Category Archives: Canada
Manager: Songwriter Leonard Cohen died in sleep after fall
LOS ANGELES - Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after falling down in the middle of the night at his Los Angeles home, his manager said Wednesday. “The death was sudden, unexpect...
Nov 16, 2016
Journalists call on Liberals to bring in press shield law to protect sources
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is being urged to bring in legislation to better protect journalists and their confidential sources. That was the message from three journalists who’ve had those ...
Nov 16, 2016
Smart, tough, friendly: Geographic society bids gray jay as national bird
OTTAWA - A two-year-long, Canada-wide search has resulted in the gray jay - also known as the whiskey jack - being chosen as Canada’s national bird by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. The ...
Nov 16, 2016
Top 10 vote-getters in Royal Canadian Geographic Society's national bird survey
OTTAWA - The top 10 vote-getters in the Royal Canadian Geographic Society’s online survey seeking nominations for Canada’s national bird. Common loon - 13,995 votes Snowy owl - 8,948 Gray ...
Nov 16, 2016
Vancouver city council passes one per cent tax on empty homes
Vancouver has voted to implement a one per cent tax on empty homes in a bid to alleviate the city’s crunched rental housing market. The tax, which is the first of its kind in Canada, will apply ...
Nov 16, 2016
Saskatchewan city 2nd in water taste test after oil spill shut water intakes
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan city that had to shut down its water supply intakes for almost two months after crude oil leaked into a river was awarded second place in a water taste test. Prin...
Nov 16, 2016
B.C.'s new child watchdog says tragic child deaths drive his quest for change
VICTORIA - The deaths of three girls and the anguish of a mother who needed help for her schizophrenic daughter are described by British Columbia’s new children’s watchdog as life changing...
Nov 16, 2016
New Brunswick drops bilingual busing reference case
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government has withdrawn a controversial reference question it submitted to the province’s Court of Appeal regarding school bus services and minority language rig...
Nov 16, 2016
First Nations infrastructure spending 'drop in the bucket,' says Philpott
OTTAWA - Federal spending on First Nations health facilities is “a drop in the bucket” compared to what’s actually needed, Health Minister Jane Philpott conceded Wednesday to a commi...
Nov 16, 2016
Canada's tech sector expected to get boost from fears about Trump election
MONTREAL - Nervousness in Silicon Valley about Donald Trump’s election could give Canada’s technology sector a competitive edge if new labour restrictions ratchet up the war for high-skill...
Nov 16, 2016