Category Archives: Canada
Some of the numbers behind the Liberal plan to phase out coal-fired electricity
OTTAWA - The federal government wants to phase out the rest of Canada’s coal-fired power plants by 2030 as part of its clean-energy strategy. Here’s a look at some of the numbers involved:...
Nov 21, 2016
Rancher says cattle producers under bovine TB quarantine need financial help
Rancher Brad Osadczuk says having his cattle quarantined for the last two months due to a bovine tuberculosis outbreak is hurting his business and his family - and he wants the federal government to s...
Nov 21, 2016
Ontario advises other provinces to keep an eye on hydro bills as coal phased out
TORONTO - Ontario has some advice for its fellow provinces as they move to meet the federal government’s newly unveiled goal of eliminating coal-fired power generation in Canada by 2030: keep an...
Nov 21, 2016
Suit claims bullying, sex assault of Forces women:'The accounts are astonishing'
HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces is rife with sexual misconduct and harassment of women, according to a proposed class action lawsuit that claims systemic gender- and sexual orientation-based discr...
Nov 21, 2016
Canada waits for Baghdad to sign off on arms for Kurds amid rising tensions
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s plan to provide weapons to Kurdish forces fighting Middle East militants has hit another snag. More than 10 months after the arms and ammunition were promised, ...
Nov 21, 2016
Highlights from Monday's throne speech at the Manitoba legislature
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government tabled its throne speech Monday, kicking off a new legislative session with promises to wrestle an $846 million deficit inherited from the previous NDP government. H...
Nov 21, 2016
Manitoba government aims to limit wage increases, control spending
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government plans to pass a law to control wage increases in the public sector and aims to eliminate dozens of provincial boards and commissions as it tries to bring down a stub...
Nov 21, 2016
Man accused in B.C. school stabbing breaks silence in court
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A man accused in a deadly stabbing at a British Columbia high school has broken his courtroom silence after rebuffing earlier attempts by court officials and lawyers to engage with ...
Nov 21, 2016
Winnipeg police call fentanyl an epidemic as suspected overdose deaths mount
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg say fentanyl is an epidemic that is responsible for a growing number of deaths that now include two more suspected fatal overdoses. Const. Jason Michalyshen said officers...
Nov 21, 2016
N.S. wins deal to use coal-fired plants past new federal deadline of 2030
HALIFAX - Ottawa and Nova Scotia announced an agreement in principle Monday that would allow the province to use coal-fired electrical plants beyond the new federal deadline to phase them out by 2030....
Nov 21, 2016