Category Archives: Canada
New food labels to group sugars in ingredients list, aid comparison shopping
OTTAWA - New food labelling amendments announced Wednesday by Health Canada are designed to make it easier to compare serving sizes on different products while shopping. With the new labels, Canadians...
Dec 14, 2016
Liberal campaign set up volunteers in office rented from Canada 2020
OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada temporarily expanded its campaign headquarters during the federal election last year by renting office space from Canada 2020, a not-for-profit organization founde...
Dec 14, 2016
Phoenix pay system plays role in donation shortfall in workplace campaign
OTTAWA - One of the biggest workplace fundraising campaigns in Canada will fall short of its $19-million goal this holiday season - and the Grinch in the works is the federal pay system that handles m...
Dec 14, 2016
Privacy watchdog recommends better privacy protection in electoral reform survey
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog has opened a formal investigation into the Trudeau government’s much-maligned online survey on electoral reform, which asks participants to disclose detaile...
Dec 14, 2016
'Grinch' steals donations from Christmas display on Prince Edward Island
NORTH RUSTICO, P.E.I. - A P.E.I. couple who collect charitable donations from people visiting their elaborate Christmas display says the donation box has been stolen. The box containing an undisclosed...
Dec 14, 2016
No licence needed: N.S. drops requirement for stores selling movies, video games
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is acknowledging the obvious: Most people no longer rent or buy their movies and video games at stores. The province announced Wednesday that stores no longer need...
Dec 14, 2016
Sexual abuse 'always known to be evil,' lawyer tells Mount Cashel lawsuit judge
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Mount Cashel lawsuit is not about money - it’s to finally see local church officials held responsible for horrific abuse at the orphanage, a plaintiff said Wednesday...
Dec 14, 2016
Feds scrap controversial first-come, first-serve parent visa application process
OTTAWA - Coveted spots for the parent and grandparent visa program will be awarded by lottery in 2017 after the federal Liberals have scrapped the old first-come, first-serve system that had raised co...
Dec 14, 2016
Parliamentary budget watchdog puts new numbers to Liberal child benefit
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget watchdog says the government’s cornerstone child benefit will end up costing billions more after the next election if its value increases with the cost of livin...
Dec 14, 2016
Debt-to-income ratio climbs to 166.9 per cent in Q3: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - The Canadian household debt compared with income climbed to a record high in the third quarter as borrowing grew faster than incomes. Statistics Canada said Wednesday the ratio of household c...
Dec 14, 2016