Category Archives: Canada
A look at Canada's 140-year history with asbestos, to be banned in 2018
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will ban all products containing asbestos by 2018. Here’s a timeline of the history of asbestos in Canada. 1876: Large deposits of asbestos are discovered...
Dec 15, 2016
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Dec. 15 --- FEDS BAN ASBESTOS IN CANADA: The federal government is banning the use of asbestos in products. It says it’s moving to phase out the manuf...
Dec 15, 2016
Snapshots of some fatal fires in First Nation communities
A father and four children are believed to have been killed in a house fire on the Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation near London, Ont. Here are some other fatal fires that have taken place in F...
Dec 15, 2016
BMO to compensate clients for $49.9M after collecting excess fees
TORONTO - The Bank of Montreal has agreed to compensate clients a total of $49.9 million after collecting excess fees on certain mutual funds and investment products over eight years. The bank (TSX:BM...
Dec 15, 2016
The 'balancing act' of declaring snow days at Nova Scotia schools
HALIFAX - School boards in Nova Scotia say much goes into deciding if students should stay home due to nasty weather - and say they don’t track complaints from disgruntled parents who think they...
Dec 15, 2016
Make federal data protection and breach reporting the law, MPs say
OTTAWA - Federal agencies should be required by law to properly protect the private information of Canadians and to report breaches when sensitive data goes astray, says a group of MPs. The Commons co...
Dec 15, 2016
Two provincial finance ministers confident new health deal with feds is close
OTTAWA - A pair of provincial finance ministers say they’re optimistic that a long-awaited deal with Ottawa on a new health-care funding framework is close. The Trudeau government is set to meet...
Dec 15, 2016
Manitoba New Democrats suspend caucus member pending harassment probe
WINNIPEG - Manitoba New Democrats say a member of their caucus has been suspended from attending meetings following an allegation of verbal sexual harassment. A statement from the opposition caucus Th...
Dec 15, 2016
Former Mount Cashel residents seek $8M in damages for sexual, physical abuse
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Mount Cashel was a “repetitive nightmare” that never really goes away, say lawyers seeking $8 million in damages for four lead plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit. Roman...
Dec 15, 2016
Super Bowl ads: Canadian MPs say CRTC made a bad call, needs to reverse it
WASHINGTON - Two federal MPs are throwing a challenge flag over Canada’s new all-American policy on Super Bowl ads, hoping the country’s broadcast regulator will rethink a decision they sa...
Dec 15, 2016