Category Archives: Canada
Loggers finding few salvageable trees in wake of ferocious Fort McMurray wildfire
CALGARY - Wildfires that swept through the northern Alberta forest near Fort McMurray last May continue to frustrate loggers trying to harvest wood from trees killed by the fire before insects and rot...
Feb 28, 2017
New Brunswick officially renames five locations with 'Negro' in their names
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New Brunswick has officially replaced five place names in the Saint John area that use the anachronistic word Negro. The province announced that Negro Lake in Grand Bay-Westfield wi...
Feb 28, 2017
Ensuring newcomers know Canadian values up to Canadians, focus groups tell feds
OTTAWA - Newcomers to Canada need to know about this country’s shared values, and it’s up to Canadians to teach them, participants in government-run focus groups on immigration told resear...
Feb 28, 2017
Scotiabank CEO concerned about housing market corrections in Toronto, Vancouver
TORONTO - The CEO of Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) says he’s concerned about the possibility of a housing market correction in Toronto and Vancouver. Brian Porter, who was asked about his outlook for the...
Feb 28, 2017
New Brunswick police probing mass email containing sexual images of student
MONCTON, N.B. - A series of mass emails that contained naked photos of a female university student have prompted a police investigation in New Brunswick. RCMP Staff Sgt. Eric Larose said police receiv...
Feb 28, 2017
Senate Tories to look for new leader as Claude Carignan decides to step down
OTTAWA - Conservatives in the Senate will be picking a new leader this spring after Claude Carignan told his colleagues Tuesday he plans to leave the post at the end of March. The decision means the C...
Feb 28, 2017
Prince Edward Island reports 10 cases of whooping cough in the province
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island is reporting an outbreak of whooping cough. Dr. Heather Morrison, the Island’s chief public health officer, says there are currently 10 cases in the province...
Feb 28, 2017
Too much 'shaming' at Pride event: Politician says he will not attend
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s health minister said Tuesday he will not attend a Pride Parade in his constituency this summer because there has been too much shaming of people who don’t participate...
Feb 28, 2017
Quebec adopts law to force government lawyers and notaries back to work
Quebec’s national assembly adopted legislation on Tuesday to force striking government lawyers and notaries back to work. The bill passed by a 52-38 margin after a lengthy debate, with the three...
Feb 28, 2017
Federal government buying new radar system to better detect severe weather
The federal government is moving to improve Canada’s ability to warn people about severe weather, including tornadoes. The government announced Tuesday that it has signed an $83-million contract...
Feb 28, 2017