to hospital and caused a chemical spill that prompted road closures on Tuesday. Ontario Provinc...
Mar 14, 2017
US Congress urges get-tough approach with Canada in hearing for Trump trade pick
WASHINGTON - In a possible preview of upcoming NAFTA negotiations, U.S. lawmakers Tuesday urged a get-tough approach with Canada in several areas, including the supply-management systems that limit im...
Mar 14, 2017
SkipTheDishes offers to reschedule interview nixed after pay inquiry
WINNIPEG - SkipTheDishes is apologizing to a woman and offering to reschedule a second job interview that was cancelled after she asked about wages and benefits. Taylor Byrnes of Winnipeg tweeted a sc...
Mar 14, 2017
Carleton University raises eyebrows with removal of scale from athletic facility
An Ottawa university has raised eyebrows and ire by opting to remove the scale from its primary athletic facility. Carleton University pulled the scale out earlier this month in a bid to shift focus a...
Mar 14, 2017
Rising number of asylum claims requires government response: IRB chief says
OTTAWA - The Immigration and Refugee Board is doing its best to cope with a growing number of asylum claims in Canada, but the federal Liberals must take action as well before an unmanageable backlog ...
Mar 14, 2017
RCMP needs help naming their 13 new police puppies; name must begin with K
INNISFAIL, Alta. - Mounties need help to name their new puppies. The Name the Puppy 2017 contest is held yearly to name 13 German shepherd fur balls that will grow up to be RCMP police dogs. Children ...
Mar 14, 2017
Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao to table provincial budget on March 28
Quebec’s 2017-18 budget will be tabled on March 28. Finance Minister Carlos Leitao made the announcement today and said it will be his third consecutive balanced budget. Quebec posted a $2.2-bil...
Mar 14, 2017
Just one of three targeted jobs materialize through N.S. payroll subsidies
HALIFAX - Just one in three potential jobs announced by Nova Scotia’s economic development agency through its payroll rebate program actually materialized over the past four years, a figure reki...
Mar 14, 2017
Alberta budget promising 10 new schools, and cash to replace, update 16 more
EDMONTON - The coming Alberta budget will include funding for 10 new schools. Sources have told The Canadian Press that Thursday’s budget will also have money for nine replacement schools and se...
Mar 14, 2017