Category Archives: Canada
Health minister meets with Vancouver firefighters responding to overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - The fire hall in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has been overwhelmed by emergency medical calls since the illicit opioid fentanyl has spurred a deadly overdose crisis. Vancouver Fire ...
Nov 10, 2016
Manitoba indigenous leader hopes for another court hearing on hunting rights
WINNIPEG - The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is hoping for another court battle over indigenous hunting rights. Last week, two men from the Pine Creek First Nation in Manitoba pleaded guilty to charges ...
Nov 10, 2016
'We've gone as far as we can,' says union in bargaining over sick leave
OTTAWA - The largest federal civil service union has asked that a mediator be appointed in a dispute with the government that has dragged on for more than two years. Contract negotiations aimed at rea...
Nov 10, 2016
Some Canadian residents left with worthless cash after Indian rupee cancellation
TORONTO - A number of Canadian residents have suddenly found themselves with worthless wads of cash after the Indian government abruptly scrapped its highest-denomination currency notes this week. On ...
Nov 10, 2016
Commander-in-chief laments lack of military awareness of Canadians
OTTAWA - David Johnston had been Governor General for a month when he flew to Afghanistan to visit the Canadian troops in Kandahar in November 2010. During the trip, Johnston met a senior U.S. militar...
Nov 10, 2016
Unusual income tax-filing scam proves taxing for ID fraud victim to remedy
TORONTO - The $3,100 tax refund from Canada Revenue Agency that landed in his little-used bank account in August made no sense to Jamie Duong. Nor did the sales-tax credit worth $357.61 that arrived i...
Nov 10, 2016
Mid-November warmest in years: temperature records fall in Saskatchewan, Manitoba
Temperature records are falling like leaves across the Prairies. In Winnipeg on Wednesday it reached 18.8 C at the airport, smashing the old record of 14.4 C set in 1923 and 1930. The average daytime ...
Nov 10, 2016
Man facing charges after poppy can stolen from Halifax coffee shop
HALIFAX - A man is facing charges after he allegedly snatched a poppy donation can from a Halifax Tim Hortons outlet. Police say a man entered the coffee shop on Barrington Street around 3:40 p.m. las...
Nov 10, 2016
B.C. teachers win major court victory, government ready to open talks
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s teachers union expects more teachers in classrooms after winning a 14-year legal fight over bargaining rights on Thursday in Canada’s highest court. Glen Hans...
Nov 10, 2016
From bust to boom: oilfield firm can't get enough staff to cover rising activity
CALGARY - An oilfield services company that laid off almost two-thirds of its workers over the past two years is now warning it can’t find enough new staff to take full advantage of a recent inc...
Nov 10, 2016