Category Archives: Canada
Five pieces of advice for Justin Trudeau meeting with Donald Trump
OTTAWA - There is no shortage of advice being offered to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he prepares to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday at the White House in Washington. Here are five piec...
Feb 12, 2017

Trump, Trudeau to discuss women in workforce
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate in a roundtable discussion about women in the workforce Monday, showing the rising policy influence of the first ...
Feb 12, 2017
Ex Quebec minister will run to replace Stephane Dion in Montreal riding
MONTREAL - Ex-Quebec cabinet minister Yolande James will seek the federal Liberal nomination for an upcoming byelection in Stephane Dion’s old Montreal riding. James made the announcement on her...
Feb 12, 2017

Montreal mosques hold open door day to foster understanding in wake of tragedy
Two weeks after a gunman killed six Muslim men as they prayed in Quebec City, mosques around Montreal held open door events aimed at fostering understanding in the wake of the tragedy. The Quebec City...
Feb 12, 2017
Lawyers call for changes to Safe Third Country Agreement amid influx of refugees
Immigration lawyers say they’ve received an influx of requests from refugees in the U.S. hoping to seek asylum in Canada - despite an agreement that makes it nearly impossible. The Canada-U.S. S...
Feb 12, 2017

City dwellers swoon over rustic East Coast real estate on the cheap
HALIFAX - A historic manor in rural Nova Scotia has social media users salivating over the roughly $435,000 price tag for the estate, but it’s far from the only bargain in the Maritimes that wou...
Feb 12, 2017
Betesh, jailed for Toronto shoeshine-boy murder, joins website to find pen pals
Saul Betesh, who’s spent four decades behind bars for the high-profile 1977 killing of a Toronto shoeshine boy, has joined a matchmaking website that helps lonesome prisoners find companionship ...
Feb 12, 2017
Nova Scotia government to face resistance in legislature in teachers dispute
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is poised to face resistance from all sides when the legislature reconvenes to push through a resolution to the ongoing contract dispute with the teachers union, b...
Feb 12, 2017
Parts of Atlantic Canada shutting down ahead of expected blizzard conditions
HALIFAX - Maritimers are battoning down hatches as they brace for blizzard conditions. Another winter storm system - the second in less than a week - is moving into the region this morning. Environmen...
Feb 12, 2017

From polls to protests: the search for a Trump-like political movement in Canada
OTTAWA - When chants of “lock her up” - an echo of anti-Clinton vitriol from the U.S. presidential election - erupted last December during a protest at the Alberta legislature, observers q...
Feb 12, 2017