Category Archives: Canada

MP starts petition in support of private member's bill named after dead Mountie
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Alberta MP says he’ll continue to push his private member’s bill named after an RCMP officer who was shot and killed almost two years ago. Conservative Michael Coope...
Dec 09, 2016

The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Dec. 9 TRUDEAU HAILS CLIMATE PLAN: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is claiming victory in his campaign to craft a national “framework” agreement on ...
Dec 09, 2016
B.C. university given J.S. Woodsworth letters and photos spanning a century
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University has acquired a collection of letters, photos and manuscripts linked to one of the founding figures of Canada’s social reform movement...
Dec 09, 2016

AFN wants first ministers meeting on aboriginal rights in the Constitution
OTTAWA - Canada must change the Constitution to ensure indigenous leaders can be in the room when the prime minister sits down to do serious business with the provinces and territories, the head of th...
Dec 09, 2016
Coding, climate, rescues: 3 ways federal politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA - The widespread mockery and ridicule around the Liberals’ approach to electoral reform that marked the beginning of the week in federal politics was almost a distant memory by the end of...
Dec 09, 2016
Ontario police and store replace stolen Christmas toy drive presents
EXETER, Ont. - Police officers and a Canadian Tire store have united to replace gifts a southern Ontario woman bought for needy children after the presents were stolen from her car. Ontario Provincial...
Dec 09, 2016
Man charged with stealing kids' Christmas gifts from London, Ont., church
LONDON, Ont. - Police say they have arrested a man and charged him with stealing a bag of children’s Christmas presents from a London, Ont., church. Investigators say a man walked into the churc...
Dec 09, 2016
New delay slows construction of navy supply ships, polar icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal shipbuilding program has hit another setback, as government documents show more delays in the construction of the navy’s new supply ships and the Canadian Coast Guard’...
Dec 09, 2016
Sears Canada takes gamble on groceries as losses more than double
TORONTO - Sears Canada, which has been struggling with store closures and sagging sales, said Friday it will venture into the grocery business in an effort to lure shoppers. The Toronto-based retailer...
Dec 09, 2016

'A constant reminder': Neighbours want burnt house where girl died torn down
CARBONEAR, N.L. - David Kennedy lives next door to the charred remains of the house in southeastern Newfoundland where a five-year-old girl died last April. He is also a councillor for the Town of Car...
Dec 09, 2016