Category Archives: Canada

Higher interest rates could help global economy: ex-Bank of Canada boss
OTTAWA - Former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge says the world economy might be better off if policy-makers bumped interest rates a little bit higher. In prepared remarks for a speech today, Dodge...
Dec 02, 2016

U.S. Senator urges Canada to reverse dairy pricing policy
ALBANY, N.Y. - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is urging Canadian officials to reverse a pricing policy that’s designed to discourage Canadian cheesemakers from using imported, ultra-filtered milk ...
Dec 02, 2016

Charges stayed in sheep abduction case after judge finds unreasonable delay
Charges in a long-running case over the abduction of prized sheep from an Ontario farm were stayed this week, after a judge found there had been unreasonable delays in bringing the matter to trial. Th...
Dec 02, 2016
Corporations can teach feds about promoting women, says Patty Hajdu
OTTAWA - Status of Women Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government can learn a lot from some business leaders about how to include more women in their ranks, beyond setting a quota and hoping f...
Dec 02, 2016

Psychiatrist deems senior accused in wife's death unfit to stand trial
CALGARY - Loved ones of an 85-year-old man accused of murdering his wife of 56 years say they are relieved Siegfried van Zuiden has been deemed unfit to stand trial. But close family friends said Frid...
Dec 02, 2016
Four stories in the news today, Dec. 2
Four stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 2 --- DODGE SAYS HIGHER RATES COULD HELP ECONOMY Former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge says the world economy might be better off if policy-makers bumped...
Dec 02, 2016
Natural Resources Minister Carr says pipeline workers will be kept safe
EDMONTON - Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has assured business leaders that workers at pipeline construction sites will be kept safe in the event of protests or civil disobedience. Carr w...
Dec 01, 2016
Saskatchewan premier starts online petition opposing federal carbon tax plan
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan’s premier says he knows Canadians do not support a national carbon tax so he’s started his own online petition. At a news conference on Thursday, Brad Wall also sa...
Dec 01, 2016
Toronto senior found guilty of second-degree murder in nursing home death
TORONTO - A Toronto senior who used his cane to attack a fellow long-term care home resident more than three years ago was found guilty late Thursday of second-degree murder in the woman’s death...
Dec 01, 2016

B.C. woman rescued after car plunges off cliff and into creek: RCMP
SECHELT, B.C. - The rescue of a British Columbia woman after her SUV plunged off the Sunshine Coast Highway near Sechelt and landed in a swollen creek was “miraculous,” RCMP said Thursday....
Dec 01, 2016