Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau says he 'maybe' could have spoken some English when asked questions
MONTREAL - Quebec’s deep-rooted linguistic tensions flared up in unlikely fashion Wednesday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to explain why he refused to answer questions in English a...
Jan 18, 2017
Bank of Canada warns about risks of Trump trade policies, says rate cut on table
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is warning there will be “material consequences” for the economy if protectionist policies come to fruition under U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Governor St...
Jan 18, 2017
A by-the-numbers look at social financing and social enterprises in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is crafting a strategy to help grow social financing initiatives and expand the number of social enterprises, organizations that partner with private investors to deliv...
Jan 18, 2017
B.C. set record for drug overdose deaths last year, appeals for federal help
VICTORIA - More than 900 people died in British Columbia last year from illicit drug overdoses, but the provincial health minister says the toll could have been far higher and he warned the federal go...
Jan 18, 2017
Kelly Ellard, convicted killer of Reena Virk, says motherhood has 'calmed' her
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Convicted killer Kelly Ellard says she sees the world through different eyes after becoming a mother, but her emotional plea for prison leave wasn’t enough to convince one par...
Jan 18, 2017
Ontario proposes to boost water bottler fee by $500 per million litres taken
TORONTO - Ontario is proposing to charge water-bottling companies a little over $500 per million litres taken from the ground, amid a broader debate over the province’s stewardship of the natura...
Jan 18, 2017
Liberals look to create social finance strategy to help indigenous groups
OTTAWA - Damon Johnston admits his organization made a number of mistakes when it launched Mother Earth Recycling, a Winnipeg-based social enterprise that aims to help tough-to-employ indigenous peopl...
Jan 18, 2017
Canada to gain nice days under climate change, globe to lose: study
Research suggests climate change could increase the number of nice days Canadians enjoy. Most global warming studies have focused on extreme weather or broad-scale averages of temperature and precipit...
Jan 17, 2017
Some quotes from Tuesday's French-language Tory debate
QUEBEC - The 13 Conservative leadership candidates held a French-language debate in Quebec City on Tuesday night. Here is a translation of a quote from each of their opening statements: Chris Alexande...
Jan 17, 2017
Drop a puck, become a Canuck -- new citizens to be sworn in at hockey game
SASKATOON - Drop a puck, become a Canuck. That might be the idea behind a ceremony to be held this weekend at a Saskatoon Blades hockey game, where 20 new Canadians will be sworn in as citizens. The g...
Jan 17, 2017