Category Archives: Canada
Anti-poverty groups calls on Liberals to make immediate changes to child benefit
OTTAWA - An anti-poverty group is calling on the federal government to make a small change to its key measure to combat child poverty rates to ensure families aren’t left behind as the cost of l...
Nov 23, 2016
Pediatrician group wants government to protect youth when recreational pot legalized
TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging the federal government to take steps to protect children and youth should it follow through on its plan to legalize recreational marijuana next year...
Nov 23, 2016
Opposition says billion-dollar Saskatchewan deficit can be blamed on government
REGINA - The Saskatchewan economy has dominated debate in the Saskatchewan legislature for a second day. Opposition critic Warren McCall said Wednesday the billion-dollar deficit is due to mismanageme...
Nov 23, 2016
A timeline of the history of polygamy in Canada
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The start of trial this week against a British Columbia trio accused of taking girls to the United States for sexual purposes is the latest development in Canada’s history with...
Nov 23, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Nov. 23 --- MILITARY REPORTS 18 SUICIDES IN 2015: The federal government will spare no expense in caring for Canada’s military personnel, Defence Min...
Nov 23, 2016
Canadian accused in death countryman in Mexico jailed as 'precaution'
CHICXULUB, Mexico - A Mexican judge has ordered a Canadian man who was arrested for the killing of a fellow countryman to be locked up for nine months as a “precautionary measure” while au...
Nov 23, 2016
Restoration, repairs to PM's official residence could cost $38M: report
OTTAWA - A report from iPolitics says restoration and repairs to the prime minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive, including building a new annex with private quarters and a pool, could cost al...
Nov 23, 2016
Liberal-linked Canada 2020, seeks insulation against cash-for-access inferno
OTTAWA - A not-for-profit think-tank founded by Liberals with close personal ties to Justin Trudeau is trying to insulate itself from the cash-for-access inferno that is scorching the federal governme...
Nov 23, 2016
Tories turn up heat on Trudeau over private cash-for-access fundraiser
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs used their strongest rhetoric yet on Wednesday to question the prime minister’s decision to attend a private fundraiser with “billionaire communist donors.”...
Nov 23, 2016
Former military procurement chiefs slam Liberals' fighter jet plan
OTTAWA - Two former heads of military procurement have slammed the Liberal government’s plan to buy 18 Super Hornet fighter jets as a legally dubious waste of taxpayer dollars. The Liberals anno...
Nov 23, 2016