Category Archives: Canada
Balaclava rapist's day parole extended but tightly restricted: parole board
VANCOUVER - The parole board has been keeping a tight rein on the man known as the balaclava rapist since he was granted day parole last year, newly released documents reveal. Larry Takahashi is servi...
Feb 13, 2017
Ontario signals offshore wind moratorium will continue for years
TORONTO - Six years after Ontario abruptly imposed a moratorium on offshore wind projects, citing the need for more research, the government is signalling it will likely continue for several more year...
Feb 13, 2017
Talks underway with federal government on refugee crossings: Manitoba premier
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said his government has been talking with the Prime Minister’s Office about ways to deal with the rising number of refugees illicitly crossing the bor...
Feb 13, 2017
Federal task force to review wired glass use in building code
A federal department responsible for the country’s building code has formed a task force to review upcoming changes to the use of wired glass, which is set to lose its safety designation at the ...
Feb 13, 2017
Liberals set up committee to be sounding board for poverty strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government is turning to public consultations to help craft a poverty reduction strategy. Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos also plans to use the expertise of an adviso...
Feb 13, 2017
Trudeau, Trump sit down with business leaders on women in the workforce
OTTAWA - One has proudly declared himself a feminist, while the other inspired hundreds of thousands of people to take to the streets in protest of his stances on issues affecting women and girls. On ...
Feb 13, 2017
Missing python found after disappearing from backpack at Ontario university
GUELPH, Ont. - Officials at an Ontario university say a snake that went missing on campus last week has been found. The small ball python was reported missing at the University of Guelph last Thursday...
Feb 13, 2017
Ontario to do more mercury tests to address contamination plaguing First Nation
TORONTO - The Ontario government is conducting expanded mercury testing around the site of an old paper mill in the province’s northwest in the hopes of cleaning up an area that has left a First...
Feb 13, 2017
Alberta PC party dismisses complaint against leadership candidate Jason Kenney
EDMONTON - The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta has dismissed a call to have leadership candidate Jason Kenney turfed from the race. Party member Jeffrey Rath accused Kenney in a formal...
Feb 13, 2017
IBM's famed Watson computer 'gets a job' fighting cybercrime threat
FREDERICTON - A year after IBM began teaching its Watson computer system to fight cybercrime, the company is making the platform available for use. “Now he gets a job and makes us some money,...
Feb 13, 2017