Category Archives: Canada
Ontario hockey exec apologizes for slur directed at Canadian female protesters
An Ontario minor hockey executive has apologized for a slur aimed at Canadian women who travelled to Washington, D.C., over the weekend to join a massive march against U.S. President Donald Trump. Win...
Jan 25, 2017
Nova Scotia seeks qualifications of potential private partners for hospital redo
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is seeking information from private firms that may be interested in redeveloping one of the largest hospitals in Atlantic Canada. Infrastructure Minister Geoff Mac...
Jan 25, 2017
Immigrants could make up 30 per cent of population by 2036, StatsCan says
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada survey says almost half the country’s population could be an immigrant or the child of an immigrant within the next 20 years. It suggests the proportion of immig...
Jan 25, 2017
Marijuana advocates, police chief clash after raids on N.B. dispensaries
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Marijuana advocates are denouncing police raids in Saint John, saying the city’s police chief had previously signalled medical cannabis wasn’t a top priority for the for...
Jan 25, 2017
Trial starts in Amsterdam for Dutchman linked to Amanda Todd cyberbullying case
The mother of Amanda Todd says she is relieved that a trial began Wednesday in the Netherlands for a Dutch man who is also accused in Canada of sexually extorting her daughter. “It gave me a fee...
Jan 25, 2017
Rain, wind gusts, freezing rain make messy mix in Maritimes; moving into N.L.
HALIFAX - More than 100,000 customers were still without power in many parts of New Brunswick late Wednesday after a blustery mix of freezing rain, ice pellets and strong winds moved through the Marit...
Jan 25, 2017
Conservatives strive for focus, unity in next sitting of Parliament
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are gathered in Quebec City - a place all but forgotten by the Liberals, Opposition MPs say - to hash out how best to frame Justin Trudeau as a man out of touch with...
Jan 25, 2017
Liberals see artificial intelligence as a path to reverse stalled growth
OTTAWA - They see it as a way of saying “Hasta la vista, baby” to years of sluggish economic growth. The federal Liberals are expected to use the upcoming federal budget to foster the deve...
Jan 25, 2017
Five stories in the news today, Jan. 25
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Jan. 25 --- TORIES PREPARE FOR PARLIAMENT, LEADERSHIP Conservative members of Parliament are gathering in Quebec City today for two days of strategizing before n...
Jan 25, 2017
Lack of strategy for senior prisoners raises human rights issues: advocates
VANCOUVER - Convicted killer Francis McLaughlin was a free man for more than 25 years before the parole board noticed a change in his behaviour and sent him back to prison, where he died about 10 mont...
Jan 25, 2017